Engineering Delivery Lead - Agile | Cloud | DevOps | CI/CD | Jira | Confluence - Knutsford
Are you an experienced Engineering Delivery Lead with a passion for driving large-scale technical transformation and continuous improvement? This is an exciting opportunity to lead the efficient delivery of complex, high-impact projects across a major financial enterprise, ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with business strategy.
The Role
As an Engineering Excellence Delivery Lead, you'll oversee the end-to-end delivery of multiple software and infrastructure projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners. You'll champion Agile practices, foster engineering excellence, and drive a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
You'll work closely with software engineers, quality teams, and product managers to deliver secure, high-quality solutions aligned to regulatory and strategic priorities.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the delivery of complex technical projects using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
* Manage resources, risks, and change requests across multiple teams and workstreams.
* Partner with engineering and business teams to plan, track, and deliver key capabilities.
* Maintain strong relationships with vendors, ensuring delivery against agreed terms.
* Promote best practices in engineering, risk management, and continuous improvement.
* Stay current with emerging technologies to enhance delivery outcomes and team performance.
What You'll Bring
* Proven track record delivering large-scale software engineering or technical projects.
* Background in software or systems engineering with a strong grasp of Agile delivery.
* Excellent stakeholder and vendor management skills, with the ability to influence across technical and business domains.
* Strong organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
* A proactive, outcome-focused mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Key Technologies & Practices
Agile | Scrum | Cloud | DevOps | CI/CD | Jira | Confluence | Risk & Controls | Governance | Continuous Improvement