Engineering Manager (C#) - £700-750 per day - London

Overview

Engineering Manager (C#) - £700-750 per day - London

(.NET, C#, SQL, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD Pipelines)

We're working with a leading Insuretech company that are looking for an Engineering Manager to join them for an initial 6-month contract. This person will be tasked wutg leading engineering teams by combining strong delivery management with hands-on technical leadership and stakeholder management.

This role will fall OUTSIDE IR35 and will require travel to their City of London based office twice per week.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong background as a senior engineer, architect, or technical lead with demonstrable delivery experience.
• Ability to apply algorithmic thinking and structured problem solving to real-world engineering challenges.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams with hands-on involvement in delivery and architecture.
• Excellent communication skills-able to translate complex technical topics clearly in both written and verbal form.
• Track recordofestablishingand improving engineering standards and technical practices.
• Experience in agile software delivery with clear accountability for sprint outcomes, technical quality, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong background in resource/capacity management and delivery ownership.
• Experience writing executive updates and technical summaries for senior stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, automation, observability, and DevOps maturity models.
• Evidence of driving adoption of new tools, frameworks, or processes across multiple teams.

Technical Skills & Tools

• Languages & Frameworks: C# / .NET (Framework and Core), React
• Platforms & Infrastructure: Azure, AKS, Docker, on-prem WindowsServer, SQL Server, MongoDB
• IAM and App Gateways: Okta, APIM, Apigee
• Monitoring & Observability: Dynatrace, Application Insights
• CI/CD & DevOps: Azure DevOps pipelines, SonarCloud, Github
• Architecture & Patterns: Microservices, event-driven architecture, domain-driven design, modern scalable design principles