Head of Engineering

2 weeks ago

Watford UK, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom La Fosse Full time

Head of Engineering (Platform/SRE focused) - Leading Entertainment Provider

Permanent Role, Watford, Hybrid (2-3x a week in office)

up to £160,000 Base Salary + 25% Bonus + benefits


We are a partnered with a leading entertainment provider in their search for a Head of Engineering who will drive processes to ensure the scalability and stability of their digital services and platforms, within their innovation hub. As part of their priority to drive innovation and stay ahead of the market, they are building a engineering function where all new front-end products and integrations of the backend for front-end will be developed by a different team. After delivery of these products and services, you'll be responsible for ensuring the maintenance, resilience and scalability to meet the demand of their large customer base.


To be successful in this role, you'll have a track record of implementing platform strategy and support incident management and a knack for optimizing CMS systems to meet business objectives. You'll also have experience in highly regulated industries - bonus if in the gaming/betting space


Role Purpose:

  • Ensure stability and operational excellence of digital services and platforms.
  • Oversee day-to-day operations, digital release management, and optimization.
  • Champion the digital agenda and maintain stakeholder relationships.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing team.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement digital platform strategy and support incident management.
  • Maintain and optimize content management systems.
  • Use data and analytics for proactive and reactive strategies.
  • Collaborate with Heads of Digital Products and Operations to enhance product features.
  • Lead a geographically diverse team and ensure robust security measures.


Key Skills and Experience:

  • Proven experience in similar roles, preferably in the Online Betting/Gaming industries.
  • Expertise in site reliability, platform engineering, and systems administration.
  • Track record of ensuring systems and platforms are maintainable, reliable, scalable and resilient.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to operate and scale systems, and nurture team capabilities.


If this position sounds of interest, please get your application in now for consideration

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