Head of Software Engineering
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Sheffield
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Director
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS
Software Engineering Leadership
Bottleneck Analysis
DORA Metrics
SPACE Metrics
Engineering Automation
Stakeholder Management
Performance Metrics
Continuous Improvement
FULL DESCRIPTION
Head of Software Engineering
Posted 28 April 2026 | Location: Sheffield | Job type: Contract | Discipline: Technology
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Job Description
The Role: Head of Software Engineer
Location: Sheffield, UK
Position Type: Contract Inside IR35
Remote work option Available: Remote with Occasional Travel
- Lead the identification of SL bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and friction points across teams, and drive practical improvement initiatives to address them.
- Partner with Engineering, Platform, and Risk and Control stakeholders to improve delivery flow, change quality, stability, resiliency, and operational effectiveness.
- Define and drive the adoption of DORA, SPACE, and broader engineering metrics to create visibility, support prioritization, and improve performance outcomes.
- Establish and maintain automated reporting to provide clear views of current performance, root-cause analysis, trends, and recommended actions.
- Lead engineering and operational automation initiatives across areas such as testing, deployment, patching, recovery, and health checks.
- Create and maintain a central engineering knowledge space and operating cadence to support governance, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Influence stakeholders across a matrix environment to align on priorities, remove blockers, and sustain delivery momentum.
If this position is of interest to you, apply now!
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