Head of Engineering

This range is provided by Tank Recruitment. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range Direct message the job poster from Tank Recruitment Location: Milton Keynes (2 days a week in office) Engineering – QA – Cloud Operations - SaaS – Leadership – Azure – AWS – GCP – Architecture – AI/ML An established software provider is seeking an experienced Head of Engineering to lead their product engineering organisation through a major SaaS and AI transformation. With 25+ years in the market and over 350 global customers, this is a chance to shape the future of mission‑critical technology used by universities worldwide. The Role You’ll lead engineering, QA, and cloud operations as the business migrates from on‑prem/hosted solutions to a modern multi‑tenant SaaS platform. You’ll build high‑performing teams, drive engineering standards, and ensure smooth customer transitions while guiding the adoption of AI across the product suite. Key Responsibilities Lead and develop engineering managers and product development teams Build a strong engineering culture focused on quality, innovation, and customer outcomes Oversee outsourced QA and drive automation and continuous improvement Evolve cloud operations into a product‑aligned SRE function Provide technical leadership across SaaS migration, cloud‑native development, API strategy and AI enablement Partner with Product, Security, Sales and Customer Experience teams to align delivery and ensure successful customer migrations Set standards for secure development, CI/CD, observability and compliance (ISO27001, GDPR, PCI/DSS) What You’ll Bring Proven leadership in enterprise SaaS or major SaaS transformation programmes 8+ years in engineering, including 4+ years in senior leadership Experience scaling teams of 30+ engineers Strong technical grounding in Azure/AWS/GCP, architecture, and modern engineering practices Experience with large‑scale platform migrations and mixed in‑house/outsourced QA Understanding of SRE, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud operations Experience in regulated sectors Multi‑cloud operations knowledge Background in mission‑critical enterprise software and API‑first platforms Head of Engineering Location: Milton Keynes (2 days a week in office) Engineering – QA – Cloud Operations - SaaS – Leadership – Azure – AWS – GCP – Architecture – AI/ML #J-18808-Ljbffr