Head of Engineering
4 days ago
Slough
Job Title: Head of Engineering Location: London / Hybrid Salary: £52,000 - £64,000 per annum based upon experience plus discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits Job Type: Full Time, Permanent About The Role: The Head of Engineering is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining techUK's core digital systems and engineering capability. This is a hands-on technical leadership role that combines software development, platform architecture, and business systems integration. The role will lead the development of scalable systems across the Microsoft ecosystem, including Azure, Dynamics 365, and Power BI, while introducing AI-driven workflows and automation to improve organisational efficiency. Working closely with teams across the organisation, the Head of Engineering will translate business needs into practical technical solutions and ensure systems are well integrated across the organisation's digital environment. The organisation's website operates on a headless architecture using Contentful CMS, with the front-end hosted on Vercel, and integrates with CRM, analytics, and internal systems through API-driven services. Operating within a small engineering team, the Head of Engineering will remain actively involved in development, prototyping, and technical implementation while shaping the organisation's engineering capability and digital architecture. This role reports into the Chief Technology and Transformation Officer and will have 1-2 direct reports. Key Responsibilities Platform Development & Systems Architecture Essential Knowledge and Experience: • Strong hands-on experience in software development and platform engineering., • Experience working within the Microsoft technology ecosystem, including:, • Azure cloud services, • Dynamics 365, • Power BI, • Microsoft Graph APIs, • Azure Functions or serverless architectures, • Power Platform or related automation tools, • Experience building API-driven integrations between enterprise platforms including CRM systems, web platforms, marketing systems, and analytics environments., • Strong programming capability in languages such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#., • Experience developing integrations, automation pipelines, and backend services that support operational workflows., • Experience working with modern web architectures, ideally including headless CMS platforms., • Experience operating in small technical teams where individuals remain hands-on in engineering work., • Line management experience is essential., • Experience working with Contentful CMS and Vercel hosting environments., • Experience implementing AI-driven tools, automation workflows, or LLM-based systems., • Experience working with data platforms, analytics environments, or business intelligence systems. This is a full time role based out of techUK's London offices, however techUK operates a flexible working policy. This role profile is a guide to the work that is required but does not form part of any contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances. The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK prior to the commencement of employment. Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to apply for this role. Candidates with experience of: Lead Software Engineer, Systems Developer, Application Developer, HTML, WordPress, Head of Software Engineering, IT Database Developer, Software Integration may also be considered for this role. JBRP1_UKTJ