Technical Delivery Manager

Position: Technical Delivery Manager
Location: Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office (Croydon)
Security Clearance: SC and NPPV3 Vetting Clearance

About the Role

As a Technical Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for creating the right environment for cloud and DevOps engineering teams to succeed. You will help teams self-organise, promote transparency, and foster a culture of continuous learning and operational excellence.

You will play a key role in one of the UK’s most high-profile digital transformation programmes, ensuring the stability, scalability, and security of critical national infrastructure.

You will oversee the successful delivery of AWS cloud, automation, and CI/CD initiatives by coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing delivery timelines, and ensuring alignment with business and architectural goals. Acting as the bridge between engineering teams and stakeholders, you will guide delivery from concept to completion, ensuring smooth handover into live service operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of AWS cloud, DevOps, and automation projects on time and within budget
• Lead cross-functional teams including cloud engineers, DevOps engineers, architects, developers, service desk engineers, and operations teams
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and outcomes to internal and external stakeholders
• Identify technical and delivery risks early and implement effective mitigation strategies
• Champion Agile delivery practices and continuous improvement across engineering teams
• Ensure smooth transition from project delivery into live service, including operational readiness and documentation
• Maintain accurate records of project progress, technical decisions, and delivery outcomes
• Coordinate complex multi-workstream cloud or platform engineering projects involving automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure modernisation
• Ensure delivery is technically sound, secure, and aligned with AWS best practices and cloud governance standards
• Support teams in resolving blockers related to AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and cloud operations

Essential Skills and Experience

• 10+ years’ experience delivering cloud, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering projects in complex environments

• Strong understanding of AWS services including EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, CloudFormation/CDK, and managed database services

• Familiarity with DevOps tooling and practices, including:

  • Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
  • Docker and container orchestration (ECS/EKS)
  • CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, Bitbucket)
  • Python and shell scripting
  • Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) operational management

• Experience managing incident, problem, and change processes in cloud environments

• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders and end users, building strong relationships and credibility quickly

• Hands-on delivery experience within consultancy, government, or large-scale digital transformation programmes

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with excellent attention to detail

• Highly organised, able to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment

What We Are Looking For

• Ability to manage and build relationships with engineering teams, stakeholders, and third-party suppliers using effective governance mechanisms
• A delivery-focused mindset with the ability to drive outcomes, manage priorities, and maintain momentum across multiple teams
• Experience working within Central Government or other regulated sectors
• Strategic thinking with a focus on customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and cloud platform reliability

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a collaborative and high-performing team
• Work on innovative projects within the public sector
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and modern delivery methodologies

If you are a passionate Technical Delivery Manager with the required skills and experience, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to contribute to exciting and impactful digital transformation projects.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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