As an Engineering Manager, you will lead Digi2al's software engineering capability and play a crucial role in delivering modern, secure, cloud‑native services across the Royal Navy DNA programme. You will guide multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensure high‑quality delivery, set modern engineering standards, and drive technical excellence across multiple defence digital workstreams. This is a hands‑on leadership role blending team management, technical direction, coaching, and delivery oversight to ensure Digi2al engineers can deliver impactful, mission‑focused digital capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership of the Digi2al Engineering Practice
* Establish and lead a high‑performing software engineering discipline, defining development standards, modern engineering practices, and quality frameworks.
* Shape the long‑term engineering strategy for defence‑sector delivery, aligning with company vision and client needs.
* Mentor and develop engineers, engineering leads, and multidisciplinary teams raising capability and embedding engineering excellence across the organisation.
* Establish reusable code patterns, engineering templates, CI/CD blueprints, and best‑practice development documentation.
Royal Navy DNA Account Responsibilities
* Serve as the senior engineering lead for Digi2al's work on the Royal Navy's Digital Navy Architecture (DNA) programme.
* Work closely with Navy stakeholders to understand operational constraints, user needs, and system behaviours within a defence context.
* Oversee the design and delivery of modern software systems spanning cloud services, microservices, integration, identity, data, and secure APIs.
* Provide technical assurance across engineering workstreams, ensuring alignment with architectural direction, MOD standards, and security requirements.
* Support capability planning, delivery roadmaps, and engineering resource allocation across the programme.
Strategic & Technical Governance
* Lead engineering governance to ensure secure, robust, maintainable, and MOD‑compliant software delivery.
* Influence technology selection, toolchain adoption, and engineering approaches across teams.
* Ensure engineering artefacts (code, pipelines, documentation, tests) meet the needs of multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
Stakeholder Engagement
* Act as a trusted advisor to senior Royal Navy and MOD stakeholders.
* Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
* Balance security, delivery, user needs, and operational constraints in a fast‑moving agile environment.
Top 3 requirements for this role
* Significant experience leading software engineering teams in complex, multi‑system environments.
* Strong background in cloud‑native development (Azure/AWS), microservices, API‑led integration, and modern software delivery.
* Experience delivering software in UK Defence, government, or other highly regulated environments.
Experience and Skills
Must haves
* Deep knowledge of modern engineering practices (DevOps, CI/CD, TDD/BDD, automation, secure coding).
* Excellent leadership, coaching, and stakeholder‑management skills.
Nice to haves
* Familiarity with MOD accreditation, security standards, and defence digital ecosystems.
* Experience with event‑driven architecture, Domain‑Driven Design (DDD), and cloud platform engineering.
* Background in hands‑on software engineering or technical delivery.
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