Director software engineering

Director, Software-Enabled Enterprise Services
Work setting: hybrid from our Glasgow office with flexibility to work from your home office.

What you will do
You will lead Qualitrol’s software-enabled enterprise services delivery—bringing consistency, transparency, and disciplined execution to our software programs, aligned to Ralliant’s operating rhythm and RBS. You’ll balance strategy and hands‑on leadership, strengthen our recurring‑revenue services platform, and set the engineering standard for quality, speed, and customer outcomes.

You’ll manage Product Owners, Architects, Test Engineers, and Software Developers using Agile/Scrum to deliver customer‑facing services. You’ll continuously improve how we build—championing modern practices such as AI‑assisted delivery, continuous integration, test‑driven development, and systematic problem solving.

You’ll partner across global business and technology teams to align priorities, manage delivery risk, and remove roadblocks. You’ll hire and develop top talent, keep teams engaged, and create the environment to consistently deliver on‑time, high‑quality outcomes.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to

Scale methodical AI‑enabled development workflows and guardrails (secure‑by‑design, privacy/IP protections) to improve throughput and quality

Own portfolio planning and delivery (scope, schedule, cost), including reviews, risk management, and escalation resolution

Co‑create roadmaps with Product Owners and leaders—balancing strategy, customer value, and capacity

Partner with architecture to deliver interoperable solutions and a frictionless, platform‑led customer experience

Coach leaders and teams on Agile/Scrum/Lean and build career growth paths that retain and grow talent

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Experience in professional software development

Working knowledge of IoT system development lifecycles

Working knowledge of Data Analytics SaaS models

Additional attributes for a strong fit

Deep fluency in Agile/Scrum; familiarity with Lean product development

Ability to operationalize Agentic software engineering across teams

Self‑directed leader who can zoom out to set direction and zoom in to unblock delivery

Strong collaborator and communicator across functions and geographies

Preferred skills and experience

Experience building and scaling high‑performing software teams

Experience implementing responsible AI enablement in the SDLC (tooling, governance, training, measurement)

Benefits
You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@Ralliant.com.

#J-18808-Ljbffr