Engineering Group Lead

Engineering Group Lead

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Argus is a fast‑growing global B2B media company providing essential information on commodity markets. Technology is central to everything we do, and the evolving technology organization must be aware of emerging technologies and their applications to Argus services. We are seeking an experienced and hands‑on Engineering Group Lead who is passionate about building scalable, reliable, and secure technology solutions. You will combine technical expertise with leadership skills to guide engineering teams in delivering high‑quality software that meets business needs and drives innovation.

Working as the Engineering Group Lead you will be part of the Technology and Data team, leading engineering teams, working on different projects and closely collaborating with product, quality assurance, other engineering group leads and teams to deliver solutions that meet the required business needs, quality, and technical standards.

• Apply software and data engineering best practices to develop maintainable, scalable, reliable and secure solutions based on common architecture patterns and principles
• Ensure timely delivery of high‑quality software solutions that are fit for the future while maintaining a strong focus on practicality, user experience and user satisfaction
• Communicate progress, challenges, and technical trade‑offs to stakeholders
• Lead and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability and ownership
• Possess a big‑picture perspective while remaining hands‑on and dived into the code when necessary
• Act as a visible, approachable leader, removing bottlenecks and enabling the teams
• Ensure that all engineering work meets agreed standards of quality, including code reviews, testing and best practices with a hands‑on approach
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging the team to constantly seek ways to enhance their skills and processes
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and evaluate their adoption
• Embed AI, automation and pragmatic Dev Ops practices to boost speed and quality

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field
• Strong understanding of Service‑oriented architecture, microservices and event‑driven architectures
• Cloud‑native development with AWS services (Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, EC2, S3, Cloud Formation, Cloud Watch, RDS Aurora, Dynamo
  
  DB, SQS/SNS, Athena, etc.)
• Dev Ops practices (CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containerization)
• Strong experience operating within an Agile delivery methodology
• Strong experience delivering .NET/C# and Angular web apps (hands‑on current/recent experience)
• Advocate of SOLID principles and design patterns
• Strong database experience (SQL and No
  
  SQL)
• Strong problem‑solving skills, ability to think creatively, combined with a results‑oriented mindset
• Practical experience applying AI/ML tools and techniques as an extension of the software engineer’s toolbox
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Desired experience building, extending or maintaining a trading platform

Our rapidly growing, award‑winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognizes and rewards successful performance and, as an Investor in People, promotes professional development and retains a high‑performing team committed to building our success.

• Competitive salary and company bonus scheme
• Group healthcare and life assurance scheme
• Flexible working environment
• 25 days holiday with annual increase up to 30 days
• Subsidised gym membership
• Season ticket travel loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Extensive internal and external training

Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque…