About the team

 

The Sales Transaction Service (STS) team is the single source of truth for sales & returns data across all Sainsbury’s brands and channels. It is responsible for publishing data with low latency, high quality, and continuous uptime.

 

STS is a critical service used by all areas of the business – from Finance, to Nectar, to Supply Chain, to AI & ML – and is key to delivering many of our Next Level priorities.

 

What you'll do

Lead a team of software engineers, ensuring they have everything they need to deliver at pace and with consistently high quality. Mentor and coach your team members, recruiting diverse and talented individuals, and promoting a culture of collaboration, learning, and respect. Define STS’ technical direction in close partnership with Product, Architecture, and the wider technology organisation.  Co-define and prioritise the work to be done, ensuring a balanced backlog of business initiatives with engineering initiatives. Manage multiple deliveries in parallel, ensuring it is completed on-time with good governance practices. Manage service & change management to a high standard, offering robust SLAs to your data consumers.  Promote best engineering practises and embed agile / lean delivery methodologies. Manage technology partners and ensuring high quality of their delivery. Own a £1m+ budget, ensuring accurate financial forecasting every period. Ensure your team’s ongoing adherence to Sainsbury’s processes and standards. Take part in a 24x7 on-call support rota.

 

Who you are

You are an engineering leader with experience running high-performing teams. You have a track record of running Tier 1 critical Kafka services to strict SLAs. You have deep technical expertise in Java, Kafka, Spring, and Kafka Streams.  You have led multiple complex deliveries, making collaborative & well-informed technical decisions to achieve business objectives. You build strong relationships at all levels and contribute to the inclusive and diverse culture that Sainsbury's Tech values.