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Technical Lead - Head of Engineering
£90,000 - 90,000
ZENZO DIGITAL LTD
The Retreat, London
£90,000 - 90,000
Requirements
Must:
- 8 years in software engineering with deep full-stack and cloud experience
- Proven record of leading engineering teams through modernisation or platform rebuilds
- Hands-on mastery of Azure DevOps and enterprise-scale CI/CD; DevSecOps highly desirable
- Excellent architectural judgement balancing delivery speed, stability, and cost efficiency
- Track record of developing high-performing, collaborative technical teams
- Strong communication and leadership presence to influence peers and executives
- Continuous learner, passionate about automation, clean code, and scalable design
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the engineering strategy across Azure cloud, integration, and legacy modernisation
- Design and deliver cloud-native solutions that scale efficiently, perform reliably, and integrate seamlessly
- Lead by example in Azure DevSecOps: create and manage pipelines (YAML), infrastructure-as-code (Bicep, Terraform), and container orchestration (AKS, Docker)
- Embed engineering best practices: implement CI/CD, code quality gates, automated testing, and observability
- Guide platform evolution: re-engineer legacy .NET and SQL systems into modular, API-driven architectures
- Build and empower teams: mentor full-stack, DevOps, and Automation Test engineers fostering autonomy, innovation, and accountability
- Champion security and reliability by design, integrating compliance, performance, and monitoring into deliveries
- Collaborate widely with Product, Data, and Infrastructure teams to ensure alignment between technology capabilities and commercial goals
- Drive innovation by piloting emerging technologies (AI, automation, data services) that improve efficiency and insight
Description
We are undertaking a bold technology transformation, modernising the systems that power one of the UKs leading media groups. We are looking for a hands-on Tech Lead moving into a Head of Engineering role to lead this change from the front. In this role, you will work alongside engineers, architects, and data specialists, shaping not just what we build, but how we build it. Youll have open access to the leadership team, visibility into our transformation roadmap, and the opportunity to leave a lasting mark on how technology powers the business. The role can be based 2 days a week out of London (City Area) or Peterborough, with the rest remote.
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