Engineering Manager Location: Reading (hybrid) Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract (12 Months) A major retailer is seeking a visionary Engineering Manager to lead a large, complex engineering domain and drive innovation, stability, and performance across its technology landscape. In this role, you''ll collaborate closely with Product Managers and Owners to deliver high-quality software at speed, reduce change failure rates, and improve recovery times - all while creating new products and delivering continuous value through a dynamic product roadmap. What You''ll Be Doing Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of engineering solutions. Champion engineering standards and ways of working across teams. Govern software quality, release rigor, and security compliance. Manage engineering demand, capacity, and third-party performance. Define and uphold Definition of Ready and Definition of Done across teams. Ensure operational needs (defects, tech debt, audit risks) are reflected in product backlogs. Drive a culture of stability, security, and accessibility in everything we build. Monitor engineering costs and optimise delivery efficiency. Stay ahead of tech trends and identify opportunities for innovation. Participate in on-call rotations and support critical operations. What You''ll Bring 10+ years in software engineering or IT transformation at enterprise scale. Proven experience in agile delivery and stakeholder management. Strong leadership, communication, an