Principal Technical Delivery Lead - SDLC & SRE

Genomics England; Cambridge, Leeds, Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Leave

Pension & Benefits

Learning Budgets

Blended Working Model

Recognition & Rewards

Health & Wellbeing

Job summary

Genomics England seeks a Principal Technical Project Manager to drive improvements to tooling, platforms and ways of working across the Software Delivery Lifecycle and live operations. You will collaborate with the Director of Engineering and core Engineering Chapter teams to prioritise initiatives and deliver outcomes aligned with business needs.

The role requires strong SDLC understanding, stakeholder engagement, agile delivery and the ability to navigate in ambiguous environments while

Qualifications

• Proven track record of project and programme delivery from initiation to business as usual.
• Agile risk and issue management with a proactive, outcome-focused approach.
• Strong communication with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Commercial awareness to support informed decision-making.
• Experience working in a regulated environment with compliance needs.
• Stakeholder management across teams and leadership levels.
• Decision-making with sound judgement on escalation and risk management.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative problem-solving balancing delivery priorities with business needs.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of key technical workstreams within a programme, taking accountability for the successful completion of critical delivery outcomes.
• Lead the management of OKRs and initiatives across Engineering Chapter teams, including the capture, definition, tracking and reporting of objectives and key results.
• Partner with Product Managers and Service Owners to validate requirements and ensure delivery is aligned to agreed timelines, budgets and OKRs.
• Establish and maintain delivery plans, monitoring progress against roadmaps and communicating or escalating where delivery moves away from agreed commitments.
• Ensure delivery progress is accurately reflected in operational tools, including Monday.com, to support effective planning, visibility and reporting.
• Identify, manage and regularly review risks, actions, issues and dependencies, working collaboratively with teams to resolve challenges and maintain delivery momentum.
• Prepare clear status updates and contribute to programme board reports and governance forums, ensuring progress, risks and decisions are communicated effectively.
• Establish and use appropriate decision-making structures, helping teams make timely, well-informed decisions where uncertainty needs to be resolved.
• Lead, motivate and support contributors to delivery, including in matrix environments where there is no direct line management authority.
• Promote service-oriented thinking across Engineering Chapter teams, helping teams remain focused on user needs, service outcomes and measurable impact.
• Support supplier engagement and procurement activity in line with Genomics England governance, including supplier frameworks and relevant approval routes.
• Contribute to business cases, budget planning and spend monitoring, ensuring items and services are approved, budgeted for and managed through appropriate governance.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Agile project management

SDLC expertise

Job description

Genomics England seeks a Principal Technical Project Manager to drive improvements to tooling, platforms and ways of working across the Software Delivery Lifecycle and live operations. You will collaborate with the Director of Engineering and core Engineering Chapter teams to prioritise initiatives and deliver outcomes aligned with business needs.

The role requires strong SDLC understanding, stakeholder engagement, agile delivery and the ability to navigate in ambiguous environments while