Lead Engineer

Are You a Lead Engineer Passionate About Machine Learning and Cloud?

Do you want to shape and maintain some of the UK’s most critical public services? Join us to design, build, and support solutions that help individuals prove their identity, apply for visas, or safeguard our borders. You could also work on critical IT systems supporting policing and counter-terrorism efforts, directly contributing to the protection of the UK.

As a Lead Engineer, you'll steer the technical delivery of your team, ensuring their success through strong leadership and technical expertise. You'll oversee the work of developers and DevOps engineers, collaborating with senior and principal engineers to ensure solutions adhere to best practices. You’ll also stay ahead of emerging technologies, shaping strategies to drive innovation.

⏰ Application Deadline: Friday, 10th January 2025 @ 11:55 pm

What You’ll Do

• Lead a team of 5–6 engineers, managing workloads and addressing impediments to ensure effective delivery.
• Coach and mentor team members, fostering their Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and encouraging professional qualifications.
• Support capability building across your team and the broader organization.
• Take a hands-on approach when necessary, blending leadership and technical tasks to meet objectives. You'll work in environments involving Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLM), Power Platform, Low-Code Development, DevOps, and Azure.
• Ensure adherence to best practices while championing improvements in tools, methods, and technologies.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven leadership: Experience leading an agile team in a dynamic environment, managing stakeholders, and mitigating risks.
• Technical oversight: Ability to review and ensure scalable, secure, and fit-for-purpose designs created by engineers and architects.
• Lifecycle expertise: In-depth knowledge of the software development lifecycle, including CI/CD and development tooling.
• Management skills: Strong capability in line management, task management, and handling performance issues.
• Strategic growth: Experience in implementing training plans, building team capabilities, and contributing to recruitment efforts.
• Process improvement: A proactive approach to enhancing security, sustainability, and service quality.

Why Join Us?

• Exceptional pension: Employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Generous leave: 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service), 8 public holidays, and 1 day for the King’s Birthday.
• Flexible working: Options include full-time, part-time, compressed hours, job sharing, and a hybrid model (minimum 60% on-site).
• Learning and development: Access to training, technical accreditations, and funded qualifications (subject to approval).
• Inclusion and recognition: A culture that champions diversity, enhanced parental leave schemes, annual bonuses, and recognition awards.

Learn more about our benefits: Benefits - Home Office Careers

Please note: This role requires SC clearance. To meet national security vetting requirements, you must typically have been resident in the UK for at least five years.

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