Engineering Manager

Aquinas Consulting is a seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to join our client team in Boston, MA area. In this pivotal leadership role, you will shape the strategic evolution of our client direct-to-customer Digital Platform by guiding multiple engineering teams and Principal Engineers in the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native solutions that support the needs of a fast-growing insurance business. Rather than being hands-on in coding, you will focus on engineering execution, technical leadership, and organizational enablement—setting vision, aligning priorities, and ensuring teams have the resources and clarity to succeed. Partnering closely with Product, Architecture, Program Management, and Customer Experience, you will drive collaboration across disciplines to deliver secure, reliable, and intuitive customer experiences. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, Agile environment, demonstrates strong leadership and strategic thinking, and values empowering technical leaders, fostering innovation, and building high-performing teams that deliver meaningful business outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Provide thought leadership and technical guidance, enabling teams to deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions aligned with SPRINT and business goals.

Serves as the direct manager of five engineers, including Principal and Senior Engineers. Accountable for their capacity planning, career development, growth strategy, performance management, and ongoing coaching.

Lead, coach, and mentor multiple engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Empower Tech Leads by minimizing administrative overhead and supporting cross-team dependencies and external partnerships.

Partner with Product, Program, and Business stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable engineering plans.

Champion Agile best practices, driving accountability, removing blockers, and promoting a high-performance environment.

Support career development and growth for engineers through regular feedback, coaching, and development opportunities.

Ensure teams adhere to enterprise architecture principles, cybersecurity protocols, and regulatory requirements.

Oversee the software development lifecycle, emphasizing test-driven development, secure coding, and maintainability.

Promote adoption of modern frameworks, tools, and practices that enhance development velocity and operational resilience.

Communicate technical strategies and architectural decisions to leadership and stakeholders.

Proactively identify and resolve team and system bottlenecks, driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Develop and maintain documentation for team processes, workflows, and operational procedures.

Foster an inclusive, empowered engineering environment where every teammate can contribute and be recognized.

Work closely with client’s Head of Architecture in system design, solutioning, observability, monitoring, and Developer Experience (DevEx) initiatives, leveraging platform and enablement team opportunities.

Stand up and support a 24×7 production support team dedicated to observability and monitoring, ensuring robust support for customer-facing applications.

Ensure production support processes are tightly integrated with engineering and platform teams for rapid issue resolution and continuous improvement.

Focus on engineering execution and technical leadership, while Program Management drives risk mitigation, project scope, time, and cost management.

Partner with Scrum Masters (who report to Program Managers) to support Sprint ceremonies, retrospectives, velocity tracking, and Sprint updates, ensuring engineering teams are set up for success.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience :

12+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role.

Proven track record of managing multiple engineering teams and delivering enterprise-grade, cloud-native solutions.

Experience mentoring, coaching, and developing engineers and Tech Leads.

Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, Sprint planning, and team dynamics.

Technical proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Golang, Java, C#) and front-end frameworks (React, Vue.js) is a plus.

Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS preferred), microservices architecture, and event-driven systems.

Familiarity with CI / CD practices, DevOps, and observability tooling.

Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to align technical solutions with strategic business objectives.

Experience in the Property & Casualty Insurance domain is a plus, but not required.

Self-motivated, adaptable, and team-focused, with a strong sense of ownership and commitment to high-quality outcomes.

Demonstrated experience or exposure to platform engineering, security and compliance frameworks, and incident management practices within enterprise environments.

If you are interested in this Engineering Manager job please apply now to be connected with a member of our team.

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Aquinas Consulting is a woman and minority owned company headquartered in Milford, CT that provides Engineering, Information Technology (IT), and Manufacturing staffing solutions throughout the US. We take pride in 20 years of service to our clients, our hiring managers, our consultants, and our local community.  Aquinas is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and committed to considering all qualified applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. www.aquinasconsulting.com