Senior Manager (Software Engineering, Core Custody)

Adecco Portugal; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Portugal in Dublin 24 is seeking a Senior Manager (Software Engineering/Core Custody) to lead a portfolio of critical applications and engineering teams. The role focuses on delivering cloud-based solutions that meet business requirements, with close collaboration with product owners, architects, and peers.

You will translate vision into backlogs, drive a shared roadmap, mentor high performers, and ensure modern engineering practices such as IaC, CI/CD, and containerization are followed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience building scalable, secure web applications.
• Proven track record of managing software engineering teams.
• Experience hiring, motivating and retaining talent.
• Experience managing remote associates.
• Frontend and backend development background.
• Understanding of microservices and cloud deployments.
• Experience with IaC, test automation, CI/CD and containerization.
• Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Promotes engineering best practices and architectural standards.
• Exceptionally strong mentoring and coaching abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of Core Custody web and backend services.
• Translate strategy into prioritized backlogs and deliverables.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects and engineering teams to deliver cloud-based solutions.
• Mentor engineers and invest in their career growth.
• Ensure modern engineering practices such as IaC, CI/CD and containerization are followed.

Skills

Team leadership

Software engineering

Cloud deployments

CI/CD

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

SENIOR MANAGER (SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, CORE CUSTODY)

Dublin 24, Ireland. Permanent. Work model: Hybrid. Competitive Salary + Benefits.

ROLE OVERVIEW

• Our client, a leading global financial services organisation, is seeking a Senior Manager (Software Engineering/Core Custody) to join their team in Dublin 24.
• As the Senior Manager, Software Engineering, you will be responsible for a portfolio of applications and engineering associates assigned to the Core Custody Institutional team.
• This is an engineering manager role where you will work very closely with product owners, architects, and engineering teams to deliver high quality cloud-based technology solutions to meet business requirements.
• You will translate vision, strategy, and business requirements into prioritized backlogs and technical deliverables. Lead with an enterprise perspective, engaging across business units to align priorities and shape shared roadmap.
• You will apply technologies and engineering methods to maximize operational capabilities.
• You will maintain a strong team of high performers and invest in their career growth. Additionally, with the help of the technical lead on your team, you will ensure that modern software development best practices are followed.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Ideally Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required
• Relevant software engineering experience in building web applications that are scalable, resilient and secure
• Relevant experience directly managing a team of software engineers
• Experience in hiring, motivating and retaining top talent
• Experience in managing associates in remote locations
• Software engineering background in frontend and backend services development
• An understanding of microservice architecture and cloud-based deployments
• Experience in modern software development practices such as infrastructure-as-code, test automation, CI/CD and containerization
• You have a strong background in managing software delivery for mission critical applications
• You have strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks at a given time
• Collaborating with stakeholders to understand business requirements and deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations
• Promoting engineering best practices, architectural standards and consistency
• Exceptional mentoring and coaching skills, and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

Adecco is an equal opportunity employer.