Technical Lead, Digital & Data — Hybrid & Mentor

PA Consulting; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Performance-based bonus

Share ownership

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Manchester is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead technical teams and drive software delivery. The role entails managing various projects across sectors, ensuring best practices in agile environments, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills and expertise in modern software engineering standards. This position offers hybrid working, with office and client site presence required two days a week.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and technically leading a software engineering team.
• Demonstrable credibility in technology and delivery.
• Capability in shaping the software delivery lifecycle.
• Experience with CI/CD and release management.
• Expertise in performance optimization techniques.

Responsibilities

• Steer technical teams through complex challenges.
• Provide mentorship to engineers.
• Work collaboratively across multiple teams.
• Conduct in-person whiteboarding sessions.

Skills

Team leadership

Client interaction

End-to-end software delivery

Infrastructure as code

Performance optimization

Modern engineering standards

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder collaboration

Technical subject matter expertise

Tools

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

C#

AWS

Azure

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Job description

A leading consulting firm in Manchester is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead technical teams and drive software delivery. The role entails managing various projects across sectors, ensuring best practices in agile environments, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills and expertise in modern software engineering standards. This position offers hybrid working, with office and client site presence required two days a week.