Hiring Now: Delivery Lead – Cloud & Engineering | Hybrid | Newcastle | SC Cleared
We’re seeking an experienced Delivery Lead with strong cloud engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure expertise to join a major public-sector digital programme. This role is ideal for someone who can guide delivery teams, influence technical decisions, and drive high-quality cloud-native solutions at scale.
Location
Newcastle – Cobalt Business Park (Hybrid: 3 days onsite)
Contract Duration
17 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Day Rates
* £606.43/day base
* £694.61/day incl. holiday (33 days)
SC Clearance required
Role Overview
As a Delivery Lead, you will work closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to oversee the delivery of robust, secure, and scalable cloud-based solutions. You will act with authority to guide technical direction, ensure best practices are followed, and contribute to strategic decision-making across the wider business.
This role requires deep technical understanding combined with strong leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Key Technical Skills
AWS Cloud Expertise
* Strong knowledge of EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, etc.
* Experience with serverless and containerized architectures (ECS, EKS, Fargate)
* Understanding of Well-Architected Framework and cost-optimisation principles
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
* Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK
DevOps & CI/CD
* Building and maintaining pipelines using CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
* Experience with monitoring/logging (CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana)
Programming & Architecture
* Strong skills in Python, Java, Node.js, or Go
* Ability to design secure, scalable, cloud-native architectures
Additional Required Experience
* Driving project decisions and providing authoritative technical direction
* Building and maintaining IaC and CI/CD pipelines
* Awareness of open-source AI/ML models and integration in cloud solutions
* Awareness of RPA tools (UiPath or Blue Prism)
* Experience creating cloud solutions using JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, SQL, Docker
* Providing clear, definitive advice across diverse teams and resolving contentious issues
* Ensuring alignment with engineering standards, security, and best practices
* Working closely with production and infrastructure teams to deliver resilient, secure products
Interested?
If you’d like to learn more or put yourself forward, feel free to reach out or share your CV.