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Information Technology Engineering Manager
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IT Engineering Manager / Head Of Software Engineering
IT Engineering Manager / Head Of Software Engineering is being sought to join a global leading business as it strengthens its UK engineering leadership and modernises a broad, business-critical technology landscape.
As the IT Engineering Manager you will be leading a multidisciplinary engineering function across software development, testing, DevOps, data, and systems integration, while working closely with technical leadership teams in both the UK and US.
The role required 3 days/week in site in Wiltshire and is paying £75,000–£90,000 + benefits.
As the IT Engineering Manager, you will be:
- Leading and formally managing a multidisciplinary engineering team across the UK, India, and external technology partners in a Microsoft environment.
- Taking responsibility for performance management, career development, recruitment, succession planning, and employee engagement.
- Remaining technically close enough to the team to guide engineers and provide hands-on support when required.
- Supporting the modernisation of customer-facing, operational, back-office & mobile technology.
- Working closely with US technical leadership to adopt global engineering standards while ensuring they work effectively for the local UK business.
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As the IT Engineering Manager, you will have experience of:
- Formally managing software engineers, including performance reviews, managing underperformance, promotions, recruitment, and career development.
- Modernising established technology estates, including implementing new architectures, frameworks, or platforms.
- Working within a Microsoft-focused environment using technologies such as Azure, C#,.NET, and ASP.NET.
- Leading a mixed engineering team across disciplines such as software development, testing, DevOps, data, and systems integration (ideally that have also been geographically distributed).
- Working closely with global stakeholders (ideally within a shared UK and US structure).
- Operating effectively within a complex environment where engineering practices and processes are still developing.
- Maintaining strong technical credibility while remaining focused primarily on people leadership and delivery.
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