Delivery Lead

Randstad Digital; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital services company seeks a Delivery Lead to manage cloud-native DevOps initiatives. The role involves leading teams, driving strategy, and ensuring delivery aligns with GDS standards and compliance. Candidates should have a strong background in service delivery within digital environments, excellent negotiation skills, and experience with ITIL and cloud architectures. This is a remote opportunity requiring a strategic leader capable of bridging technical execution with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in service delivery using an Industrialised Delivery Model.
• Deep understanding of GDS standards and government IT challenges.
• Practical knowledge of ITIL and financial awareness of service charging.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategy and roadmap for cloud-native DevOps programmes.
• Oversee sprint planning and backlog prioritization.
• Manage third-party SLAs and senior-level client relationships.
• Guide the adoption of Infrastructure as Code and containerization.
• Ensure delivery aligns with GDS guidelines and security principles.

Skills

Service delivery in digital or legacy environments

Understanding of GDS standards

Knowledge of ITIL and cloud-native architectures

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation and communication skills

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Role: Delivery Lead

Location: Remote(United Kingdom)

Clearance level: Transferrable SC Clearance

Duration: 6 months contract role

We are looking for a strategic Operations Delivery Lead to manage high-impact digital and cloud-based initiatives. In this role, you will drive the end-to-end delivery of scalable infrastructure and software solutions, ensuring they are secure, efficient, and aligned with user needs. Leading multidisciplinary teams in an agile environment, you will bridge the gap between technical execution and organizational strategy to deliver measurable results.

This role requires a strategic leader capable of aligning IT delivery with policy outcomes while managing high-performing DevOps and engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Leadership: Drive the strategy and roadmap for cloud-native DevOps programmes (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Operational Governance: Oversee sprint planning and backlog prioritization using Jira / Azure DevOps, monitoring key metrics like deployment frequency and lead time.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Manage third-party SLAs, contract compliance, and senior-level client relationships.
• Technical Oversight: Guide the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Risk & Compliance: Ensure all delivery aligns with GDS guidelines, NCSC security principles, and public procurement frameworks.

Requirements

• Experience: Proven track record in service delivery within digital or legacy environments, specifically using an Industrialised Delivery Model.
• Public Sector Fluency: Deep understanding of GDS standards and the unique challenges of government IT.
• Technical Acumen: Practical knowledge of ITIL, cloud-native architectures, and financial awareness of service charging mechanisms.
• Leadership: Expert in cross-functional collaboration and managing multidisciplinary agile teams under pressure.
• Communication: Ability to negotiate contracts and present complex technical status to senior executive stakeholders.

This is a remote opportunity—if you have the relevant skills and experience, we encourage you to apply.