Head of Engineering

Description:

Our client, a leading organisation, is hiring a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead technology delivery for its SME Banking platforms. You’ll lead engineering teams building digital onboarding, lending, payments and business banking channels, and work closely with business and product stakeholders.

What you’ll do

• Lead and grow cross-functional engineering teams across SME Banking platforms
• Own end-to-end delivery: design, build, release and support
• Drive the architecture and modernisation of digital channels, APIs and integrations with core banking
• Embed Agile, DevOps and CI/CD practices, and engineering best practice
• Manage vendors, budgets and delivery roadmaps alongside business owners
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance and audit requirements

What you’ll bring

• 15+ years in software engineering, including 6+ years leading teams in banking or fintech
• Experience delivering SME, Business or Commercial Banking digital products (onboarding, lending, payments)
• Hands-on technical background: Java/.NET, microservices, REST APIs and SQL/NoSQL databases
• Cloud experience (Azure and/or AWS), CI/CD pipelines and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Understanding of authentication and identity (OAuth2, IDP) and application security
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• A degree in Computer Science or Engineering; Agile or cloud certifications are a plus