Modernisation Delivery Lead

ICAEW; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Flexible working

Gym discounts

Pension plan

Season ticket travel loans

Health plan

Dental plan

Job summary

ICAEW in London is seeking a Modernisation Delivery Lead to steer infrastructure modernisation across the technology estate. The role involves planning changes such as cloud migration, decommissioning legacy systems, platform upgrades, and governance to ensure on-time delivery within scope and budget.

The successful candidate will act as a servant leader for delivery squads, coordinating with technical leads, suppliers, and business stakeholders to realise ICAEW's long-term technology strategy.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure, cloud, or platform transformation projects.
• Strong track record managing technical delivery within data centres, cloud platforms (Azure) and enterprise IT estates.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and working with third-party suppliers or MSPs on infra delivery.
• Familiar with ITIL, CAB, and production readiness requirements in enterprise environments.
• PRINCE2, PMP, or Agile delivery certifications (Scrum Master, SAFe) are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and lead delivery of infrastructure and platform modernisation programmes, including cloud enablement, server upgrades, network modernisation, backup and DR improvements, and decommissioning of legacy systems.
• Identify and track delivery risks (downtime, dependencies, support gaps) and mitigate them with technical leads and suppliers.
• Work within ICAEW's delivery governance framework to ensure change readiness, compliance, and benefit tracking.
• Where feasible, apply Agile or hybrid delivery methods (Kanban, iterative releases) to manage infrastructure delivery flow.
• Collaborate with Architecture to ensure alignment with future-state infrastructure strategy and technical standards.

Skills

Infrastructure delivery

Cloud platforms (Azure)

Cross-functional teams

Governance & controls

Certifications (PRINCE2/PMP/SAFe)

Tools

Azure

Job description

Modernisation Delivery Lead

London

Hybrid

Permanent

Full time - 35 hours

£65,000 - £75,000

Join the ICAEW

At ICAEW, you'll be part of an organisation that's shaping the future of business, finance and the accountancy profession on a global scale. Our bold 2030 Strategy puts members, innovation, sustainability and trust at the heart of everything we do-creating an exciting, forward-looking environment where your work has real impact. We invest in our people through our benefits package, continuous development and a supportive, inclusive culture that empowers you to grow and thrive. If you're looking for a role with purpose, influence and opportunity, ICAEW is a place where your future can truly take shape.

Role Profile

To lead the successful delivery of infrastructure modernisation initiatives across ICAEW's technology estate. This includes planning and executing critical changes such as cloud migration, legacy system decommissioning, platform upgrades, and core infrastructure enhancements. The role ensures modernisation projects are delivered on time, to scope and budget, with appropriate governance, risk mitigation, and business engagement. As a servant leader for infrastructure-focused squads, the Delivery Lead removes blockers, aligns stakeholders, and ensures outcomes support ICAEW's long-term technology strategy.

Responsibilities include:

• Plan, coordinate, and lead delivery of infrastructure and platform modernisation programmes, including cloud enablement, server upgrades, network modernisation, backup and disaster recovery improvements, and decommissioning of legacy systems.
• Identify and track delivery risks (e.g. downtime, system dependencies, support gaps) and proactively mitigate them through coordination with technical leads and suppliers.
• Work within ICAEW's delivery governance framework to ensure change readiness, compliance, and benefit tracking.
• Where feasible, apply Agile or hybrid delivery methods (e.g. Kanban, iterative releases) to manage infrastructure delivery flow.
• Collaborate with Architecture to ensure alignment with the future-state infrastructure strategy and technical standards.

Candidate Profile

Requirements include:

• Proven experience in delivering complex infrastructure, cloud, or platform transformation projects.
• Strong track record managing technical delivery within data centres, cloud platforms (e.g. Azure), and enterprise-scale IT estates.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and working with third-party suppliers or MSPs on infrastructure delivery.
• Governance and controls - Familiar with ITIL, CAB, and production readiness requirements in enterprise environments.
• PRINCE2, PMP, or Agile delivery certifications (e.g. Scrum Master, SAFe) are strongly preferred.

Why work for us?

We want you to enjoy your work and flourish in your role. Our working environment is friendly and supportive, and we encourage everyone to understand personal differences and treat each other with respect.

We are a diverse organisation, employing skilled and motivated people from all backgrounds and helping them to reach their full potential, through training and development.

Sustainability is important to us, and we work hard to reduce our carbon footprint, whether that's in our buildings through lighting and heating, or encouraging staff to recycle and reduce paper consumption.

Our employee benefits include:

• A substantial suite of training and development
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous benefits package which includes gym discounts, pension plan, season ticket travel loans and health and dental plans

We are a disability confident employer.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should we receive enough suitable applications.