Engineering Manager - Contract - Outside IR35

Mindera are currently looking for an Engineering Manager to join us on a contract basis. You will be responsible for delivery execution, team leadership and operational stability. The role ensures work is delivered safely, predictably and in a way that protects live store operations and security services. Alongside this you will also own delivery planning, risk management and engineering quality.

This is a hybrid position that comes with 3 days per week on client site at either Paddington or Heathrow area.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the CCTV engineering team delivering governance, hardening and upgrades
• Plan and sequence work across stores to minimise operational disruption
• Implement delivery governance including change control and release coordination
• Ensure secure working practices and compliance with security policies
• Coordinate closely with security operations and incident management teams
• Track delivery progress, risks, dependencies and capacity
• Ensure high quality documentation including runbooks and operational handover materials
• Support the development of sustainable engineering practices and ways of working

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience leading infrastructure or platform engineering teams
• Strong delivery management and operational risk handling skills
• Experience working in security sensitive or regulated environments
• Ability to balance delivery pace with service stability and risk control
• Comfortable working across distributed estates and legacy platforms

Competitive day rate