Mentmore is currently recruiting for a Head of Engineering for our client, a leading organisation, who are undertaking a large-scale programme. They are looking to bring on board an experienced Head of Engineering who has strong experiences in leading large, multi-year, business-critical Engineering Systems technology solutions and leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for new technology to transform our Engineering systems applications management.
• Drive continuous improvements across different application technologies
• You will set the technology strategy and direction for our applications; partners with business partners and influences overall strategy
• Develops and implements technology vision and operating plans; sets direction based on alignment to business strategy and technology opportunities
• SDLC methodologies – Waterfall, Agile & DevOps solutions delivery models
• Provides leadership to SAFe agile and teams continuous improvement.
• Manages relationship with Application vendors & SI partners, influencing technology roadmaps and contract negotiations
• Represents the CIO organization in program executive steering committees or project management board
• Ensures system, technical and product architectures are aligned with business objectives
• Defines performance objectives and development plans for team members and ensures alignment with department objectives.

 

Required skills:

 

• 10+ years’ experience working in the technology industry.
• Experience leading large, multi-year, business-critical Engineering Systems technology solutions
• Significant experiences of SDLC methodologies – Waterfall, Agile & DevOps solutions delivery models
• Must have 5 years working experience in a leadership role.
• Undergraduate degree in computer science/engineering or in related field
• Strong software product development background