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Role: Engineering ManagerStart Date: August 2025Contract Length: 12 MonthsWork Location: RemoteIR35 Status: Inside IR35Security Clearance: SC & NPPV3 ClearedJoin a major government programme where you’ll lead multiple engineering teams, develop critical digital services, and support 24/7 live systems. This is a leadership role within a SAS team, focused on building high-quality applications and infrastructure using modern engineering practices.Responsibilities:Lead and mentor teams of engineers across complex digital service projectsEngage with senior business and technical stakeholdersProvide technical assurance on design, risk mitigation, and standards complianceShape and refine engineering backlogs and develop user storiesFoster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvementContribute to and maintain critical service applications in productionSupport development of microservices with focus on security, scalability and reliabilityEnsure best practice in code quality (TDD, SOLID principles, peer reviews)Support API architecture, observability, and service monitoringParticipate in a 24/7 on-call rota (Level 3 support)Required Experience:Proven experience leading engineering teams on complex digital projectsExcellent knowledge of at least one 4GL, object-oriented analysis and designExperienced in backlog refinement & preparing user storiesFamiliarity with DDaT frameworks, GDS standards & SOLID / best practicesSC Cleared & Eligible for NPPV3 clearanceDesirable Skills:JavaScript / Vue.js & PHP/Drupal & WordPress (database tuning, CDN, caching)Knowledge of AWS DevOps principles & Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, GitC#, Java (Springboot, JPA/Hibernate), REST APIs, observability & monitoring, queue technologies & securityHistory working on building new, evolving, high availability microservices with data integrityStrong understanding of test methodologies: JUnit, TDD, Integration Tests & E2EExperience working with relational databases: PostgreSQL