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Engineering & Innovation Manager
Phoenix Software
Pocklington, UAE
Full Time
Manager
Hybrid
4 weeks ago
AIAutomationSoftware EngineeringMicrosoft AzureSolution ArchitectureAgile Delivery
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About the Role
Phoenix Software is hiring an Engineering & Innovation Manager to lead AI, automation, and software engineering initiatives. This hands-on leadership role involves shaping strategy, managing a team, and delivering solutions for public sector clients.
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AIAutomationSoftware EngineeringMicrosoft AzureSolution ArchitectureAgile Delivery
Responsibilities
- Define and evolve the strategy for AI, automation and software engineering, aligning with business objectives and customer needs
- Translate business challenges into a clear technical roadmap and prioritised portfolio of initiatives
- Identify and assess emerging technologies, including AI and automation solutions within the Microsoft and Azure ecosystem
- Drive internal transformation by automating manual processes and enabling data driven decision making
- Support the adoption of AI and automation in a secure and responsible way, ensuring alignment with compliance and governance requirements
- Act as a senior technical voice, supporting communication between engineering teams and the wider business
- Build business cases for new initiatives and contribute to securing stakeholder and leadership buy in
- Lead, mentor and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team, supporting performance and growth
- Remain hands on where needed, contributing to solution design and supporting delivery
Requirements
- Strong technical leadership experience, with the ability to balance strategy and delivery
- Good understanding of the Microsoft and Azure ecosystem, including AI, automation and software development
- Experience contributing to solution architecture and designing scalable, secure solutions
- Awareness of AI and automation technologies and how they can be applied in a business context
- Experience managing and developing technical teams
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Commercial awareness and interest in how technology can create business value
- Experience working in agile delivery environments across multiple workstreams
- Understanding of regulated environments and associated security and compliance requirements
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Company Overview
- Phoenix enables digital transformation across the UK public sector, empowering organisations to innovate with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, data, AI, security and collaboration technologies.
What will you be doing?
- Define and evolve the strategy for AI, automation and software engineering
- Translate business challenges into a clear technical roadmap and prioritised portfolio of initiatives
- Identify and assess emerging technologies, including AI and automation solutions within the Microsoft and Azure ecosystem
- Drive internal transformation by automating manual processes and enabling data driven decision making
- Support the adoption of AI and automation in a secure and responsible way
- Act as a senior technical voice, supporting communication between engineering teams and the wider business
- Build business cases for new initiatives and contribute to securing stakeholder and leadership buy in
- Present updates and progress to senior stakeholders
- Build and maintain relationships with internal teams, customers, partners and suppliers
- Lead, mentor and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team
- Support recruitment and onboarding activity as the team expands
- Promote a collaborative team culture with a focus on quality, delivery and continuous improvement
What are we looking for?
- Strong technical leadership experience, with the ability to balance strategy and delivery
- Good understanding of the Microsoft and Azure ecosystem, including AI, automation and software development
- Experience contributing to solution architecture and designing scalable, secure solutions
- Awareness of AI and automation technologies and how they can be applied in a business context
- Experience managing and developing technical teams
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior audiences
- Commercial awareness and interest in how technology can create business value
- Experience working in agile delivery environments across multiple workstreams
- Understanding of regulated environments and associated security and compliance requirements
- Practical and solution focused approach, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities
Experience & Qualifications
- Experience leading engineering or technical teams within Microsoft or Azure focused environments
- Experience delivering AI, automation or software solutions end to end
- Strong hands on technical background with the ability to remain involved in delivery
- Experience working within IT services or similar environments desirable
- Experience working with public sector or regulated customers beneficial
- Exposure to agile delivery methods and tools such as Azure DevOps
- Microsoft Azure certifications desirable but not essential
- Eligibility for UK security clearance desirable
Practical stuff
- Primary location is our HQ in Pocklington (YO42).
- Hybrid & Remote working is supported, with flexibility depending on role and business requirements.
- Following a screen with the Recruitment Team, you can expect a two stage interview process, one online and one in person.
- As part of our recruitment process, all employees are required to undertake a BPSS check.
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