Senior Engineering Manager

We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead, scale, and mature our engineering organisation as we expand our AI enabled cyber security SaaS platform. Operating within a high growth (£100m ARR) IT channel business, and secure multitenant architectures with strong leadership and operational excellence.

You will partner closely with Product, Security, Operations and Customer facing teams to ensure engineering execution directly supports customer outcomes, platform resilience, and commercial growth. This role requires a leader who embraces automation, AI-assisted development and secure-by-design engineering practices.

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• Lead and develop multiple engineering squads, fostering a culture of performance, accountability, inclusion and continuous learning.
  
• Own hiring, onboarding, development frameworks, and succession planning to build diverse resilient teams.
  
• Create clarity through expectations, shared ownership and outcome‑focused metrics.
  
• Champion AI‑powered engineering workflows to free your teams to do the best work of their career.
  
• Own execution of roadmap initiatives across our multitenant cyber security SaaS platform, ensuring predictable delivery with measurable outcomes.
  
• Collaborate with Product to prioritise work, define scope, manage tradeoffs, and build clear OKRs that link to customer value, platform adoption and ARR contribution.
  
• Embed engineering excellence: secure coding, code quality, architectural consistency, threat modelling and automated testing.
  
• Drive adoption of automation and AI across CI/CD, QA, operational workflows, and customer diagnostics.
  

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• Guide architecture across .NET and Go microservices including API design, data boundaries, tenancy isolation and internal service contracts.
  
• Oversee secure‑by‑design principles across every stage of the SDLC, ensuring our platform meets modern cyber security expectations for IT channel partners.
  
• Support escalations for complex production issues, partnering with Security, SRE, and Customer Ops to ensure fast customercentric resolution.
  

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• Lead operational maturity improvements including service reliability, incident response, on call processes and blameless post mortems.
  
• Drive adoption of deep observability: metrics, logs, traces, security telemetry, and cost optimisation.
  
• Ensure compliance with enterprise cyber security requirements, data protection standards and channel specific governance frameworks.
  
• Implement automated runtime security controls, threat detection, behavioural monitoring and platform hardening.
  

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• Work closely with Product, UX, Security, Customer Success, and Sales to deliver meaningful customer outcomes.
  
• Translate commercial and customer needs into actionable technical strategy and resourcing plans.
  
• Communicate technical updates and risks clearly and concisely to executives, channel partners and nontechnical stakeholders.
  

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• Technical depth balanced with pragmatic decision‑making
  
• Accountability, resilience and strong ownership
  
• Curiosity about AI‑driven engineering and developer tooling
  
• Passion for secure, scalable and reliable cloud systems
  
• Customer‑centric thinking with commercial awareness
  

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• 5+ years’ engineering leadership experience with a track record of leading managers or multiple squads in a SaaS environment
  
• Experience delivering secure cloud platforms at scale within cyber security or adjacent regulated sectors
  
• Strong command of Agile and cross‑functional delivery
  
• A history of aligning Product, Security, Operations, and Engineering around shared goals
  
• Excellent communication, systems thinking, and organisational leadership
  

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• Customer Impact: Uptime, performance, incident reduction, customer satisfaction (CSAT/NPS), and partner adoption metrics.
  
• Delivery Predictability: Hitting roadmap commitments, velocity stability, and meeting OKRs.
  
• Platform Security & Quality: Reduction in vulnerabilities, improved threat detection coverage and adherence to compliance standards.
  
• Team Health & Retention: Developer satisfaction, retention rates and performance progression.
  
• Operational Excellence: MTTR improvements, post mortem quality, automation coverage and cost efficiency.
  
• Innovation & AI Adoption: Integration of AI/automation into engineering workflows and measurable impact on productivity.
  

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• Pension Scheme - Save More, Earn More
  
• Private Medical - Caring for You Inside and Out
  
• Health Assurance - We've Got Your Loved Ones Covered
  
• Income protection – We got You
  
• Collaborative and Supportive Work Environment
  
• Recognition for Your Contributions
  
• Opportunities for Professional/Personal Growth
  
• Career Advancement in Our Dynamic and Innovative Company
  

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As CyberSentriq embarks on its journey as a new company, we are excited to announce our MSP‑first approach, AI‑driven capabilities, and the integration of TitanHQ and Redstor. Our strategic goals are aligned with our vision to become a high‑growth, innovative cybersecurity platform targeting $100M ARR by 2028.

CyberSentriq is committed to providing cutting‑edge cybersecurity solutions that empower Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to deliver exceptional services to their clients. With our AI‑driven capabilities, we aim to enhance threat detection, response, and prevention, ensuring the highest level of security for businesses of all sizes.

Join us in our mission to revolutionise the cybersecurity industry and achieve our ambitious growth targets. As a Product Owner at CyberSentriq, you will play a pivotal role in driving our success and shaping the future of cybersecurity.

*Please note that we do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies. All submissions must be in response to specific job vacancies listed by our company. xcfaprz Any unsolicited CVs will be considered the property of CyberSentriq, and no fees will be payable in relation to them.