Senior Engineering Lead

Amdaris Group; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in London seeks a Senior Engineering Lead to oversee the product team and manage the transition from third-party development to in-house. This leadership role involves cloud migration from GCP to Azure and implementing key DevOps practices. Ideal candidates have strong engineering leadership experience and excellent stakeholder management skills. This is a contract position requiring a mid-senior level expertise.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams in strategic roles.
• Track record of overseeing cloud migrations ideally with Azure or GCP.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead in-house product team for smooth operations.
• Manage transition from third-party to in-house development.
• Oversee migration of policy admin systems to Azure.
• Implement DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cloud migration

Leadership

DevOps practices

Ruby on Rails

Job description

Talent Partner Lead - Amdaris (An Insight company) 👩🏻💻 Building teams that provide bespoke software solutions 💃🏻

SENIOR ENGINEERING LEAD - CONTRACT

• Duration: 3 months
• Location: London (2 days/week)

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Lead to strategically oversee our product team and manage the transfer of software development from a third-party provider to in-house. This is a leadership-focused role, with cloud migration from GCP to Azure as a subsequent phase.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the in-house product team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
• Oversee the transition of development activities from the current third‑party provider, ensuring comprehensive knowledge transfer, documentation, and minimal disruption.
• Maintain strategic oversight of the policy admin system, guiding priorities, technical decisions, and continuous improvement.
• Act as the primary technical and strategic point of contact for stakeholders and internal teams.
• Identify and address technical debt and drive continuous improvement within the system.
• Plan and oversee the migration of the policy admin system and associated services from GCP to Azure in collaboration with Architecture and Cloud Platform teams.
• Oversee the implementation of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and cloud governance in the new Azure environment.

Requirements

• Strong experience leading engineering teams in strategic and delivery-focused roles.
• Proven track record of overseeing complex transitions and cloud migrations ideally with Azure or GCP.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails would be preferable.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting