CANADA LIFE
Location: London, Watford or Bristol (Hybrid working options available) Canada Life UK has helped individuals, families and businesses secure their financial futures for over 120 years. Today, we are transforming our technology, culture and ways of working to become a more modern, customer centric and engineering led organisation. As we modernise our IT estate and shift toward cloud, SaaS/PaaS and product centric delivery, we're investing heavily in engineering excellence, empowered teams and great leadership. We're now looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Home Finance product engineering team-a group responsible for the systems that power our mortgage origination and servicing capabilities. Why join us? Shape the future of Home Finance You'll lead the evolution of our bespoke Ruby on Rails-based mortgage origination and servicing platform, architecting modern, resilient and scalable solutions. True empowerment and autonomy We operate stream-aligned product teams where Engineering Managers have real authority over technology decisions, people development, engineering standards and team culture. Modern engineering focus You'll drive cloud adoption, DevSecOps, automation, data-driven decision making and continuous improvement across the lifecycle. A culture that values people We're building a place where engineers can do their best work - curious, collaborative, inclusive, and always improving. The role Reporting to the Head of Product Engineering, you will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for the Home Finance application stack. You'll act as a servant leader and coach, improving engineering practices, nurturing talent and enabling the team to deliver high-quality outcomes that support our customers and regulatory obligations. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll influence architecture, delivery, operational excellence and culture across the product. You'll work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Managers and operational teams to optimise flow, deliver customer value and modernise our platforms. Our bespoke mortgage system is built using Ruby on Rails, MySQL, JavaScript, and other open-source technologies, with a clear roadmap toward cloud-native evolution. Key responsibilities Lead, coach and inspire a stream-aligned product engineering team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety and high performance. Drive adoption of agile, DevSecOps and modern engineering practices, optimising the flow of change and reducing time-to-value. Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver secure, stable and scalable solutions that support Home Finance operations and customer outcomes. Ensure regulatory compliance (including FCA MCOB) and operational excellence across the platform. Shape the technology roadmap, contributing to architectural decisions and cloud migration strategies. Manage operational risk, security posture, monitoring, alerting and incident response for Home Finance systems. Use data and insights to guide prioritisation, engineering improvements and product decisions. Support talent development, succession planning and recruitment to build a high-performing engineering capability. Manage budgets responsibly, improving cost efficiency and value delivery. Define and track team and departmental OKRs, ensuring alignment with Canada Life's strategy. Build strong relationships with third-party suppliers to maximise value and service quality. About you Technical expertise Strong understanding of mortgage origination/administration systems or comparable regulated financial platforms. Experience delivering and operating web-based MVC applications (e.g., Ruby on Rails, React) and APIs. Skilled in designing, managing and optimising relational SQL databases. Hands-on knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure or GCP) and cloud-native architectures. Broad engineering experience across DevSecOps, automation, CI/CD, infrastructure, monitoring and security best practice ("shift-left"). Proven track record of running critical production services with a focus on stability, performance and security. Leadership & delivery A people-first engineering leader who builds high-performing, motivated and curious teams. Confident working with OKRs and outcome-driven delivery. Able to communicate complex technical ideas simply and persuasively. Skilled at navigating ambiguity, prioritising effectively and influencing senior stakeholders. Collaborative, pragmatic and adept at building trust across product, engineering and operational teams. What you'll bring A degree or equivalent professional experience. A passion for modern, inclusive engineering leadership and the ability to inspire and develop others.
Location: London, Watford or Bristol (Hybrid working options available) Canada Life UK has helped individuals, families and businesses secure their financial futures for over 120 years. Today, we are transforming our technology, culture and ways of working to become a more modern, customer centric and engineering led organisation. As we modernise our IT estate and shift toward cloud, SaaS/PaaS and product centric delivery, we're investing heavily in engineering excellence, empowered teams and great leadership. We're now looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Home Finance product engineering team-a group responsible for the systems that power our mortgage origination and servicing capabilities. Why join us? Shape the future of Home Finance You'll lead the evolution of our bespoke Ruby on Rails-based mortgage origination and servicing platform, architecting modern, resilient and scalable solutions. True empowerment and autonomy We operate stream-aligned product teams where Engineering Managers have real authority over technology decisions, people development, engineering standards and team culture. Modern engineering focus You'll drive cloud adoption, DevSecOps, automation, data-driven decision making and continuous improvement across the lifecycle. A culture that values people We're building a place where engineers can do their best work - curious, collaborative, inclusive, and always improving. The role Reporting to the Head of Product Engineering, you will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for the Home Finance application stack. You'll act as a servant leader and coach, improving engineering practices, nurturing talent and enabling the team to deliver high-quality outcomes that support our customers and regulatory obligations. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll influence architecture, delivery, operational excellence and culture across the product. You'll work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Managers and operational teams to optimise flow, deliver customer value and modernise our platforms. Our bespoke mortgage system is built using Ruby on Rails, MySQL, JavaScript, and other open-source technologies, with a clear roadmap toward cloud-native evolution. Key responsibilities Lead, coach and inspire a stream-aligned product engineering team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety and high performance. Drive adoption of agile, DevSecOps and modern engineering practices, optimising the flow of change and reducing time-to-value. Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver secure, stable and scalable solutions that support Home Finance operations and customer outcomes. Ensure regulatory compliance (including FCA MCOB) and operational excellence across the platform. Shape the technology roadmap, contributing to architectural decisions and cloud migration strategies. Manage operational risk, security posture, monitoring, alerting and incident response for Home Finance systems. Use data and insights to guide prioritisation, engineering improvements and product decisions. Support talent development, succession planning and recruitment to build a high-performing engineering capability. Manage budgets responsibly, improving cost efficiency and value delivery. Define and track team and departmental OKRs, ensuring alignment with Canada Life's strategy. Build strong relationships with third-party suppliers to maximise value and service quality. About you Technical expertise Strong understanding of mortgage origination/administration systems or comparable regulated financial platforms. Experience delivering and operating web-based MVC applications (e.g., Ruby on Rails, React) and APIs. Skilled in designing, managing and optimising relational SQL databases. Hands-on knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure or GCP) and cloud-native architectures. Broad engineering experience across DevSecOps, automation, CI/CD, infrastructure, monitoring and security best practice ("shift-left"). Proven track record of running critical production services with a focus on stability, performance and security. Leadership & delivery A people-first engineering leader who builds high-performing, motivated and curious teams. Confident working with OKRs and outcome-driven delivery. Able to communicate complex technical ideas simply and persuasively. Skilled at navigating ambiguity, prioritising effectively and influencing senior stakeholders. Collaborative, pragmatic and adept at building trust across product, engineering and operational teams. What you'll bring A degree or equivalent professional experience. A passion for modern, inclusive engineering leadership and the ability to inspire and develop others.
CANADA LIFE
Location: London, Watford or Bristol (Hybrid working options available) We're seeking a Lead Azure Platform Engineer to play a key role in designing, building and running our Azure platform services. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, combining deep engineering expertise with mentoring, standards-setting and influence across teams. You'll work as part of our Platform Engineering capability, enabling delivery teams through secure, scalable and well-architected Azure platforms, while helping drive modern DevOps, automation and reliability practices. What You'll Do Design, build and evolve Azure platform services used across delivery teams. Lead the implementation of secure, scalable and resilient Azure environments. Be hands-on with development work: writing code, reviewing pull requests and deploying to production. Act as a technical authority within the platform and delivery ecosystem. Own and evolve Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and/or Bicep. Drive automation that removes toil, improves reliability and accelerates delivery. Leverage GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted tooling to increase productivity and quality. Champion consistent patterns for networking, identity, security and landing zones. Lead the development of CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure delivery. Promote strong observability, monitoring and alerting practices. Take part in incident response, root cause analysis and platform stability improvements. Balance build-and-run responsibilities with a focus on long-term platform health. Set and maintain engineering standards, guardrails and best practices. Mentor engineers through pairing, code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions. Proactively identify technical debt and lead initiatives to address it. Influence tooling, ways of working and adoption of new technologies across teams. Who You Are Essential Experience & Skills Strong experience as a cloud, platform or DevOps engineer. Deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure and core platform services. Proven experience delivering Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform and/or Bicep). Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash and/or Python). Experience building or operating CI/CD pipelines. Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset. An AI first mindset focused on skills development for SRE Desirable Experience Azure networking and security architecture experience. Container platforms (Docker, AKS). Cloud governance, cost management (FinOps) or security practices. Azure DevOps and/or GitHub enterprise environments. Cross-plane experience
Location: London, Watford or Bristol (Hybrid working options available) We're seeking a Lead Azure Platform Engineer to play a key role in designing, building and running our Azure platform services. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, combining deep engineering expertise with mentoring, standards-setting and influence across teams. You'll work as part of our Platform Engineering capability, enabling delivery teams through secure, scalable and well-architected Azure platforms, while helping drive modern DevOps, automation and reliability practices. What You'll Do Design, build and evolve Azure platform services used across delivery teams. Lead the implementation of secure, scalable and resilient Azure environments. Be hands-on with development work: writing code, reviewing pull requests and deploying to production. Act as a technical authority within the platform and delivery ecosystem. Own and evolve Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and/or Bicep. Drive automation that removes toil, improves reliability and accelerates delivery. Leverage GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted tooling to increase productivity and quality. Champion consistent patterns for networking, identity, security and landing zones. Lead the development of CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure delivery. Promote strong observability, monitoring and alerting practices. Take part in incident response, root cause analysis and platform stability improvements. Balance build-and-run responsibilities with a focus on long-term platform health. Set and maintain engineering standards, guardrails and best practices. Mentor engineers through pairing, code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions. Proactively identify technical debt and lead initiatives to address it. Influence tooling, ways of working and adoption of new technologies across teams. Who You Are Essential Experience & Skills Strong experience as a cloud, platform or DevOps engineer. Deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure and core platform services. Proven experience delivering Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform and/or Bicep). Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash and/or Python). Experience building or operating CI/CD pipelines. Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset. An AI first mindset focused on skills development for SRE Desirable Experience Azure networking and security architecture experience. Container platforms (Docker, AKS). Cloud governance, cost management (FinOps) or security practices. Azure DevOps and/or GitHub enterprise environments. Cross-plane experience
