Endava
Information Technology And Services
HeadofEngineering|BusinessSystems
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“Head of Engineering | Business Systems at Endava. Skills: Engineering leadership, Technical excellence, Quality and reliability, DevOps practices. Coach engineering leadership. Develop engineering leadership”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver Product strategy predictably; Improve resourcing effectiveness; Reduce single points of failure; Drive technical debt burn-down; Improve engineering quality; Improve engineering speed; Improve engineering reliability; Improve release standards consistency; Improve testing coverage consistency; Improve operability consistency; Ensure teams operate consistently; Ensure teams perform at high level; Keep engineering execution healthy
Industry & Context.
Capability gaps; Technical debt; Technical risks; Technical dependencies; Technical constraints; Incident management; Post-incident learning
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Engineering fundamentals, Application architecture experience, Integration patterns experience, Data platforms experience, DevOps toolchains experience, Business intelligence tooling experience, Modern technology stacks knowledge, ServiceNow experience, Oracle Finance and HCM experience, Dynamics / CRM experience, Java/.NET experience, Integration patterns experience, Data platforms experience, Engineering standards improvement experience, CI/CD standards improvement, Security in SDLC standards improvement, Testing standards improvement, Operability standards improvement, People leadership experience, Coaching experience, Capability uplift experience
Nice to Have
AI fundamentals working knowledge, Modern practices working knowledge
What You'll Do.
Coach engineering leadership
Develop engineering leadership
Identify capability gaps
Run uplift initiatives
Support hiring outcomes
Participate in interviews
Improve resourcing effectiveness
Match capability to priorities
Reduce single points of failure
Define Business Systems Engineering Handbook
Evolve Business Systems Engineering Handbook
Drive technical debt approach
Create technical debt visibility
Prioritize technical debt
Burn down technical debt
Ensure consistent platform engineering
Ensure consistent integration engineering
Improve engineering quality
Improve engineering speed
Improve engineering reliability
Surface technical risks
Surface technical dependencies
Surface technical constraints
Own test automation levels
Drive SRE fundamentals
Conduct post-incident learning
Improve release standards consistency
Improve testing coverage consistency
Improve operability consistency
Promote DevOps practices
Promote release practices
Promote incremental delivery
Promote trunk-based flow
Promote automated quality gates
Strengthen documentation culture
Strengthen knowledge sharing
Guide Definitions of Ready
Guide Definitions of Done
Align engineering practices
Drive pragmatic adoption
Clarify decision rights
Ensure technical risks visibility
Ensure technical constraints visibility
Keep engineering execution healthy
Act as stakeholder in EA design governance
Ensure solutions are buildable
Ensure solutions are supportable
Ensure solutions are consistent
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Discipline leads; Tech Leads; Engineering Leads; Product Management; Delivery Managers; Enterprise Architecture
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Simplify complexity
Process & Methodology
Roadmap, Scope, Delivery outcomes, Budgets
Full Job Description
Technology is our how. And people are our why. For over two decades, we have been harnessing technology to drive meaningful change. By combining world-class engineering, industry expertise and a people-centric mindset, we consult and partner with leading brands from various industries to create dynamic platforms and intelligent digital experiences that drive innovation and transform businesses. From prototype to real-world impact - be part of a global shift by doing work that matters. As a Head of Engineering at Endava, you will provide cohesive engineering leadership across Endava's internally-focused business systems, supporting the wider Endava organisation (People, Growth, Finance) and enabling teams (e.g., Integrations & Data, Enterprise, AI & Automation). You will raise engineering capability and consistency by championing high standards, quality, reliability, and team health so that Product strategy can be delivered predictably. Reporting Line * Reports to: SVP of Product Management (Application Management and Development). * Directly career-coaches discipline leads (e.g., Engineering, QA/Automation, DevOps/SRE) and supports Tech Leads / Engineering Leads through coaching and community leadership. * People leadership model: this role is a career coach and discipline leader to start with, not the primary day-to-day line manager for delivery teams. Core Responsibilities Talent & Growth * Coach and develop engineering leadership (e.g., Tech Leads / Engineering Leads, Solutions Architects, Senior Engineers) through clear career paths, mentoring, and skills development. * Identify systemic capability gaps and run targeted uplift initiatives (coaching, training, hiring support). * Support hiring outcomes by shaping role profiles, participating in interviews, and helping onboard talent. * Partner with Delivery Managers to improve resourcing effectiveness, match capability to priorities, and reduce single points of failure. Technical Excellence * Define and evolve a
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