Job Description

We're hiring an Engineering Manager to join our Data Team, this is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys leading and supporting a growing team. As we scale our systems to respond to increasing numbers of volunteers, broader coverage across the UK, higher data volumes and more variety of data and research usage ramping up, we need to scale our engineering activity. The Engineering Manager role is a crucial part of Our Future Health's scaling plans and will enable multiple engineering teams to grow and work in parallel on different data systems and data products.

About Us

Our Future Health will be the UK's largest ever health research programme, bringing people together to develop new ways to detect, prevent and treat diseases. We are a charity, supported by the UK Government in partnership with charities and industry. We work closely with the NHS and with public authorities across all nations and regions of the UK.


Our plan is to bring together 5 million volunteers from right across the UK who will be asked to contribute information to help build one of the most detailed pictures we have ever had of people's health. Researchers will be able to use this information to make new discoveries about human health and diseases. So future generations can live in good health for longer.

Requirements

We don't expect you to have experience with every single point but to be successful in this role you'll need to have experience of some of the following:


Comfortable communicating across technical and non-technical teams - from engineers and scientists to product managers and business stakeholders Skilled at managing different perspectives and facilitating productive, cross-disciplinary discussions Able to interpret technical and business needs, manage expectations, and handle challenging conversations with senior stakeholders Experienced in Agile development practices: GitHub, code reviews, unit testing, TDD, and CI/CD Proven track record of line managing and coaching engineers in high-performing, cross-functional teams Strong understanding of information governance and data security, especially for sensitive health data Hands-on experience managing live software services, including observability, logging, error reporting, debugging, and incident management (Grafana, Prometheus, New Relic) Highly proficient in JIRA: sprint boards, timelines, metrics, custom queries, ticket standards, and alerts; familiar with Asana, Trello, etc. Skilled in designing and deploying complex data schemas and building scalable, efficient data pipelines for large datasets Expert in Python and Bash scripting Experienced with data lakes and big data tools like Spark and Databricks Proficient in cloud environments (especially Azure) and workflow orchestration tools (Dagster, Airflow, Prefect) Confident with containerisation and deployment using Docker and Kubernetes Worked directly with external data suppliers - setting requirements, defining SLAs, and managing relationships Bonus: Familiar with healthcare and/or genetic data (NHS data, patient-reported outcomes, claims, public health data, genotyping, NGS)

Benefits

Competitive base salary Generous Pension Scheme - We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%. 30 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays - Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you. Enhanced Parental Leave - Supporting you during life's biggest moments. Career Growth & Development - 500 per year to spend on Learnerbly, our learning platform, plus regular appraisals and development opportunities. Cycle to Work Scheme - Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice. Home & Tech Savings - Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice 1,000 Employee Referral Bonus - Know someone amazing? Get rewarded for bringing them on board! Wellbeing Support - Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family. A Great Place to Work - We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn, and offer flexible and remote working arrangements.
Join us - let's prevent disease together.


We advise not delaying your application, as this advert may close early if a high number of applications are received.


At Our Future Health, we recognise the importance of having a diverse workforce and ensuring that all candidates, regardless of their background, have equitable access to our application process. We proactively encourage applicants who identify as having a disability, neurodiversity, or long-term health conditions to let us know if they require any reasonable adjustments as part of their application process.


If you do require any reasonable adjustments, please email us at talent@ourfuturehealth.org.uk