Engineering Manager

Company description:

We’re Nominet – a world-leading domain name registry operating at the heart of the UK internet. While we're best known for running .UK domains, we also help to protect public services from cyber threat.

Job description:

Engineering Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Hybrid (minimum 20% on-site in our London Shoreditch office)

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone.

If there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.

About Us

We’re Nominet – a world-leading domain name registry operating at the heart of the UK internet. While we're best known for running .UK domains, we also help to protect public services from cyber threat.

As a public benefit company, our work has a positive impact on society. We’ve donated millions to projects that use technology to improve people’s lives and have committed to delivering £60m worth of support over the next three years.

We’re also already a Carbon Neutral company and we’re committed to helping the UK reach Net Zero by 2050.

About the role

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Edge Platform team who are tasked with building our next generation DNS Resolver infrastructure. This is an exciting greenfield project that will have impact at the core of the internet in the UK and beyond. The Engineering Manager will play a critical role in leading and managing our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of managing engineering projects from concept to completion.

About you and your experience (max 5 bullet points covering all must haves and nice to haves)

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Good technical background across Infrastructure
• Strong understanding of Linux systems
• Good understanding of Ansible
• Knowledge of knowledge of DNS/DNSSEC protocols would be a nice to have

What we offer

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the ability to purchase an additional 5 days
• Bupa private healthcare + Employee Assistance Programme
• Electric vehicle scheme with on-site charging points
• Rewards platform with access to discounts at hundreds of shops, restaurants etc.
• MediCash discounts on routine healthcare including optical, dental and much more
• Company and individual performance-based annual bonus

Please note, all roles working for Nominet will be subject to a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Some roles will require additional security clearance due to the nature of their work.