Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Engineering to lead our engineering team and oversee all engineering projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of delivering high-quality engineering solutions.
Job Description
As the Head of Engineering, you will lead our engineering department, ensuring the development and operation of secure, reliable, and high-quality software and systems products and services. Your role will involve strategic planning, policy development, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership: Develop and secure organisational commitment to strategies that deliver effective systems and software life cycle practices aligned with business objectives.
2. Policy Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate organisational policies, standards, and techniques across the full software and systems life cycle.
3. Risk Management: Lead initiatives to manage risks associated with systems and software life cycle practices, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and organisational standards, including security.
4. Innovation and Improvement: Identify opportunities for innovation in systems and software life cycle practices to achieve organisational goals and objectives.
5. Cultural Leadership: Lead essential cultural and environmental changes, communicating benefits to all stakeholders, and fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, adaptation, and resilience.
6. Quality Oversight: Oversee the quality of work performed, ensuring the delivery of measurable business benefits and adherence to technical strategies and systems architectures, including security.
Qualifications
1. Experience: Proven experience in a senior engineering leadership role, demonstrating the ability to lead and inspire engineering teams.
2. Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of systems and software life cycle engineering practices, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and site reliability engineering.
3. Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and implement strategies that align with organisational objectives and drive continuous improvement.
4. Risk Management: Experience in identifying and managing risks associated with software and systems development and operation.
5. Communication Skills: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead cultural and environmental changes.
6. Quality Focus: Commitment to overseeing the quality of engineering work and delivering measurable business benefits.
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