Senior Software Engineering Leader

5 days ago


Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Quilter Full time

Quilter is a leading provider of financial services, with a rich history and expertise trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineering Leader to join our team in Southampton or London. This is a permanent position with a competitive salary package.

Salary: £120,000 - £150,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing a high-performance technical engineering function of approximately 55 people, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

You will oversee the design, development, and implementation of solutions in partnership with IT solution delivery teams, including architecture, infrastructure, information security, and third-party solution providers.

This role requires strong leadership and management skills, with experience in all people management activities, including performance management, training, and development, as well as ongoing coaching of your team.

You will also be responsible for defining software engineering standards and patterns, ensuring consistent and effective delivery from the team.

In addition, you will mitigate risk of delivery failure by working closely with Change Delivery teams to inform and direct decisions through effective application of quality management and governance.

Required Skills and Qualifications
  • Proven track record within a large matrixed IT function, including systems analysis, design, and application development.
  • Experience in working with both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
  • Experience of leading and transforming a Software Engineering Function.
  • Visibility within the Technology function.
  • Understanding of industry best practice and trends together with their application within a business context.
  • Experience of leading through large-scale and complex change both from a Technology and People change perspective.
  • Strong stakeholder management.
  • Experience of Microsoft Technology stack would be an advantage.
Benefits

We offer a range of benefits, including:

Holiday: 26 days per annum.

Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in our incentive scheme, based on the company's performance and their contribution to it.

Pension Scheme: 10% non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.

Private Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard, cover can be increased at your own cost.

Life Assurance: 4x your salary, cover can be increased at your own cost.

Income Protection: 75% of salary payable after 26 weeks of absence.


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