Azure Cloud Delivery Lead — Programme Manager (Contract)

itContracting; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 92,000 - 129,000; Part time

Job summary

eir business talent is seeking a Cloud Delivery Lead for a day-rate contract in Cork. The role is hybrid with 2 days onsite per week.

You will own delivery of a substantial Azure cloud portfolio and lead a cloud team of about 8–10 people across 15–16 concurrent projects, with accountability for budgets and priorities. The ideal candidate has senior delivery leadership experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to guide Architects/Engineers without performing hands-on coding.

Qualifications

• Strong cloud programme / delivery management experience.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent technology projects.
• Proven people and resource management experience.
• Budget and delivery accountability; strong stakeholder skills.
• Good technical understanding of Microsoft Azure.
• Terraform / IaC knowledge is beneficial, but not the main requirement.

Responsibilities

• Lead approximately 15–16 concurrent cloud projects.
• Manage a cloud team of approximately 8–10 people.
• Own project plans, priorities, resourcing and budgets.
• Manage capacity across multiple competing workstreams.
• Lead and develop cloud engineering and architecture resources.
• Manage dependencies, delivery risks and escalations.
• Work closely with senior technical and business stakeholders.
• Challenge priorities and push back when demand exceeds capacity.
• Provide oversight and direction across an Azure cloud environment.

Skills

Delivery management

Programme management

People management

Budget accountability

Stakeholder management

Azure knowledge

Technical depth

Terraform

Tools

Terraform

Job description

eir business talent is seeking a Cloud Delivery Lead for a day-rate contract in Cork. The role is hybrid with 2 days onsite per week.

You will own delivery of a substantial Azure cloud portfolio and lead a cloud team of about 8–10 people across 15–16 concurrent projects, with accountability for budgets and priorities. The ideal candidate has senior delivery leadership experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to guide Architects/Engineers without performing hands-on coding.