Position Details

Title: Engineering Manager
Reports to: Engineering Director
Entity: D&S
Group: D&S Capability: Engineering
Level: Manager (M4)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Position Summary

Metrea is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated individual to help lead a team that deliver software support services to the UK Royal Navy. The software support services include enhancing existing software and systems in additional to developing new features and tools to support the customers operational requirements.

Role And Responsibilities

• Mentoring, coaching and leading a teams of highly talented engineers, taking responsibility for both their career and personal development.
• Conducting regular catch-ups and check-ins with the team to help to support their day-to-day engineering activities.
• Supporting product management and the technical leadership in refining requirements and shaping the deliverables the team will work.
• Helping to align team efforts with the broader strategic goals of the organisation, helping to plan for future resource requirements and technology adoption.
• Developing and maintaining a deep relationship with the team’s Tech Lead and Product Manager to ensure alignment and support delivery.
• Collaborate with other Engineering Leaders, across the business, to improve engineering processes, code quality, release management and documentation.
• Supporting the recruitment process and taking responsibility for onboarding and integrating new teammates.

Skills And Experience

• 3+ years’ experience working closely with software development teams, working at any level preferably with experience in micro-service architectures, Angular, GoLang and Java tech stacks.
• Significant experience in engineering management having previously mentored and helped to develop the careers of software engineers, designers and testers.
• Experience in employing agile methodologies in software development processes whilst working in a matrix organisation to help support the team establish and develop their ways of working.
• A deep passion for personal development with a drive to be constantly learning and furthering your professional knowledge.
• Strong organisational skills with an ability to work independently whilst planning, prioritising and managing your workload.
• Great interpersonal skills, a servant-leadership mindset and the ability to confidently communicate with others, conveying technical content clearly and articulately to non-technical team members.

Our Culture

Metrea’s single core value, “rooted in humility,” is supported by four key attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance
Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
Electric Car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
£1500 Training Allowance
30 days annual PTO plus bank holidays
Eye Tests

Work Authorization & Compliance

Right to Work: The employee will have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom and will be able to produce right to work documentation.
Security Clearance: Employee must be a UK citizen and must be able to obtain and maintain a SC Clearance as a minimum.
Equal Opportunities: Metrea is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

Position Type & Hours

This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must be on-call as required. Non-Exempt employees may work additional hours with department approval.

Location

Lincoln or Harwell

Travel

This role may require occasional travel to other Metrea UK offices.