Principal Engineer

Ordnance Survey · Southampton, England ·

Last confirmed by our partners on 23 Oct 2026.

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Overview

In diesem Senior role, you will act as the technical authority for the Business Systems domain, shaping standards and engineering direction. You will lead high‑impact architectural work, mentor engineers, and ensure scalable, secure solutions across platforms and integrations. You’ll collaborate with senior leaders, product managers, and delivery managers to deliver high‑quality outcomes that support OS’s mission. This role offers strategic influence, deep technical impact, and the chance to raise engineering capability across multiple teams.

Pay / Benefits

  • Competitive salary and pension (OS contribute up to 12.07%)
  • Hybrid and flexible working options
  • Learning and development support, coaching and mentoring
  • Volunteering leave and matched fundraising
  • Free OS Maps subscription and wellbeing support
  • 26–28 days leave adjustments with service

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and strategy for engineering excellence and delivery
  • Set standards and ensure solutions meet required quality and security
  • Mentor engineers and grow engineering capability across teams
  • Lead complex engineering initiatives and architectural design
  • Collaborate with product managers, architects, and delivery managers to deliver high‑value technical solutions
  • Balance strategic thinking with hands‑on technical involvement
  • Influence engineering roadmap and drive continuous improvement

Key requirements

  • Deep and broad technical expertise in software engineering, system design, integration, Azure, CRM, Finance systems and APIs
  • Proven experience leading large‑scale technical change and architectural design
  • Strong ability to influence technical strategy and clarify complex problems
  • Experience providing technical assurance and ensuring standards
  • Excellent communication to engage senior stakeholders
  • Proven coaching and mentoring of engineers
  • Ability to balance strategy with hands‑on work
  • Work with Product Manager to align market insights with product decisions
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Cross‑functional collaboration
  • MS Azure
  • CRM systems
  • Finance systems
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