Enterprise Engineering, Senior Manager

Location: Newbury OR London + *Hybrid
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri

*Hybrid

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

Who We Are

We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

Join Vodafone UK IT, which is at the core of our digital future, analysing and operating all our internal and customer-facing systems, with the aim of delivering the best customer experience. None of it would be possible without our innovative teams, creating a connected future with technologies like Cloud, AI and big data.

What you’ll do

As Senior Manager in Enterprise Engineering you will be the primary contact for the Enterprise digital tribes, partnering with business leaders. You will be responsible for leading the Enterprise digital engineering organisation that delivers all digital channels for Vodafone UK. You will work to build a world class software engineering capability to drive Vodafone’s global ambition to become the Digital and Connectivity Champion, focusing on security, quality and pace of delivery whilst keeping our customers at the heart of what we do.

• You will assist in the assessment, understanding and shaping of near and long-term enterprise demand to drive technical new features.
• You will collaborate with Solution Architects and Lead Engineers to shape and review HLDs/blueprints to ensure well designed solutions.
• You will proactively drive the technical design structure and direction of Enterprise engineering; engaging and encouraging the engineers to deliver LLDs aligned with HLD and strategic goals whilst ensuring timely delivery and qualitative solutions for the business and our customers.
• You will guide, invest and help grow/scale our technology teams to achieve our FY demand roadmap, team goals and drive toward a common tech vision of re-use throughout Vodafone Engineering, regardless of channel.
• You will establish and advocate use of technical best practices and standards. Including Architectural patterns, TDD and use of best-in-class development tools to improve overall engineering quality.
• You will be the key technical contact for Enterprise engineering towards Product Owners, Business Analysts, Tech Leads, Solution Architecture team and other relevant stakeholders from the business.
• You will ensure best in class customer experience, superior performance and high customer satisfaction.

Who you are

• You will have an in depth E2E understanding of engineering technologies such as React, Java, Node JS, micro services architectures, and RESTful APIs in cloud environments to deliver scalable high-performance applications.
• You will have a deep understanding of the full software development lifecycle including multiple delivery methodologies with the ability to mentor, motivate and shape high performing teams.
• You will have Agile methodologies knowledge and hands-on experience, as Scrum and/or Kanban.
• You will have a proven track record of leading and motivating engineering teams with an in-depth understanding of the technologies processes and architecture required for delivery high quality digital applications and services at scale.
• You will have knowledge of at least one of the following major languages – JavaScript (React, Node, Typescript) or Java in an application context, along with associated design best practices.
• You will have operational experience of large-scale cloud-hosted solutions with challenging expectations of security, availability and performance.
• You will have experience working with teams across multiple locations, with strong communication skills to facilitate this cross-function way of working.
  

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What we offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

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