Head of Delivery

JR United Kingdom; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international IoT service provider is seeking a Head of Delivery to lead their largest revenue-generating team. This pivotal role involves shaping architecture, optimizing practices, and driving significant improvements across functions. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, particularly with Azure, and a proven track record in CI/CD and DevOps.

Qualifications

• Experience with Azure is essential.
• Demonstrable ability to drive CI/CD maturity and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives.
• Understanding of software engineering is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation of CI/CD pipelines, tooling, and automation.
• Manage backlogs and ensure alignment across engineering initiatives.
• Implement QA practices for high uptime and performance.

Skills

Technical awareness

CI/CD maturity

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Centralizing QA and DevOps

Tools

Azure

Job description

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Head of Delivery, Watford, Hertfordshire

Client: Burns Sheehan

Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 1

Posted: 25.05.2025

Expiry Date: 09.07.2025

Job Description:

Head of Delivery | IoT | Lead the company's largest revenue generating team

Role: Head of Delivery

Salary: Up to £95,000 + Equity

Location: Watford - 3 days per week on site (hybrid)

We are partnered with a leading international IoT service provider experiencing rapid growth and backed by significant private equity investment. Through strategic acquisitions, they continue to expand their market-leading position, with solutions trusted across the UK, Ireland, the Nordics, Benelux, and Spain.

With major multi-million pound projects securing the business's future for the next several years, we are looking for a Head of Delivery to lead the company's largest revenue-generating team.

Head of Delivery role

Reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, you will be pivotal in shaping architecture, optimising SRE practices, and enhancing technical program management. You will bridge current gaps and drive significant improvements across functions.

Responsibilities for the Head of Delivery:

• Oversee the implementation of CI/CD pipelines, CI/CD tooling, automation, cost management, monitoring, and reliability.
• Oversee the implementation of QA practices to enable high uptime, performance, reliability, and security.
• Technical Program Management: Manage backlogs, committed plans, and the entire flow of work, ensuring alignment and efficiency across engineering initiatives.

Requirements for the Head of Delivery:

• Technically aware and able to effectively guide, question, and challenge technical teams. You won't be writing code daily, but you'll be hands-on in understanding operations.
• Experience with Azure is essential.
• Demonstrable ability to drive CI/CD maturity and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives.
• Experience in centralizing and optimising QA and DevOps functions.
• An understanding of software engineering is beneficial.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact on engineering capabilities and drive true innovation in how they deliver solutions.

Please get in touch for more information on both the role and the company!