Delivery Lead

Randstad Digital; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital services company is seeking a strategic Operations Delivery Lead to manage high-impact initiatives. This remote role involves overseeing cloud-native DevOps programmes and ensuring delivery aligns with GDS standards. Ideal candidates have experience in service delivery, strong knowledge of GDS, and skills in managing multidisciplinary teams. If you have the relevant expertise, we encourage you to apply for this 6-month contract role.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in service delivery within digital or legacy environments.
• Deep understanding of GDS standards and challenges of government IT.
• Practical knowledge of ITIL and cloud-native architectures.
• Expert in managing multidisciplinary agile teams.
• Ability to negotiate contracts and present to senior stakeholders.

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 adoption of Infrastructure as Code and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Ensure alignment with GDS guidelines and compliance.

Skills

Service delivery in digital or legacy environments

Understanding of GDS standards

ITIL knowledge

Cloud-native architectures

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation 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.