Head of Digital Engineering

2 weeks ago


Shirebrook, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Frasers Group Full time
Job Title: Head of Digital Engineering

At Frasers Group, we're revolutionizing retail through digital innovation and unique store experiences. As a leader in the industry, we're elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the transformation and modernisation of our eCommerce platform, ensuring scalability, robustness, and the ability to handle high transaction volumes.
  • Develop and maintain product and technical roadmaps aligned with company goals and evolving industry trends, driving innovation in solution design.
  • Provide strong leadership and organisation across engineering teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, professional development, and high performance.
  • Implement and enhance development processes that meet stringent quality, security, and scalability standards.
  • Collaborate with teams across the business, such as Retail, Warehouse, Commercial, and other key departments to ensure seamless delivery of technical solutions that align with overall business objectives, maintaining a solid focus on MACH principles.
Requirements:
  • 15+ years of relevant work experience in software development.
  • 10+ years of management experience leading diverse engineering teams.
  • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • Proven experience in leading a large-scale MACH architecture and composable commerce transformation program, guiding engineering teams through transformative digital changes.
  • Deep understanding of DevOps and Agile methodologies, with the ability to implement and advocate for cross-functional squads, continuous integration, delivery pipelines, and high levels of automation.
  • A track record of leading high-performing software development teams, with extensive experience in modernising and scaling digital platforms.
  • Strong technical expertise in software design, cloud-based solutions, and development methodologies, with specific knowledge of MACH principles and microservices architectures.
  • Leadership and organisational skills to manage large, distributed teams, fostering collaboration and maintaining a high-performance standard.
  • Proficiency in cloud-native solutions and composable commerce architectures, with a deep knowledge of technologies like JavaScript (ES6+), React, Node.js, NoSQL/SQL databases, GraphQL/REST APIs, and microservices architecture.
  • Demonstrated ability to set and maintain coding standards, oversee code reviews, and ensure software quality across teams.
  • Strong communication skills to influence and engage technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment between technical objectives and business goals.
  • Experience managing third-party suppliers, offshore teams, and contractors.
  • A security-first mindset ensures systems comply with industry regulations such as PCI DSS and GDPR.
What We Offer:
  • A competitive salary and benefits package.
  • A wide range of perks for our colleagues, including Frasers Champion, Fearless 1000, Frasers Festival, CEO Sessions, Retail Reconnect, and Frasers Fit.
  • Opportunities for career growth and development.
  • A dynamic and innovative work environment.


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