Senior Engineering Manager

Technical craft

Leadership

Requirements

• A track record of managing managers: you’ve led other Engineering Managers or equivalent senior technical leads, not just individual engineers, across a multi-team domain of comparable scale.
• Strong technical grounding: not hands-on day to day, but deep enough to hold a real technical conversation, sense-check architectural direction, and know when to step in, across a mix of legacy and modern systems.
• Evidence-based leadership: you use delivery and quality data to make decisions and build buy-in, including constructive challenge upward when the evidence supports it.
• Genuine partnership with Product and commercial stakeholders: you can speak fluently about business and user outcomes, not just engineering output, and operate credibly as a peer to non-engineering senior stakeholders.
• A coaching orientation: you develop people through delegation and follow-through, not by doing their job for them.
• Comfortable with ambiguity: you create clarity for your teams even where the domain itself is still being shaped.
• Nice to have
• Experience in public sector, health, housing, or regulated environments.
• Experience leading through team re-structuring or organisational change.
• Exposure to legacy modernisation alongside greenfield delivery within the same portfolio.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted engineering practices and how they change what “good” looks like for a team.
• Awareness of Developer Experience principles.
• Worked in an environment where engineers own production services.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams.

Benefits

• Why You'll Love Working with Us As a company, we're passionate about what we do and the citizens we serve. If you, too, want to champion the use of technology in public services to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organizations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve career growth, and make a real difference to people and communities. We know that when our people are happy, they work better and have greater job satisfaction. Here's what you can expect:

Time Off & Work-Life Balance

Financial Well-being & Security

Health & Perks

• ✔ Private Medical Insurance – Fast access to private healthcare. ✔ Health Cash Plan – Claim back physio, therapies & more. ✔ Dental Insurance – Cover for routine & emergency care. ✔ Affinity Groups – Join employee-led communities. ✔ Bounty Bonus – Refer a friend & get rewarded.
• At Civica, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a variety of perspectives drives innovation and excellence, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
• We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristic. Our recruitment process is designed to ensure fairness and transparency, so every candidate has an equal chance to contribute to our mission.
• If you need any adjustments or accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to support you.