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Zaizi
Zaizi
51 – 200 Employees
Skilled Worker Visa SponsorGovernmentSaaSSecurity
Zaizi works with government and security-focused organizations to create, improve, and maintain secure digital services. Its work combines strategy, service design, product management, user research, agile delivery, automation, and cloud services to address complex public-sector challenges. Zaizi emphasizes evidence-based decisions, close collaboration, and solutions that help clients build lasting digital capability across areas including border security, national security, and broader government services.
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Head of Engineering

Lead engineering strategy, AI capability, and technical assurance for secure digital services delivered to UK Central Government clients. Develop high-performing teams and guide scalable, responsible technology delivery.

GBUnited KingdomHybridFull-timeLeadEnglish RequiredEngineering Manager
Cloud

Description

  • Direct engineering strategy, standards, and technical assurance across client engagements
  • Lead the delivery of secure, scalable, maintainable services using cloud, DevSecOps, and modern software engineering practices
  • Build Arran’s capability to develop and integrate AI into production government services
  • Define approaches for LLM, RAG, and agentic systems that address security, privacy, responsible AI, resilience, and government constraints
  • Align engineering practices with the GDS Service Standard, Technology Code of Practice, NCSC Secure by Design, accessibility, and data protection requirements
  • Partner with architects and client technical authorities on technical governance and assurance
  • Serve as Head of Profession for Engineering while developing engineers and technical leaders
  • Anticipate future capability needs and create practical opportunities to develop AI and emerging technology expertise
  • Provide trusted senior technical advice to Central Government clients
  • Convert complex challenges into pragmatic technical approaches and clearly explain trade-offs
  • Represent Zaizi in senior client meetings and technical governance forums
  • Shape technical propositions, solutions, teams, and estimates for strategically important opportunities
  • Convert successful delivery outcomes into reusable capabilities and propositions
  • Share responsibility for Arran’s overall performance with the Club Executive and Heads of Product and Delivery
  • Help retain and grow client relationships, strengthen delivery capability, and balance client outcomes, people, quality, and commercial performance

Requirements

  • Substantial engineering leadership experience across complex digital services, ideally in UK Central Government or another regulated environment
  • Strong software engineering foundation with the technical depth to earn the confidence of senior engineers, architects, and client technical leaders
  • Experience managing multiple engineering teams rather than a single programme or product
  • Strong knowledge of cloud engineering, DevSecOps, CI/CD, security, architecture, and operational practices
  • Experience with GDS-style multidisciplinary delivery and familiarity with the Service Standard and Technology Code of Practice
  • Strong understanding of security and privacy by design
  • Track record of building engineering capability through coaching, mentoring, standards, and communities of practice
  • Strong consulting skills and credibility with senior government stakeholders
  • Commercial awareness, including shaping work, estimating delivery, and contributing to bids or proposals
  • Ability to balance technical quality, user outcomes, delivery constraints, and commercial considerations
  • Engineering leadership experience turning emerging technology into production-grade services; research experience in AI is not required

Benefits

  • Annual salary reviews based on performance and market value
  • Loyalty Pension with a 5% initial employer contribution, increasing by 0.5% annually after the third anniversary up to 8%
  • Comprehensive group life assurance
  • Ten paid days for Reservist Military Service
  • 25 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays
  • Option to buy or sell additional annual leave
  • Two paid volunteering days each year
  • Fully funded professional certifications, including AWS, GCP, and Agile
  • Five days of paid study leave
  • £500 annual Personal Choice fund
  • Access to individual professional coaching and team training
  • BUPA Private Medical Insurance
  • Hybrid working arrangement
  • Work-from-home equipment allowance
  • Cycle to Work scheme

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