Embedded Engineering Lead
Posted Today by Consol Partners
£550 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Chester, Cheshire, UK
Summary: The Embedded Full Stack Engineering Lead will play a crucial role in a major engineering transformation programme within a leading financial services organisation. This position requires an experienced engineering lead to enhance technical excellence and delivery maturity across teams. The role involves conducting an engineering maturity assessment and developing a comprehensive playbook, followed by coaching and implementing improvements within engineering squads. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in full stack engineering and experience in coaching or consulting within large-scale transformations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with engineering teams to implement agreed standards and practices
- Coach engineers in modern software development methodologies
- Drive adoption of tooling and ways of working outlined in the transformation playbook
- Influence team behaviours and delivery quality without direct authority
- Solve complex engineering and delivery challenges at both strategic and operational levels
- Work closely with product, DevOps, and delivery leads in agile environments
Key Skills:
- Proven full stack engineering background with hands-on technical credibility
- Experience in coaching or consulting roles, ideally within large-scale transformation programmes
- Demonstrated success in maturing engineering teams and uplifting delivery practices
- Skilled in developing or implementing engineering playbooks, standards, or maturity models
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders and initiate strategic conversations
- Comfortable operating in agile squads and cross-functional environments
Salary (Rate): £550/day
City: Chester
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Position: Embedded Full Stack Engineering Lead
Location: Hybrid (on-site presence expected during initial phases)
Start Date: Mid-Late August
Day Rate: Up to £550/day (Outside IR35)
Overview
We are supporting a major engineering transformation programme within a leading financial services organisation. This role is ideal for experienced engineering leads who are passionate about driving technical excellence and improving delivery maturity across teams.
The initial phase involves contributing to an engineering maturity assessment and the development of a comprehensive playbook covering standards, tooling, principles, and ways of working. Following this, the successful candidate will embed within engineering squads to coach, implement improvements, and support long-term capability uplift.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with engineering teams to implement agreed standards and practices
- Coach engineers in modern software development methodologies
- Drive adoption of tooling and ways of working outlined in the transformation playbook
- Influence team behaviours and delivery quality without direct authority
- Solve complex engineering and delivery challenges at both strategic and operational levels
- Work closely with product, DevOps, and delivery leads in agile environments
Candidate Profile
- Proven full stack engineering background with hands-on technical credibility
- Experience in coaching or consulting roles, ideally within large-scale transformation programmes
- Demonstrated success in maturing engineering teams and uplifting delivery practices
- Skilled in developing or implementing engineering playbooks, standards, or maturity models
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders and initiate strategic conversations
- Comfortable operating in agile squads and cross-functional environments
To Apply
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