Engineering Lead - Public Markets Operations Technology

We are looking for an experienced and capable Engineering Lead to help our teams deliver high‑quality software—reliably, securely, and at pace—that makes a tangible impact on our business. You must be proficient and up‑to‑date in your field, have a good idea of how to design software for future supportability and scalability, and be able to command the respect of your engineering peers immediately. You’ll be a hands‑on, pragmatic engineer who brings strong judgement, calm leadership, and a continuous‑improvement mindset.

This role supports a busy operational domain: priorities can shift, deadlines can be tight, and there will be periods of sustained delivery pressure. We’re therefore looking for someone who can stay positive and constructive under pressure, help others navigate ambiguity, and make sensible trade‑offs without compromising quality, control, or safety. You’ll put collaboration at the heart of your approach to software development, inviting input widely and making sure all voices are heard.

Public Markets Operations Technology supports the full client and product event lifecycle, spanning onboarding, transaction processing, reconciliation and reporting. The role sits within a function responsible for both the day‑to‑day operation of our existing application estate and the delivery of change, including enhancement and build of new capabilities through strategic initiatives. You will work alongside our Delivery Leads and Architects providing leadership across concurrent workstreams, driving modernisation and continuous improvement by applying appropriate, up‑to‑date technology to strengthen our platforms and ways of working. This role will report to the Head of Public Markets Operations Technology and will have a dotted reporting line to the Asset Management Platform Head of Engineering.

What you’ll do:

• Leading the development of applications using appropriate technologies for the problem space.
• Owning and influencing software delivery across design, development, testing, release and implementation.
• Partnering with business stakeholders and analysts to translate outcomes, features and user stories into working, supportable software.
• Working with Delivery Leads to prioritise backlogs, manage dependencies, and ensure technical debt is visible and actively addressed.
• Collaborating with UX and product/design colleagues to deliver intuitive, efficient user experiences.
• Explaining technical options and decisions clearly to non‑technical stakeholders, including risks, trade‑offs and rationale.
• Working with engineers across teams to identify and resolve cross‑stream dependencies and reduce delivery friction.
• Writing and maintaining infrastructure as code to support CI/CD and consistent environments.
• Setting the tone for engineering quality: code reviews, secure engineering, testing discipline, maintainability and operational readiness.
• Mentoring engineers and supporting capability growth, including constructive feedback and coaching for third‑party engineering partners.
• Contributing to agile ceremonies (refinement, planning, demos, retrospectives) with a focus on outcomes and learning.
• Contributing to the Enterprise Engineering community through shared standards, patterns, reference architectures and knowledge sharing.
• Supporting the maintenance, support and ongoing evolution of a complex platform, with a focus on operational stability and measurable business value.
• Actively managing the application estate; “end‑of‑life” software, upgrade and vulnerabilities.

Qualifications:

• Strong expertise in at least one of C#/.Net, Python, Nodejs and/or React.
• Good experience of cloud‑based data platform technologies e.g. Snowflake, and low code platforms e.g. Outsystems, Power Platform, is an advantage.
• Good understanding of engineering principles, patterns and best practices for designing applications.
• Plenty of experience in the full lifecycle of developing software from the first idea to the final execution in an agile environment.
• An excellent understanding of testing approaches and putting testability at the heart of software design and development.
• A natural system‑level thinker who works with developers and Solution Architects alike to ensure design and technology choices are appropriate.
• Great design skills, starting from client needs and operational processes, to ultimately ensure solutions are modelled around the business domain need.
• Excellent written and spoken English, and well‑developed communication skills to help manage relationships with stakeholders of all levels.
• Ability to produce and communicate effective and insightful thought leadership on technical topics.
• Experience of managing multiple initiatives – helping teams provide transparency of their work and their capacity and fostering effective collaboration between teams and stakeholders.

Desired Additional Qualifications:

• Experience of financial services operational functions and/or enterprise‑scale regulated environments.
• Familiar with agile delivery methodologies.
• Knowledge of test automation techniques, e.g. TDD, BDD, Shift‑Left.
• Ability to balance near‑term delivery with longer‑term platform health and strategic direction.
• Experience using developer productivity tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code (or similar).

What you’ll be like:

• Practical and delivery‑focused, with a bias for making progress and learning quickly.
• Calm, resilient and positive during high‑pressure periods; able to help teams focus on what matters most.
• Collaborative and inclusive—actively seeks input, listens well, and ensures different perspectives are heard.
• Comfortable with change and ambiguity; able to adapt plans while maintaining quality and control.
• Accountable, fair and consistent—sets clear expectations demonstrates integrity and deals fairly with everyone.
• A supportive technical leader who enjoys mentoring and helping others succeed.
• Motivated by improving engineering standards, developer experience and operational outcomes.
• Shows initiative and thrives in a fast‑paced and time‑critical business environment.
• Able to explain technical decisions and their rationale to senior management, product owners, and other non‑technical stakeholders.
• A keen technologist who follows the latest trends, technology, and engineering approaches.

Equal Opportunity:

We recognise potential, whoever you are. Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio‑economic background, or any other protected characteristics.