Director of Engineering

WTW
Reigate, England, United Kingdom
Full Time
Hybrid
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Job summary

The Director of Engineering is a senior technical leadership role responsible for defining engineering strategy, overseeing execution, fostering a culture of innovation and operational excellence, and ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions aligned with business goals. Key responsibilities include setting technical standards, driving engineering practices such as CI/CD, microservices, and DevOps, managing teams, and collaborating across functions to improve productivity and technical quality.

Responsibilities

The Director of Engineering will mature and scale engineering capabilities across five autonomous stacks by driving consistency, technical governance, and modern best practices. They will act as a strategic, hands-on leader to improve developer experience, AI adoption, and delivery health metrics without direct line management authority.

Qualifications

AI CI/CD cloud-native architecture DevOps engineering management microservices software development lifecycle system architecture technical standards test automation

The ideal candidate is a technical, CTO-style leader with extensive experience in enterprise-scale delivery, cloud-native engineering, and SDLC optimization. They must possess strong technical depth, the ability to influence through credibility, and a pragmatic approach to balancing stack autonomy with organizational standards.

English

Benefits

  • Annual leave
  • Private healthcare
  • Life insurance
  • Group income protection
  • Health assessments
  • Pension scheme
  • Hybrid working
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Volunteer day
  • Electric vehicle car scheme
  • Share scheme
  • Cycle-to-work programme
  • Dental cover
  • Optical cover
  • Critical illness protection

Company

WTW
Financial Services
Location
Reigate, England, United Kingdom
Website
wtwco.com

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