Group Head of Software Engineering

Short Description

This is a strategic and operational leadership role overseeing engineering DevOps platform stability and technology execution.

Bullet Points:

• Location: Vilnius Lithuania

• Salary: Euro neg 2 x annual bonusses benefits
• Experience: 7 years of experience in IT leadership engineering management or platform development.

About the Role
A leading international digital organisation is seeking a Head of IT Development to drive the evolution reliability and scalability of its core technology platform across multiple markets.
You will define the technology direction ensure operational excellence and lead a highperforming engineering function that delivers secure scalable and compliant digital solutions. Working closely with Product and senior stakeholders you will play a central role in enabling business growth and platform innovation.

What You Will Be Doing

• Define and drive the technology strategy and architecture ensuring scalability performance and longterm sustainability.
• Own endtoend delivery of platform components aligned with product and business priorities.
• Ensure platform reliability and performance including incident management and operational governance.
• Lead DevOps and infrastructure excellence improving deployment efficiency automation and system stability.
• Own security and compliance across the technology landscape ensuring adherence to regulatory and dataprotection requirements.
• Partner closely with Product BI Operations and regional teams to ensure alignment and measurable business impact.
• Build lead and develop a highperforming technology organisation with strong structure accountability and delivery discipline.

Does This Sound Like You

• 7 years of experience in IT leadership engineering management or platform development.
• Proven track record leading crossfunctional engineering teams at scale.
• Strong understanding of modern architectures (microservices cloud distributed systems) and DevOps practices.
• Comfortable operating in regulated environments with security and compliance requirements.
• Strategic thinker with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A peoplecentric leader who builds highperforming accountable teams.
• Fluent in English.