Promoting the safer use of medicines and vaccines for everyone everywhere at Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC), we are a beacon of innovation in healthcare technology with a dedicated team advancing public health worldwide. Our work is critical, from improving patient safety and drug monitoring to playing a pivotal role during health crises like the COVID pandemic. If you're ready to manage a team working towards impactful solutions in healthcare technology, embodying a vision of safety and innovation, UMC could be your next career move. Apply now and help us transform patient safety. Your role As Engineering Manager, you'll lead all development and operations activities (DevOps) for one of our product portfolios and will own service availability. You will have around 12-14 staff reporting directly to you, split into three teams. You will report to the Chief Technical Officer (Head of Digital Services & Solutions) and work in close collaboration with your Engineering Manager counterpart. Using your solid experience in tech (dev & ops), you will be a sounding board for our solution architects who guide our teams in developing high-quality software solutions that drives our commitment to patient safety. You'll collaborate closely with product management colleagues to align feature roadmaps with operational and technical requirements. Together with an Agile coach, you will work to constantly evolve methodology to maximize benefits. Your leadership will infuse inspiration, fostering a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and continuous improvement. You have a preference for delegation, decentralized decision making, focusing on the results. Your qualifications - A university degree in a relevant field (such as computer science, industrial engineering, mathematics, or similar) - A minimum of 5 years as a developer in a cloud environment, preferably within .NET, C# (F#), Angular, Azure - A minimum of 7 years of proven leadership skills within systems development, including full staff responsibility and budget - A minimum of 2 years experience in DevOps, ensuring service availability, uptime, monitoring/supervision, managing incidents, release and deploy - A minimum of 10 years work in agile/scrum methodologies, understanding principles and practices - An inclusive, team-oriented mindset, eager to explore new technologies and methodologies - Strong collaboration and communication skills to foster an inclusive, supportive environment - Experience in guiding teams through complex technical challenges while maintaining a focus on quality and customer success - Emphasis on positive and constructive feedback, creating a culture of open communication and mutual respect - Excellent written and spoken English. It’s also an advantage if you have - Experience from solution architecture, or from having worked in any lead architect role or similar capacity - Deeper knowledge in Azure, having worked as infra-admin, engineer, or architect - Experience from operations, ITIL, ITSM - Knowledge in security, requirements management (FR/NFR) as well as software testing methodology Why join UMC? - Be part of a meaningful legacy in global health, contributing to a safer future - Contribute to a creative, respectful, and collaborative work environment that values each individual - Flexible hours and hybrid work possibilities - Comprehensive benefits, including a generous vacation policy and ample opportunities for professional growth - Join an organization where kindness and respect are cornerstones of our work ethic, contributing to fun, inspiring and developing days at work! Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) is a centre for international service and scientific research in the field of pharmacovigilance. We are the WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, and manage the technical and operational aspects of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring since 1978. As an independent, non-profit foundation, we support the World Health Organization, regulatory authorities, and other stakeholders who share our vision of advancing medicines safety. Through research and development of new scientific methods, we explore the benefits and harms of medicines for patients, and offer products and services used by health authorities and the pharmaceutical industry worldwide UMC’s working language is English. We normally apply a probationary period to new appointments. UMC follows the collective agreements between the Swedish Agency for Government Employers and Saco-S and ST. Union representatives are Malin Zaar (Saco-S) and Jessica Avasol (ST), +46 (0)18-65 60 60.