Senior Engineering Manager

Why you will love this opportunity as Senior Engineering Manager at Civica

Using your technical and leadership expertise, you will manage engineers and engineering managers, owning the people management and delivery efforts of multiple engineering teams. You’ll make data driven decisions, instilling a culture of measurement and constant learning and improvement. You’ll strive to make Civica a great place to work, learn and grow for software engineers.

Requirements

• Hire, build and manage multiple teams of successful & happy software engineers
• Enabling your teams for success, delivering high-quality products to our customers
• Set and communicate clear priorities and a strategy that contribute to Civica’s goals
• Help to set the long-term technical vision for your teams, and contribute to the wider Civica Engineering vision
• Drive the evolution of Civica’s engineering culture
• Develop and align processes and decision-making across teams
• Aligning engineering efforts with product colleagues & other senior stakeholders

Core Competencies:

• Experience in recruiting, coaching and mentoring software engineers and managers
• A technical background, able to engage with software engineers on a deeply technical level and contribute to technical decision making
• Strong knowledge of modern software development practices such as agile development, testing principles, security, and observability
• Expertise implementing engineering metrics to drive quality and performance
• Comfortable with ambiguity, and able to create clarity for your teams

Benefits

Why You'll Love Working with Us

As a company, we're passionate about what we do and the citizens we serve. If you, too, want to champion the use of technology in public services to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organizations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve career growth, and make a real difference to people and communities.

We know that when our people are happy, they work better and have greater job satisfaction. Here's what you can expect:

Time Off & Work-Life Balance

✔ 25 Days Annual Leave + bank holidays – plus the option to buy up to 10 extra days!
✔ Days of Difference – Up to 3 extra days off for volunteering.

Financial Well-being & Security

✔ Pension Contributions – 5% employer match to support your future.
✔ Income Protection – Up to 75% salary cover for long-term illness.
✔ Life Assurance – 4x salary tax-free lump sum.
✔ Critical Illness Cover – £25,000 lump sum (extendable to dependents).

Health & Perks

✔ Private Medical Insurance – Fast access to private healthcare.
✔ Health Cash Plan – Claim back physio, therapies & more.
✔ Dental Insurance – Cover for routine & emergency care.
✔ Affinity Groups – Join employee-led communities.
✔ Bounty Bonus – Refer a friend & get rewarded.