Cloud Delivery Lead

City of London
2 weeks ago
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Cloud Delivery Lead

+6 months +

+Fully remote working

+£550 - £575 a day Inside IR35

+SC cleared role

Skills:

+SC clearance

+Service Delivery experience

+DevOps

+Azure / AWS

We are seeking an experienced SC Cleared Delivery Lead to manage and deliver complex cloud and DevOps initiatives supporting UK public sector transformation programmes. This role is responsible for shaping delivery strategy, leading multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring secure, scalable, and citizen-focused outcomes across cloud, infrastructure, and digital platforms.

You will bring strong expertise in agile delivery, stakeholder management, governance, and cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP), with a proven ability to align technology delivery to policy and organisational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Leadership & Strategy

Shape and oversee delivery strategy for cloud and DevOps programmes aligned to public sector transformation goals

Develop delivery roadmaps and prioritise initiatives based on organisational impact and stakeholder needs

Drive cross-departmental alignment to ensure consistent delivery frameworks and shared objectives

Team & People Management

Lead multidisciplinary agile teams including cloud engineers, DevOps specialists, analysts, and testers

Mentor, coach, and support performance development to build a high-performing delivery culture

Ensure effective resource planning to support sprint velocity and long-term delivery capacity

Cloud Architecture & Engineering Oversight

Oversee delivery of cloud-native architectures, container platforms, and hybrid infrastructure solutions

Guide adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation practices

Collaborate on designs for scalability, resilience, and high availability across platforms

Delivery Operations & Agile Governance

Manage sprint planning, backlog prioritisation, and iterative delivery using agile methodologies

Track and report delivery metrics such as deployment frequency, lead time, and change failure rate

Maintain delivery cadence and artefacts using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent

Stakeholder & Vendor Engagement

Build strong relationships with internal teams, government departments, citizens, and suppliers

Manage third-party delivery performance and SLA adherence

Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive transparency and consensus

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

Promote continuous improvement, learning, and feedback across delivery teams

Evaluate emerging DevOps tools, cloud patterns, and delivery models

Lead retrospectives and encourage knowledge sharing across programmes

Experience Required

The Delivery Lead will be a well-rounded service delivery professional with experience across applications, infrastructure, or digital services, and will demonstrate:

Proven service delivery experience in legacy and/or digital environments

Detailed working knowledge of the Industrialised Delivery Model

Ability to interpret and work effectively with client contracts

Experience producing mitigations for failed SLAs where required

Strong documentation skills for client-facing materials and governance

Confident communication and presentation skills with senior management and clients

Practical working knowledge of ITIL

Effective negotiation and stakeholder management capabilities

If you'd like to discuss this Cloud Delivery Lead in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch

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