Senior Manager – Enterprise Tooling & Automation

• Lead the Enterprise Tooling & Automation function for the head of Enterprise Digital Operations
• Define and evolve the future-state enterprise tooling ecosystem
• Develop and execute a comprehensive tooling strategy aligned with Agile DevSecOps outcomes
• Bring together software and tools used across the business, covering the full SDLC and AI tooling
• Consolidate the current tooling ecosystem and reduce duplication across business areas
• Support NESO’s AI Ops ambitions by bringing platforms and tooling together
• Manage vendor interactions, including licensing, commercial approvals, implementation timelines and support models
• Implement the tooling strategy across the organisation and influence adoption of change and digitalisation
• Own certificate and license management and ensure timely responses to expiry dates
• Manage and lead the existing team
• Performance-manage, lead, coach and develop managers in the team
• Support effective delivery, career growth and capability development
• Make strategic tooling decisions and engage senior stakeholders

Requirements

• Extensive experience in enterprise tooling, ideally with some focus surrounding transformation
• Knowledge of tooling integration and activation points within E2E DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines
• Ability to make strategic decisions around tooling cross-functionally based on fit for purpose, strategy and adherence to requirements
• Proven experience delivering large-scale tooling implementations across complex organisations
• Experience managing managers and leading teams across onshore and offshore locations
• Stakeholder management skills, including with senior leadership
• Experience collaborating across engineering, finance, architecture, procurement and transformation teams
• Deep understanding and prior demonstrable ownership of vendor-based tooling processes such as licensing and procurement
• Demonstratable knowledge of both Waterfall and DevSecOps agile delivery models
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or similar field, or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrated experience of working with technology leadership teams
• Right to work in the UK by the start of employment
• Willingness to attend the base location as required by business needs and travel to other NESO office locations

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in enterprise tooling and transformation, with a strong focus on strategic decision-making and stakeholder management. Proven ability to lead teams, manage vendor interactions, and implement comprehensive tooling strategies aligned with Agile DevSecOps outcomes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Enterprise Tooling Experience
• DevSecOps Pipeline Knowledge
• Vendor Management Skills
• Team Leadership and Development
• Stakeholder Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Tooling Integration
• Large-Scale Tooling Implementations
• Waterfall Delivery Model
• Agile Delivery Model
• Licensing Management

Soft Skills

• Strategic Decision-Making
• Collaboration Across Teams
• Coaching and Development

Industry Keywords

• DevSecOps
• E2E DevOps
• Transformation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Procurement Processes

Tools & Technologies

• AI Tooling
• Digital Operations Tools
• Enterprise Tooling Ecosystem

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