Engineering Manager AI & Telecoms
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17 hours ago
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Job Summary
About Zinkworks
Zinkworks partners with leading Telecommunications and Financial Services organizations to modernize legacy systems migrate mission-critical platforms to the cloud and engineer AI-driven automation. From OSS transformation to rApp development and network intelligence our teams simplify complexity and turn it into competitive advantage. Based in Ireland and operating across the EU UK and US Zinkworks combines deep domain expertise with delivery excellence to help clients modernize faster and operate smarter.
The Role
As an Engineering Manager you will lead high-performing cross-functional engineering teams delivering a flagship Agentic AI transformation programme for a major UK Telecommunications provider. Operating from our Innovation Hub in Athlone you will be responsible for translating complex architectural vision into reliable scalable production-grade software.
You will sit at the intersection of engineering execution people leadership and delivery governance ensuring that AI agents automation platforms and cloud-native services are delivered to enterprise standards. This role requires strong technical credibility excellent leadership skills and experience delivering complex systems in regulated mission-critical environments.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Development: Lead mentor and grow multidisciplinary engineering teams fostering a culture of technical excellence ownership and continuous improvement.
Delivery Ownership: Own end-to-end delivery outcomes ensuring predictable high-quality delivery across multiple streams of work.
Technical Oversight: Provide hands-on technical leadership and guidance across cloud-native AI-driven and distributed systems.
Execution Management: Plan and manage delivery across Agile teams ensuring clear priorities realistic commitments and consistent velocity.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Solution Architects Product Owners Business Analysts and DevOps to align execution with architectural intent and business outcomes.
Quality & Reliability: Ensure engineering best practices around testing security performance and operational readiness are embedded into delivery.
Risk & Dependency Management: Identify and manage technical risks dependencies and delivery constraints across teams and platforms.
Stakeholder Communication: Provide clear transparent updates to senior stakeholders on progress risks and delivery health.
Continuous Improvement: Drive improvements in engineering processes tooling and standards to increase efficiency and quality over time.
Must-Have Skills
Proven experience leading software engineering teams in complex enterprise-scale environments.
Strong background in cloud-native application development and distributed systems.
Experience delivering platforms involving AI/ML data pipelines or automation workflows.
Solid understanding of modern software engineering practices including CI/CD DevOps and Infrastructure as Code.
Experience working within Agile delivery models (Scrum Kanban SAFe).
Strong technical communication skills with the ability to challenge and guide architectural and design decisions.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining delivery focus and team morale.
Experience operating in regulated or mission-critical environments.
Nice-to-Have Skills
Telecom domain experience across RAN Core OSS/BSS or Fixed Access engineering.
Experience delivering AI-driven or data-intensive platforms at scale.
Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar public cloud environments.
Exposure to platform engineering SRE or large-scale automation frameworks.
Inclusion & Diversity at Zinkworks
At Zinkworks we are deeply committed to fostering a culture of diversity inclusion and belonging. We believe that our strength lies in the unique backgrounds perspectives and experiences of our team members. By embracing an inclusive environment we empower innovation and collaboration across all levels of our organisation. Based in Ireland we are proud to support and engage with our local communities through meaningful initiatives that promote equity and opportunity. Our commitment extends beyond the workplace as we actively contribute to creating a more inclusive and connected society for all.
Key Skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Go
- Management Experience
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Mechanical Engineering
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Zinkworks is a trusted partner to Telecoms and Financial Services organizations around the world. We help modernize legacy systems, move mission-critical systems into the cloud, and exploit the power of AI-driven automation. Our people thrive in technically complex environments where ... View more
