Contract Engineering Manager

Contract Engineering Manager
📍 Location: Hybrid (2–3 Days/Week Onsite – London)
📆 Duration: 6 Months
💼 IR35 Status: Outside IR35
💰 Rate: £600–£650/day

Opus is partnering with well-known UK retailer seeking a Contract Engineering Manager to lead the technical migration of their STIBO STEP PIM system from on-premise to a modern SaaS architecture. This is a high-impact role requiring deep technical leadership, stakeholder management, and hands-on experience with enterprise-scale migrations.

🛠️ Tech Environment:
☁️ STIBO STEP (PIM)
☕ Java 17+ (Java 21 preferred)
🌱 Micronaut / Spring Boot
🧪 JUnit / Mockito
📦 Kafka / MongoDB
🔗 GraphQL Federation / REST APIs
🛠️ Gradle
📊 Terraform / OpenTelemetry / Dynatrace

🎯 Key Responsibilities:

Architect and lead the end-to-end migration of STIBO STEP to SaaS
Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to align on integration, customisation, and roadmap
Champion microservices and event-driven architecture
Translate technical complexity into business-friendly insights for senior stakeholders
Manage engineering teams through full product lifecycle, ensuring delivery excellence and operational stability
Drive adoption of Elite DORA metrics and engineering best practices
✅ Must-Haves:

10+ years in software engineering, 5+ in leadership roles
Proven experience with STIBO STEP and enterprise SaaS migrations
Strong technical depth across Java, microservices, and cloud-native tooling
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
📩 Interested?
Apply now or send your latest CV to (url removed) ASAP!
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