Role PurposeWe are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will lead a product-focused engineering team, collaborating with a Product Owner, business stakeholders, and third-party partners. The position is crucial in IT Development, involving team leadership, solution delivery, and technical guidance, particularly in finance and operations systems. The ideal candidate is a technically skilled leader, passionate about mentoring engineers, driving delivery, and working hands-on with a Microsoft-based technology stack.RequirementsKey Responsibilities Lead a team of software engineers aligned to the Finance Automation team (Automation and Insights) product squad.Take ownership of technical delivery across both internal development and third-party suppliers, ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with business goals.Collaborate closely with business stakeholders across Finance, IT, and Operations.Ensure high standards of software design, development, testing, and deployment with a strong focus on security, resilience, and supportability.Contribute to technical decision-making, architecture discussions, and implementation plans.Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices and processes, including DevOps, agile delivery, and release management. Key Skills & ExperienceWe are looking for a well-rounded engineering leader with a strong blend of technical depth and people management experience. Ideally, you will have: Technical Expertise: Microsoft technologies (.NET/C#, SQL Server, Azure) Azure services (particularly Azure Service Bus and cloud-native design patterns). System design, architecture, data modelling, and integration patterns. Ideally experienced with containerisation (Docker), CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and DevOps practices. Ideally with knowledge of financial systems, regulatory frameworks, and secure software delivery Leadership & Collaboration: Proven experience leading and coaching small engineering teams.Ability to manage third-party vendors and ensure delivery alignment with internal standards.Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.Organised and delivery-driven, able to balance hands-on technical involvement with strategic oversight.BenefitsIn addition to a competitive base salary and the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan, upon joining us here at Pension Insurance Corporation, you’ll have access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 28 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, insurance for Travel, Private Medical, Critical Illness, Life Assurance and Income Protection, and much more.
Role Purpose
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will lead a product-focused engineering team, collaborating with a Product Owner, business stakeholders, and third-party partners. The position is crucial in IT Development, involving team leadership, solution delivery, and technical guidance, particularly in finance and operations systems. The ideal candidate is a technically skilled leader, passionate about mentoring engineers, driving delivery, and working hands-on with a Microsoft-based technology stack.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team of software engineers aligned to the Finance Automation team (Automation and Insights) product squad.
- Take ownership of technical delivery across both internal development and third-party suppliers, ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with business goals.
- Collaborate closely with business stakeholders across Finance, IT, and Operations.
- Ensure high standards of software design, development, testing, and deployment with a strong focus on security, resilience, and supportability.
- Contribute to technical decision-making, architecture discussions, and implementation plans.
- Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices and processes, including DevOps, agile delivery, and release management.
Key Skills & Experience
We are looking for a well-rounded engineering leader with a strong blend of technical depth and people management experience. Ideally, you will have:
Technical Expertise:
- Microsoft technologies (.NET/C#, SQL Server, Azure)
- Azure services (particularly Azure Service Bus and cloud-native design patterns).
- System design, architecture, data modelling, and integration patterns.
- Ideally experienced with containerisation (Docker), CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and DevOps practices.
- Ideally with knowledge of financial systems, regulatory frameworks, and secure software delivery
Leadership & Collaboration:
- Proven experience leading and coaching small engineering teams.
- Ability to manage third-party vendors and ensure delivery alignment with internal standards.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Organised and delivery-driven, able to balance hands-on technical involvement with strategic oversight.
Benefits
In addition to a competitive base salary and the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan, upon joining us here at Pension Insurance Corporation, you’ll have access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 28 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, insurance for Travel, Private Medical, Critical Illness, Life Assurance and Income Protection, and much more.
Delivering excellence – togetherPension Insurance Corporation (“PIC”) provides secure retirement incomes through comprehensive risk management and excellence in asset and liability management, as well as exceptional customer service. At year-end 2022, PIC had insured 302,200 pension scheme members and had £41 billion in financial investments, accumulated through the provision of tailored pension insurance buyouts and buy-ins to the trustees and sponsors of UK defined benefit pension schemes.We look for the right people to deliver the best outcomes.Every person in our team is united by one purpose, to pay the pensions of our current and future policyholders by working together, working hard and focusing on excellence in everything we do.
Delivering excellence – together
Pension Insurance Corporation (“PIC”) provides secure retirement incomes through comprehensive risk management and excellence in asset and liability management, as well as exceptional customer service. At year-end 2022, PIC had insured 302,200 pension scheme members and had £41 billion in financial investments, accumulated through the provision of tailored pension insurance buyouts and buy-ins to the trustees and sponsors of UK defined benefit pension schemes.
We look for the right people to deliver the best outcomes.
Every person in our team is united by one purpose, to pay the pensions of our current and future policyholders by working together, working hard and focusing on excellence in everything we do.
