Digital Delivery Manager

Jacobs; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible hours

Lux Med medical care

Multisport card coworking

Job summary

Jacobs Poland is seeking a Digital Data Technical Lead to guide architecture, delivery, and client engagements in Poland. You’ll shape technical strategies, mentor teams, and drive innovation across the Digital & Data portfolio.

The role requires hands-on contribution, collaboration with cross‑functional teams, and travel as needed to support global and regional initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required or equivalent in a technical field.
• Extensive experience in software engineering, architecture, data platforms, cloud technologies, or Digital & Data delivery.
• Proven leadership on complex digital transformation, data, analytics, AI, or software projects.
• Strong understanding of architecture principles, integration patterns, cloud-native architectures, and modern software practices.
• Experience reviewing designs to ensure scalability, security, and alignment with business goals.
• Experience engaging with clients and stakeholders in workshops and solution discussions.
• Experience supporting pre‑sales activities and technical proposals.
• Strong consulting mindset and ability to translate business challenges into technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across Digital & Data projects and initiatives.
• Participate in client workshops, discovery sessions, and solution presentations.
• Act as trusted technical advisor for project teams and stakeholders.
• Review architectures for scalability, security, and maintainability.

Skills

Technical leadership

Solution architecture

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

The Digital Data Poland Technical Lead serves as the primary technical authority and trusted advisor for Digital & Data initiatives within Poland. This role provides technical leadership across client engagements, internal projects, and strategic initiatives, ensuring that solutions are architecturally sound, scalable, and aligned with Jacobs’ standards and long‑term technology strategy.

Working closely with Project Managers, Delivery Leads, Architecture Practice Lead, and business stakeholders, the Technical Lead supports solution design, challenges technical assumptions, guides technology decisions, and helps build high‑performing project teams.

The role also plays a key part in developing technical capabilities within the Poland Digital & Data team by aligning project opportunities with individual development goals, identifying skill gaps, and fostering technical excellence.

In addition to advisory and leadership responsibilities, the Technical Lead actively contributes to internal and client projects, providing hands‑on expertise, mentoring team members, and supporting innovation initiatives across the Digital & Data portfolio.

Reponsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and oversight across Digital & Data projects and initiatives.
• Support client engagements by participating in workshops, discovery sessions, technical discussions, and solution presentations.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for project teams, delivery leads, and stakeholders.
• Review, challenge, and validate solution architectures to ensure alignment with best practices, business requirements, scalability, security, and maintainability standards.
• Work closely with Architecture Practice Leads to ensure consistency of technical approaches and adherence to enterprise architecture principles.
• Support project planning activities by identifying required technical capabilities and recommending appropriate team composition.
• Collaborate with managers and delivery leaders to assign the right resources to projects based on skills, experience, development objectives, and business needs.
• Help shape career development paths for technical team members by aligning project assignments with capability growth opportunities.
• Identify skill gaps within the Poland Digital & Data team and contribute to capability development plans.
• Promote technical excellence, engineering best practices, and knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Mentor engineers, developers, architects, and consultants, providing technical guidance and coaching.
• Support pre‑sales activities by contributing to solution designs, effort estimates, technical proposals, and customer discussions.
• Participate in internal innovation initiatives, proof‑of‑concepts, and technology evaluations.
• Actively contribute to internal and client projects, providing subject matter expertise and hands‑on support where required.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry trends, identifying opportunities to enhance Digital & Data capabilities.
• Drive standardization and reuse of architectural patterns, frameworks, accelerators, and best practices across projects.
• Foster collaboration between Digital & Data teams, Global Technical Excellence, Architecture practices, and business stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement of delivery processes, technical governance, and engineering standards.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in software engineering, solution architecture, data platforms, cloud technologies, or Digital & Data delivery.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership on complex digital transformation, data, analytics, AI, or software development projects.
• Strong understanding of solution architecture principles, system integration patterns, cloud‑native architectures, and modern software development practices.
• Experience reviewing and challenging technical designs and architectural decisions to ensure scalability, maintainability, security, and alignment with business objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with clients and stakeholders, facilitating technical workshops, discovery sessions, and solution discussions.
• Experience supporting pre‑sales activities, including solution shaping, effort estimation, technical proposals, and customer presentations.
• Strong consulting mindset with the ability to translate business challenges into practical technology solutions.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.
• Proven ability to mentor, coach, and support the development of engineers, developers, architects, and technical consultants.
• Experience assessing technical capabilities, identifying skill gaps, and supporting workforce and capability planning.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and software development lifecycle practices.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with data platforms, analytics, AI/ML solutions, automation technologies, or enterprise integration solutions is highly desirable.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on technical contribution when required.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex technical and business challenges.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence technical decisions without direct authority.
• Strong collaboration skills and experience working with Architecture, Delivery, Product, and Business teams.
• Passion for technology, innovation, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Willingness and ability to travel as required.

We offer

• Rewarding employment - full‑time employment with a salary that matches your qualifications
• Hybrid work model - enjoy the flexibility of working mostly from home
• Flexible hours - start your day anytime between 730 and 1000 AM
• Comprehensive benefits, including Lux Med medical care, psychological support, life insurance, My Benefit cafeteria system, Multisport card co‑financing, and a car/bike park sharing system
• Co‑financed holidays - enjoy "Wczasy pod Gruszą" for a well‑deserved break
• Global projects - engage in exciting international projects
• Inclusive networks - join our diverse employee networks like Women's Network, OneWorld, PRISM, Careers Network, Green Team, SpeakUp, Collectively, and more
• Continuous learning - participate in our Graduate Development Program, Learners’ Community, and self‑learning platforms
• Language courses - enhance your skills with courses in English, German, and Polish

We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disabilities, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. Find out more about life at Jacobs. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team.