Tech & Digital

Software Engineering Manager

  • Location

    Aberdeen

  • Sector:

    Software Development

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £70000 - £72000 per annum + car allowance (£5000)

  • Contact:

    Jonty Day

  • Contact email:

    j.day@ioassociates.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    BBBH151015_1732033897


We are working with a global energy business to help them find a software focused manager for their Infrastructure and Operations team. This is a really exciting time for the business.

Location: Aberdeen
Salary: £70,000 + £5,000 car allowance
3 day per week in the office

You will be responsible for developing, mentoring and coaching interns & graduates as well as managing a group of experienced developers and engineers across several domains.


Job Description:
All Infrastructure and Operations domain subjects, including but not limited to Automation, Web application development, Operating Systems and Application distribution [Endpoint]:


  • Ability to challenge, convince, organise and negotiate.

  • Able to define, validate and provide cost solutions for projects and bids for customer requirements.

  • Demonstrable and in-depth expertise in automation and serverless applications within Azure & AWS.

  • Web application development in JavaScript & TypeScript.

  • Proven, demonstrable and evidence-backed experience developing and scripting with PowerShell.

  • Proficient project management skills and ability to manage time and complex tasks.

  • Strongly service orientation minded.


The Services in the scope are:


  • All Infrastructure and Operations domain subjects, including but not limited to Automation, Web application development, Operating Systems and Application distribution [Endpoint].



Main Activities:


  • Articulating, championing and planning the frequent delivery of business value and enhanced experience.

  • Driving the team's activities to make sure platform integrity is maintained in line with technical roadmaps.

  • Security first approach and hands-on approach to architecture, developing and deploying automation and serverless applications within Azure and AWS:?Azure Functions, Automation Accounts, Logic Apps, Power Platform, APIs, Key Vaults, Microsoft Graph API, AWS Lamba, AWS EC2, AWS S3.

  • Web application development in JavaScript & TypeScript using modern tools and technologies including: NodeJS, ReactJS, NextJSS, Tailwind CSS leveraging external APIs, application services, NoSQL and PostgreSQL databases and cloud storage utilities, VS Code.

  • Managing daily operations within our client computing 'Endpoint' team which is responsible for OS & application distribution, patching, updates, builds and OSD images through SCCM and Intune:Apps 365, Autopilot, Azure VDI, Windows Server 2012-2022, Windows 10-11, Azure VDI, Active Directory.

  • Seek out opportunities to simplify the platform architecture, services and customer solutions whilst guarding against introducing new complexities.


Experience Required:


  • Ability to Interact with global multi-national team and willingness to learn and adapt quickly to new technologies whilst divesting already held knowledge and inspiring the wider team.

  • A good team player with the ability to work under pressure.

  • Experience acting as technical design authority to ensure interoperability of new and emerging technologies with existing infrastructure.

  • Reasonable?directly managing, mentoring and coaching engineering teams.

  • Proven, demonstrable and evidence-backed experience developing and scripting with PowerShell.

  • Administration or architectural experience with Entra ID, Active Directory, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, M365.

  • Understanding of CI/CD development cycle, usage of distributed version control and collaboration tools, such as GitHub Enterprise.

  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform as well as pipeline tools like GitGub Actions.

  • Containerisation & orchestration within AWS leveraging your understanding and knowledge of Kubernetes, Amazon EKS and distributed engineering applications.



Nice To Have:


  • Knowledge and understanding of voice technologies including SIP, VOIP, Session Border Controllers, Voice Gateways, Cisco Call Manager and Teams Direct Routing.
  • Demonstrable practical experience with audio visual (A/V) technologies including Video Conferencing solutions, digital signage, A/V system architecture.



Due to the role requiring 3 days per week in the office we will only consider candidates in the local area.