Technical Programme Integration Manager

Jobtailor; Redhill; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Technical Delivery Senior Programme Lead to shape and maintain end-to-end delivery strategies across major technology programmes. You will translate technical understanding into executable delivery approaches spanning engineering capability, operational readiness, and live service transition.

You will integrate activities across workstreams, provide technical leadership, manage risks, and ensure governance with boards such as Technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline.
• Experience delivering large-scale technology transformation or complex programmes.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and systems integration.
• Experience in multi-supplier and outsourced delivery environments.
• Ability to translate architecture into executable delivery plans.
• Experience working in governance-driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Shape and maintain the end-to-end technical delivery strategy for major technology programmes.
• Translate technical understanding into executable delivery approaches spanning engineering capability, operational readiness, and live service transition.
• Integrate technical activities across programme workstreams and coordinate dependencies.
• Provide technical leadership during complex delivery challenges and facilitate resolution with architects, engineers, and technical specialists.
• Challenge assumptions, identify risks, and recommend pragmatic solutions.
• Provide integrated technical advice to programme leadership.
• Establish engineering capability, governance, delivery processes, environments, tooling, and build pipelines.

Skills

Technical Delivery Strategy

Systems Integration

Software Development Lifecycle

Stakeholder Management

Governance Compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

• Shape and maintain the end-to-end technical delivery strategy for major technology programmes
• Translate technical understanding into executable delivery approaches spanning engineering capability, operational readiness, and live service transition
• Integrate technical activities across programme workstreams and coordinate dependencies so outputs are consumable by other workstreams
• Provide technical leadership during complex delivery challenges and facilitate resolution with architects, engineers, and technical specialists
• Challenge assumptions, identify delivery and technical risks, and recommend pragmatic solutions
• Provide integrated technical advice to programme leadership
• Establish engineering capability, governance, delivery processes, environments, tooling, and build pipelines for future enhancements
• Ensure technical changes meet contractual requirements and are ratified through TfL governance forums, including the Technical Authority and Change Advisory Board
• Establish and continuously improve the technical delivery model for safely delivering changes into TfL revenue collection systems
• Define and validate the end-to-end programme engineering lifecycle covering source code, configuration, intellectual property, builds, environments, testing, deployment, and service management
• Integrate technical knowledge capture with programme delivery
• Provide strategic technical oversight to ensure delivery is achievable, technically sound, and operationally ready
• Collaborate with Programme Managers, Architects, Delivery Managers, Engineering Teams, Service Management, and external suppliers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Significant experience delivering large-scale technology transformation, systems integration, or complex technology programmes within the transport, ticketing, or similarly regulated sectors
• Proven experience across the full programme lifecycle, from mobilisation through to operational transition and service handover
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, systems integration, and enterprise-scale technology delivery
• Experience in complex multi-supplier and outsourced delivery environments
• Experience supporting technical, service, or supplier transition programmes
• Ability to translate technical architecture and business requirements into executable delivery strategies and plans
• Strong understanding of software development, build, testing, release, and deployment processes
• Experience integrating engineering, operational, commercial, and programme delivery activities
• Experience working within governance-driven environments and complying with technical, operational, and organisational standards
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, influencing, analytical, problem-solving, judgement, and collaboration skills
• Desirable domain experience in transport and mobility systems, ticketing/revenue collection systems, EMV contactless, Oyster or equivalent fare systems, public-sector or safety‑critical environments, complex systems integration, third‑party interface testing, accreditation, and compliance‑driven programmes such as PCI, security, or regulatory

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in shaping and maintaining technical delivery strategies for large‑scale technology programmes, with a strong focus on systems integration, operational readiness, and compliance within regulated sectors. Proven ability to lead complex delivery challenges and integrate engineering and operational activities to ensure successful programme execution.

Highest‑signal resume keywords

• Technical Delivery Strategy
• Systems Integration
• Software Development Lifecycle
• Stakeholder Management
• Governance Compliance

Hard Skills

• Engineering Capability
• Operational Readiness
• Service Transition
• Build Pipelines
• Configuration Management
• Testing Processes
• Deployment Processes
• Technical Architecture
• Programme Lifecycle Management
• Risk Management

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Analytical Skills
• Problem‑Solving
• Collaboration
• Influencing

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Industry Keywords

• Transport Systems
• Ticketing Systems
• Revenue Collection Systems
• EMV Contactless
• Public‑Sector Environments
• Safety‑Critical Environments
• Complex Systems Integration
• Third‑Party Interface Testing
• Compliance‑Driven Programmes
• PCI Compliance