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Collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement define how we work — and we’re always looking for people who want to build meaningful technology at scale.\nWho are we looking for?\nThe Systems Development Manager is responsible for leading the development and ongoing evolution of Gamma’s telecom support systems that underpin voice network operations and engineering, including troubleshooting, diagnostics, reporting, and automated test capabilities.\nWhat will you be doing day-to-day?\nLead and manage the systems development function responsible for Telecoms support systems used by Voice Operations and Engineering. \nProvide technical and people leadership to Systems Developers of all levels, Test Automation Engineers, and Infrastructure and Automation Engineers within the team.\nAct as the accountable technical authority for systems development within the voice domain, making strategic build versus buy and investment decisions where appropriate.\nTranslate operational, engineering, and product needs into a coherent multiyear roadmap for voice network troubleshooting, diagnostics, reporting, and automated testing.\nEnsure that support systems are designed to be scalable, resilient, secure, and aligned with the needs of a carrier grade telecom environment.\nOversee the development and maintenance of automated test frameworks and environments supporting functional, performance, and resilience testing of voice platforms.\nSet clear engineering standards and practices covering software quality, test automation, CI/CD, monitoring, and operational readiness.\nWork closely with Voice Engineering, Operations, Architecture, and Product teams to prioritise requirements and deliver effective, integrated solutions.\nEnsure systems are observable and operable in production, with appropriate metrics, logging, alerting, and documentation in place.\nManage team capacity, delivery commitments, and technical risk, ensuring predictable outcomes and continuous improvement.\nWhat You’ll Need\nLed engineering teams delivering PHP-based backend systems and internal platforms, supporting operational tooling such as monitoring dashboards, reporting systems, and diagnostics services.\nProvided technical leadership across PHP microservices and legacy systems, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and alignment with broader architecture without being a primary hands-on contributor.\nProven experience leading software or engineering teams responsible for building and operating internal platforms or support systems.\nStrong technical background in backend or systems development, with the ability to provide effective technical leadership and oversight without being a primary hands-on contributor.\nExperience delivering systems that support operational and engineering users, such as monitoring, diagnostics, reporting, or network support tooling.\nDemonstrable experience owning technical roadmaps and translating business and operational requirements into prioritised delivery plans.\nExperience working with distributed or microservice-based systems in a production environment.\nExperience using tools such as Jira and Confluence for delivery management and documentation.\nStrong understanding of software quality practices, including testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and operational readiness.\nExperience working closely with infrastructure, automation, or DevOps engineers to deliver reliable and scalable platforms.\nAbility to collaborate effectively across engineering, operations, architecture, and product teams.\nStrong people management skills, including coaching, development, and performance management of engineers.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear documentation and communicate technical topics to non-technical stakeholders\nWhat do we offer you?\nAt Gamma, we believe in work–life balance, which is why we offer 25 days of annual leave, plus an extra day off for your birthday. 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We welcome applications from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on any protected characteristics.\nRecruitment agencies: We work with a trusted group of recruitment partners and are not looking to expand this network at present. 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