Engineering Contract Manager

About Us:

We are a forward-thinking company dedicated to delivering high-quality engineering solutions. As we continue to grow, we are seeking an experienced Engineering Contract Manager to join our team. This role is critical in maintaining coding standards, ensuring project milestones are met, and overseeing our offshore development agency's performance.

What You'll Do:

In this role, you'll develop and enforce coding and quality standards for our engineering delivery team. Regularly reviewing pull requests, you'll audit code quality to ensure it meets our high standards. You’ll also monitor compliance with contractual obligations and SLAs throughout the project lifecycle.

Collaboration will be key as you work with executives, the agency, and end users to ensure project milestones and deliverables are achieved to a high standard. When technical blockers arise, you'll identify and implement corrective actions swiftly.

Your responsibilities will also include ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards for security and compliance within our applications. As the primary contact between the company and the offshore development agency, you'll manage and resolve any disputes or issues that arise.

Establishing robust documentation processes, you’ll conduct and document audits, retrospectives, and key decisions in Confluence. You’ll set up key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the performance of the offshore development agency and regularly review these metrics, providing detailed reports to business leadership.

Additionally, you’ll oversee a QA automation team of four, ensuring the creation of an extensive library of test cases.

What We're Looking For:

• A degree in Computer Science or a related subject, with a Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in managing agency-side developers.
• A strong understanding of coding standards and quality assurance methodologies, particularly with Node and React.
• Proficiency in code review processes and familiarity with development tools such as Git, CI/CD pipelines, and code quality analysis tools like SonarQube.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor junior developers.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and familiarity with project management tools like Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards related to software security and compliance, especially in healthcare.
• Understanding of microservices architecture-driven platforms.
• Ability to establish and monitor KPIs and assess performance metrics to provide actionable insights to business leadership.

If you are ready to take on this challenging and rewarding role, we would love to hear from you. Join us in driving excellence in engineering delivery and making a significant impact on our projects!

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000

Basics you can expect:

• 33 days (Inclusive of Bank Holidays) + 1 day after 2 years of service, up to 5 extra days 
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Company share scheme
• Bupa Private Healthcare
• Income Protection
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• My Gym Discounts
• Company pension scheme
• Quarterly Team Training and Social Budget
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Rewarding bonus incentive scheme
• 24/7 helpline for physical and mental health support, counselling, and other wellbeing resources.
• Love2Shop Discount
• Remote Working
• Internal progression opportunities
• Relaxed dress code

Office extras:

• Fresh fruit
• A free coffee machine

The Simple Online Healthcare Promise:

Founded in 2015, we started off as a small pharmacy with big dreams. Today, we are trusted by over 1000 patients per day, making sure they receive their medication safely and on time. We're always on the lookout for talent. If you're passionate about helping make lives easier, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us on our journey to create affordable health solutions. Apply today to be part of a team that values growth, collaboration, and the simplification of healthcare. Your journey towards creating impactful experiences in the healthcare industry starts here.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now!

Simple Online Healthcare is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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