Head of Domain Delivery - Shared

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

270 hours annual leave

Market-leading pension (9–13%)

Maternity / Paternity leave

Professional development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Discounts

Special Leave policy

Job summary

Atomic Weapons Establishment is seeking a Head of Domain Delivery to lead strategic digital initiatives and domain-level delivery across multiple business areas. The role requires ensuring governance, security, and alignment with organisational objectives while coordinating with enterprise architecture and cybersecurity teams.

You will oversee Domain Leads, shaping standards for development, testing, deployment, and lifecycle management, and you will be onsite with a focus on delivering

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of complex digital/IT-enabled transformation programmes across multiple domains.
• Strong ability to engage stakeholders across business and technical functions.
• Experience with structured delivery frameworks and architecture governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead Domain Leads to capture, prioritise, and scope digital initiatives aligned with business value and strategic goals.
• Provide leadership and direction with clear ownership of delivery outcomes.
• Define and maintain standards for development, testing, deployment, and lifecycle management of digital solutions.
• Oversee domain-level data governance across UK-US systems.
• Ensure governance across service design, testing, and transition; ensure solutions meet stakeholder expectations.
• Integrate domain delivery with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and delivery assurance frameworks.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Delivery Management

Agile/Waterfall

Architecture Governance

Data Governance

Job description

Head of Domain Delivery

Closing date: 10th August 2026 Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: A competitive salary aligned with the seniority and impact of this role.

Working Pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non‑working day. For this role, employees are required to work fully onsite. We support flexible working arrangements where possible, including part‑time and varied working hours, while maintaining an onsite presence.

Key Accountabilities

• Accountable for ensuring that Domain Leads effectively capture, prioritise, and scope digital initiatives in alignment with business value and strategic goals.
• Provide leadership and direction to Domain Leads, ensuring clear ownership of delivery outcomes and alignment with organisational objectives.
• Define and maintain strategic standards and policies for the development, testing, deployment, and lifecycle management of digital solutions.
• Oversee domain-level data governance, ensuring compliance with data integrity, access, retention, and interoperability standards—especially across UK-US systems.
• Ensure robust governance across service design, testing, and transition, guaranteeing that digital services are fit for purpose and meet stakeholder expectations.
• Ensure domain delivery activities are integrated with enterprise-wide architecture, cybersecurity, and delivery assurance frameworks.

Who are we looking for?

• Proven Leadership of complex digital, data or IT-enabled transformation programmes across multiple business domains.
• Experience with structured delivery frameworks (e.g., portfolio management, architecture governance, agile/waterfall delivery models).
• Deep understanding of capability‑led design and operating model transformation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills across business and technical functions.
• Excellent communication and influencing abilities.

Benefits

• 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE.

The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work.

We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.