Job Description
We are seeking a Technical Dynamics Platform Engineering Manager to join our software delivery team. In this principal role, you will leverage your deep technical expertise and leadership skills to guide a team of engineers, actively contributing to the team’s delivery while shaping its strategic direction.You will play a key role in driving successful outcomes, identifying opportunities to standardise practices across adjacent teams, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, high-value software to our customers. Your strong people management capabilities will support the growth and development of your team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.As a leader, you will embody and promote L&G’s core behaviours — Challenge Positively, Commit Together, and Act Decisively — helping to cultivate a collaborative and high-performing environment.What you'll be doing:
1. Applying strong software testing principles to ensure robust and reliable code quality
2. Implementing CI/CD pipelines and release strategies to streamline and automate software delivery
3. Adopting Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban to support iterative and collaborative development
4. Contributing technically within development teams by building maintainable features and solving complex challenges
5. Providing constructive feedback through effective code reviews to enhance team performance and code standards
6. Mentoring and coaching engineers to support their professional growth and foster a collaborative team culture
7. Translating complex requirements into practical, achievable solutions while considering team dynamics and organisational behaviour
QualificationsWho we're looking for:
8. An expert knowledge of three or more of the following is essential:Power PlatformDynamics 365Azure LogicAppsAzure Integration componentsJavascriptC#Dynamics 365 plugins and workflowsSQLFetchXMLXRM ToolboxPowerBIAzure Active Directory
9. Strong understanding of software testing principles and their application in modern development environments
10. Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and associated release strategies to support efficient and reliable software delivery
11. Solid knowledge of Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban, with hands-on experience in iterative development practices
12. Demonstrated ability to contribute technically within a development team, including writing maintainable features and solving complex problems
13. Skilled in conducting effective code reviews, offering actionable feedback to improve code quality and team performance
14. Experience in mentoring and coaching engineers, supporting their growth and fostering a collaborative team culture
15. Ability to break down complex requirements into achievable solutions, with a strategic mindset toward team design and organisational behaviour
Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
16. The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
17. Generous pension contribution
18. Life assurance
19. Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
20. At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
21. Competitive family leave
22. Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
23. There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
24. In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart
Additional InformationAt L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose. Share this article