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Experience and skills we need
- Minimum 3 years’ recent experience in leading technology team(s).
- Experience in people leadership practices and processes.
- Strong knowledge of IT concepts, methodologies, architectures and technical standards, ideally gained in an enterprise technical environment.
- In-depth knowledge of and proven experience of working in agile environments.
- Experience in building strong customer / business partner relationships.
- Proven ability to successfully lead technology projects and effectively create a high‑performing team environment.
- Proven ability to identify and implement process improvement to generate efficiencies, effectiveness and cost savings.
Experience and skills we’d love
- Experience in working with and applying coaching frameworks to develop team and individual competencies.
What you’ll be doing
People
- Create a supportive, inclusive, & trusting environment that supports all team members and fosters full engagement.
- Provide day‑to‑day coaching to team members across multiple software delivery teams.
- Provide regular, ongoing feedback to team members and input on individual/team performance to the Senior Engineering Manager.
- Participate in and support recruitment, selection, and onboarding activities of new team members.
- Identify and coordinate the growth of new capabilities in your teams.
- Encourage team members to achieve their potential by participating in and contributing to organization‑wide initiatives.
- Continuously develop your skills and knowledge.
- Share knowledge and expertise across your department, the wider organization or beyond through networks, events and communities of practice.
- Manage day‑to‑day operations, requests and expense management for the team.
Delivery Excellence
- Focus on regular, timely delivery of business value and management of business expectations.
- Oversee delivery and coach the team; facilitate transparency, inspection and adaption.
- Guide the delivery team on the relevant agile practices and methodology based on the context with a strong focus on continuous improvement.
- Manage interdependencies between delivery teams (internal and external).
- Work closely with Product Owners and/or business stakeholders to support short and long‑term planning and prioritize deliverables on an ongoing basis.
- Define team objectives and oversee delivery against these and team KPIs, hold the team accountable for achieving, taking required action to drive performance.
- Anticipate and address potential or actual impediments to team delivery and shield the team from external interference to enable optimal functionality and productivity.
- Build superior solutions which add business value based on an in‑depth understanding of customer needs and appreciation of market demand.
- Coordinate Engineering Excellence reviews in line with the LIT Well‑Architected framework.
- Objectively assess adherence to the engineering goals defined in the LIT High Performance Framework and work with teams to ensure a team optimisation plan is in place.
- Ensure value is delivered through adoption and application of techniques established in Liberty IT engineering standards.
Fair employment and equal opportunities
Liberty IT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusion and diversity.
If you have a disability, accommodations are available on request when taking part in all aspects of the recruitment, assessment, and selection process.
Company: Liberty IT
Location: Belfast
Job Description:
Experience and skills we need
- Minimum 3 years’ recent experience in leading technology team(s).
- Experience in people leadership practices and processes.
- Strong knowledge of IT concepts, methodologies, architectures and technical standards, ideally gained in an enterprise technical environment.
- In-depth knowledge of and proven experience of working in agile environments.
- Experience in building strong customer / business partner relationships.
- Proven ability to successfully lead technology projects and effectively create a high‑performing team environment.
- Proven ability to identify and implement process improvement to generate efficiencies, effectiveness and cost savings.
Experience and skills we’d love
- Experience in working with and applying coaching frameworks to develop team and individual competencies.
What you’ll be doing
People
- Create a supportive, inclusive, & trusting environment that supports all team members and fosters full engagement.
- Provide day‑to‑day coaching to team members across multiple software delivery teams.
- Provide regular, ongoing feedback to team members and input on individual/team performance to the Senior Engineering Manager.
- Participate in and support recruitment, selection, and onboarding activities of new team members.
- Identify and coordinate the growth of new capabilities in your teams.
- Encourage team members to achieve their potential by participating in and contributing to organization‑wide initiatives.
- Continuously develop your skills and knowledge.
- Share knowledge and expertise across your department, the wider organization or beyond through networks, events and communities of practice.
- Manage day‑to‑day operations, requests and expense management for the team.
Delivery Excellence
- Focus on regular, timely delivery of business value and management of business expectations.
- Oversee delivery and coach the team; facilitate transparency, inspection and adaption.
- Guide the delivery team on the relevant agile practices and methodology based on the context with a strong focus on continuous improvement.
- Manage interdependencies between delivery teams (internal and external).
- Work closely with Product Owners and/or business stakeholders to support short and long‑term planning and prioritize deliverables on an ongoing basis.
- Define team objectives and oversee delivery against these and team KPIs, hold the team accountable for achieving, taking required action to drive performance.
- Anticipate and address potential or actual impediments to team delivery and shield the team from external interference to enable optimal functionality and productivity.
- Build superior solutions which add business value based on an in‑depth understanding of customer needs and appreciation of market demand.
- Coordinate Engineering Excellence reviews in line with the LIT Well‑Architected framework.
- Objectively assess adherence to the engineering goals defined in the LIT High Performance Framework and work with teams to ensure a team optimisation plan is in place.
- Ensure value is delivered through adoption and application of techniques established in Liberty IT engineering standards.
Fair employment and equal opportunities
Liberty IT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusion and diversity.If you have a disability, accommodations are available on request when taking part in all aspects of the recruitment, assessment, and selection process.
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Posted: May 20th, 2026