Head of Engineering
Location Greater London, South East, England
Salary £150000 per day
Expiry Date August 19, 2026
Job Ref BH-8875
No of days in the office 3
Head of Engineering – Cloud / DevOps / Leadership
A leading UK financial services organisation is seeking a Head of Engineering to drive the strategic evolution of its Retail technology landscape. This role will lead the delivery of modern engineering practices, AI‑first approaches, and resilient, scalable platforms that underpin the organisation’s customer‑facing products. Reporting to senior technology leadership, this position will shape engineering excellence, capability growth, and long‑term technical direction across the Retail division.
You'll be a great fit for this role if:
-You have a strong background in engineering leadership across multi‑team environments
-You bring deep, hands‑on understanding of modern engineering practices including software development, cloud architecture, CI/CD, DevSecOps, observability, and security‑first design
-You have experience driving AI‑first, context‑driven engineering approaches
-You have led engineering organisations at scale (50 FTE including partners) and can influence senior stakeholders effectively
-You have experience balancing legacy modernisation with cloud‑native transformation
This is a permanent opportunity paying £150,000 up to 40% bonus, requiring 3 days per week onsite in Central London
Head of Engineering – Cloud / DevOps / Leadership
A leading UK financial services organisation is seeking a Head of Engineering to drive the strategic evolution of its Retail technology landscape. This role will lead the delivery of modern engineering practices, AI‑first approaches, and resilient, scalable platforms that underpin the organisation’s customer‑facing products. Reporting to senior technology leadership, this position will shape engineering excellence, capability growth, and long‑term technical direction across the Retail division.
You'll be a great fit for this role if:
-You have a strong background in engineering leadership across multi‑team environments
-You bring deep, hands‑on understanding of modern engineering practices including software development, cloud architecture, CI/CD, DevSecOps, observability, and security‑first design
-You have experience driving AI‑first, context‑driven engineering approaches
-You have led engineering organisations at scale (50 FTE including partners) and can influence senior stakeholders effectively
-You have experience balancing legacy modernisation with cloud‑native transformation
This is a permanent opportunity paying £150,000 up to 40% bonus, requiring 3 days per week onsite in Central London
Head of Engineering – Cloud / DevOps / Leadership
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