Senior Engineering Manager

Armymkt; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth technology company in St Albans is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead an architectural rebuild. You will drive the transformation towards a microservices architecture, set the engineering strategy, and build a high-performing team. The ideal candidate has a strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native design. This role offers a competitive salary, bonus, and share scheme, along with significant strategic influence within the organization.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of engineering teams in scaling environments.
• Experience with monolith-to-microservices transitions.
• Ability to provide hands-on technical guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the engineering organisation.
• Set engineering strategy and standards.
• Drive multi-year architectural transformation.

Skills

Leadership of engineering teams

Distributed systems

Cloud-native design

Modern .NET or similar ecosystems

Event-driven design

Strong communication skills

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager – Army Marketing
£100,000-£110,000 + Bonus + Shares | St Albans (Hybrid)

A long‑established, high‑growth technology company is beginning a full architectural rebuild following multiple acquisitions. We are unifying several platforms into a single source of truth and scaling for major new market expansion over the next five years. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead the engineering organisation through this transformation, setting direction, driving delivery, and building a high‑performing team capable of delivering a world‑class, event‑driven platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the engineering organisation (hiring, performance, coaching, structure).
• Set engineering strategy, standards, and long‑term technical direction.
• Drive delivery of a multi‑year architectural transformation to an event‑driven microservices architecture.
• Partner with Product, Architecture, and senior leadership to define and execute the roadmap.
• Oversee delivery across multiple squads, ensuring quality, velocity, and resilience.
• Shape engineering culture: reliability, ownership, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Manage budgets, supplier relationships, and resource planning.
• Ensure modern, efficient practices across CI/CD, observability, security, and cloud operations.

What You Bring

• Proven leadership of engineering teams within scaling or transforming environments.
• Strong technical background in distributed systems, cloud‑native design, and modern .NET or similar ecosystems.
• Experience driving large architectural programmes, especially monolith‑to‑microservices transitions.
• Deep understanding of event‑driven design, reliability, and performance at scale.
• Ability to balance strategic direction with hands‑on technical guidance.
• Strong influence and communication across engineering, product, and executive stakeholders.
• Track record of building high‑performing teams and elevating engineering culture.

Why Join: You will steer a major, business‑critical platform rebuild from the ground up, shaping the engineering organisation for years to come. This is a high‑impact leadership role with genuine strategic influence and a strong long‑term reward package.

How To Apply

Send your CV directly or contact Brent Chambers on 0117 457 8574.

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