Managing Engineer – Security in Belfast

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage an engineering team delivering security controls as software products, including hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Set technical direction for the team and drive high-quality execution across design, implementation, deployment, and production support of security controls.
• Serve as a hands-on technical leader by contributing to architecture and design reviews, guiding technical decisions, performing code reviews, and supporting critical-path implementation as needed.
• Own operational outcomes for the team’s products in production, including reliability, performance, and continuous improvement through feedback and learning loops.
• Partner with Digital Product Managers, platform teams, and engineering stakeholders to align roadmaps, priorities, and delivery plans spanning multiple product portfolios.
• Build and sustain a strong engineering culture that emphasizes modern delivery practices (e.g., test-driven development, paired programming, CI/CD), fast feedback, and continuous improvement.
• Influence and innovate solutions to complex security challenges by translating security needs into scalable engineering approaches and reusable capabilities.
• Facilitate effective agile execution (standups, planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives) while maintaining a strong focus on outcomes rather than ceremony.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of professional software engineering experience, including hands-on production coding in modern languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Python) and ownership of production systems delivering measurable reliability, performance, or security outcomes.
• A minimum of 2 years' experience leading engineers through hands-on technical guidance, including architecture reviews, design decisions, and code reviews.
• Proven background in building and operating scalable, distributed systems in cloud environments, including microservices-based architectures.
• Track record of designing, evolving, and integrating APIs and backend services, with attention to reliability, scalability, and security considerations.
• Practical application of modern engineering practices such as test-driven development, paired programming, CI/CD pipelines, and operational feedback loops including monitoring and observability.
• Experience operating within agile delivery environments, partnering closely with Digital Product Managers and engineering stakeholders to deliver outcomes.