Technology Delivery Lead Specialist

WeAreTechWomen; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company is hiring a Technology Delivery Lead Specialist for its London/Manchester offices. This role involves collaborative design and delivery of technology solutions, managing relationships with various stakeholders, and ensuring agile project methodologies. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background, problem-solving abilities, and experience in software delivery. Excellent benefits and opportunities for growth are offered.

Benefits

25 days’ vacation per year

Private medical insurance

Extra leave for charitable work

Qualifications

• Collaborate with product owners and project managers to deliver solutions.
• Adapt to new clients or technologies.
• Understand Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Experience in software delivery lifecycle roles.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.
• Experience in public sector beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide solutions for Health and Public Service clients.
• Transform organizations and communities.
• Develop skills in an innovative technology environment.

Skills

Collaboration with stakeholders

Problem-solving

Relationship management

Agile methodologies

Project management tools

Data analysis

Understanding business needs

Development discipline

DevOps tools

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Excel

Git

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Technology Delivery Lead Specialist

Role Location: London/Manchester

Salary: Competitive (based on experience)

Level: Accenture will be hiring at Specialist

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” - Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team: Join Accenture and help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.

Accenture Technology powers our clients to achieve high performance. We combine business and industry insights with innovative technology to drive growth for our clients. We extend our technology and business capabilities through a powerful alliance ecosystem of market leaders and innovators to provide our clients the best specialised skills and tailored solutions.

You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

In our team you will learn:

• How to provide solutions to real world problems across Health and Public Service clients in the UK.
• How to help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.
• How best to develop your skills and hone your talents within an innovative technology environment.

Qualification

The following skills and experience are essential for this role:

• Experience working with product owners, project managers, business analysts, SMEs and developers to collaboratively design and deliver solutions. Able to articulate solutions to stakeholders with different degrees of technical knowledge. Some experience of leading a team, collaborating with or managing junior resources.
• Demonstrate an ability to problem solve while confidently and effectively manage relationships, communication and delivery upwards across internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate an ability to adapt to new clients or technologies.
• Can demonstrate an understanding and practical experience of Agile and/or Waterfall delivery methodologies, understanding the differences between both and would embrace working in the appropriate methodology as needed.
• Experience working in different roles across the software delivery lifecycle with at least 2-3 years’ experience in either a project/programme management, design, development or QA roles working as part of a team across the delivery lifecycle complex technology solutions; preferably on Cloud or SaaS systems.
• Experience working with various software delivery and project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Excel.
• Experience in analysing data to infer conclusions to inform systems design and informed decision making in project delivery.
• The ability to understand business needs and requirements and can translate into actionable design documentation, supporting the communication with relevant stakeholders.
• Experience in developing strong and collaborative relationships with external clients / customers.

Set yourself apart:

• Demonstrable experience in functional and non-functional analysis and design or understanding of the importance of good development discipline.
• Experience of working in the health and public sector, if not then an interest to work with public sector clients and to build your knowledge of delivering solutions for the UK Government, Defence, Security Agencies and Public Safety.
• Proven history of working within a complex and diverse delivery environment.
• Understand key software architecture principles, integration design patterns and understanding of designing secure systems.
• Experienced as a subject matter expert in one or more tools and technologies. Able to identify requirements and translate into actionable design documentation.
• Experience working with DevOps tools (e.g. Git, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes).
• It would be advantageous to have multi-cloud experience (including but not limited to AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud).
• Have worked in an agile environment.

What’s in it for you

• At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services, we are known for.

Locations

London

Manchester

Additional Information

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About Accenture

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.

We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.

At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces.

Join Accenture to work at the heart of change. Visit us at www.accenture.com