Job Title: Engineering Manager Location: Knutsford Salary/Rate: £420 per day INSIDE IR35 Start Date: 12/05/2025 Job Type: Contract Company Introduction We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading financial services clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Engineering Manager to join their team for a contract until the end of the year. Job Responsibilities/Objectives Manage a team of engineers. Help the engineers grow their skills and experience Author project plans for epics Run agile project management processes Provide guidance and coaching to team members on technical contributions, product architecture, and other areas. Maintain empathy for the team by keeping awareness of engineering processes and practices. Examples might be: evaluating individual workflow during one on ones, conducting code reviews, or working on non-critical path bugs and/or features. Exposure to Agile and working with scrum teams ensuring the high quality delivery of technical stories. Responsible for story based design, development & local test and adherence to all coding standards Responsible for high quality code, responsible for leading team into delivery Expected to contribute strongly in all agile ceremonies (planning / stand-ups / retros etc) to ensure high velocity is maintained. Expected to be supportive within the team, both technically and culturally, to help achieve all targets Strong familiarity with Jira and Confluence and Knowledge of DevOps and Continuous Integration & Delivery Should be able to contribute and design delivery discussions, manage multiple stakeholders. Should be from development background, working with Java microservices and API. Generate and implement process improvements Hold regular 1:1s with all members of their team and give regular and clear feedback around the individual performance Foster technical decision making on the team, but make final decisions when necessary