About the Company At IMSERV, we''re proud to be one of the UK''s leading energy data and metering specialists. We deliver award-winning services to customers across the country, providing specialist metering technology for electricity, gas and water, alongside highly accurate energy data collection services. About the Role The purpose of the role is to lead the software engineering function for the Astral platform, taking ownership of the people, delivery, engineering standards, and ongoing development of the platform. This includes taking immediate responsibility for delivery across the current offshore and partner setup, establishing the cadence, estimation, and release discipline required to make delivery more predictable. The role will also focus on raising engineering standards across documentation, testing, CI/CD, environment management, and release processes to ensure the platform can withstand external technical due diligence while maintaining delivery pace. A key focus will be reducing key-person dependency by ensuring knowledge, processes, and technical decisions are properly documented and embedded across the team. The role will establish IMSERV''s own engineering capability, develop a clear plan to reduce reliance on external partners, work closely with the Technical Architect to progress Astral towards a multi-tenant, API-first architecture, and ultimately leave behind a robust, well-documented and sustainable engineering operation that can continue effectively ..... full job details .....