Contract Engineering Manager

Contract Engineering Manager

 Location: Hybrid (2–3 Days/Week Onsite – London)

 Duration: 6 Months

 IR35 Status: Outside IR35

 Rate: £600–£650/day



Opus is partnering with well-known UK retailer seeking a Contract Engineering Manager to lead the technical migration of their STIBO STEP PIM system from on-premise to a modern SaaS architecture. This is a high-impact role requiring deep technical leadership, stakeholder management, and hands-on experience with enterprise-scale migrations.



️ Tech Environment:

☁️ STIBO STEP (PIM)

☕ Java 17+ (Java 21 )

Micronaut / Spring Boot

JUnit / Mockito

Kafka / MongoDB

GraphQL Federation / REST APIs

️ Gradle

Terraform / OpenTelemetry / Dynatrace



 Key Responsibilities:



Architect and lead the end-to-end migration of STIBO STEP to SaaS

Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to align on integration, customisation, and roadmap

Champion microservices and event-driven architecture

Translate technical complexity into business-friendly insights for senior stakeholders

Manage engineering teams through full product lifecycle, ensuring delivery excellence and operational stability

Drive adoption of Elite DORA metrics and engineering best practices

✅ Must-Haves:



10+ years in software engineering, 5+ in leadership roles

Proven experience with STIBO STEP and enterprise SaaS migrations

Strong technical depth across Java, microservices, and cloud- tooling

Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills

 Interested?

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