Delivery Lead (Architecture & Engineering)

Delivery Lead (Architecture & Engineering)

UK Remote / Any Location At CEF we have a bold ambition for growth. We are passionate about delivering an unrivalled service for our customers and providing a strong culture with career opportunities for our people. Across IT we are on an exciting mission to ensure we harness our growth opportunities by designing our technology architecture and solutions for constant evolution. We recognise that technology and data are at the forefront of enabling our business to better serve our customers today and in the future. Our technology team delivering a portfolio of transformative work, expanding our digital options, and upgrading and future-proofing our systems to place us at the forefront of the marketplace. We believe that teams who design, own and run our technology solutions are more connected to the value they create. We are always looking to improve, collaborate and innovate and this is where you come in… Life as a Delivery Lead at CEF (City Electrical Factors): As a Delivery Lead in the Architecture and Engineering Domain at City IT you will be responsible for leading the delivery of critical IT solutions and ensuring they are delivered in collaboration with our highly skilled domain teams for our stakeholders in the wider business. You will focus on maintaining our current legacy systems whilst being on the journey to the cloud. You are also involved in leading other Architecture and Engineering projects. You will be playing a pivotal role in ensuring the appropriate methodology is consistently followed to a high standard, working in collaboration with Global Delivery Practice. You will be primarily focused on determining a plan against key global deliverables and then taking accountability to drive team performance to deliver against agreed objectives using JIRA. The Delivery Lead proactively encourages sustained continuous improvement; they facilitate close engagement between the Team & business stakeholders, ensuring a common understanding of latest position, as well as fostering a collective approach to overcoming obstacles that may arise.

Your Objectives:

• Build a co-ordinated plans to deliver a range of software solutions in cross functional teams of talented engineers, architects and BAs. 
• Keep a finger on the pulse of delivery, anticipating blockers and managing risks to ensure delivery isn’t impacted. 
• Provide regular status updates in governance forums 
• Drive continuous improvement within Global Delivery teams, ensuring open feedback loops and fostering a community of continuous improvement. 
• Support Delivery maturity within the global organisation enhancing your Community of Practice 

Key Skills and Experience:

• Experience delivering IT solutions across the full software development life cycle, including the transition of working software into service. 
• Knowledge and experience working with Agile, Waterfall or other SDLC methodologies – we don’t have a one size fits all approach! 
• You will be an excellent communicator, able to foster strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders 
• Ability to influence and implement changes across diverse stakeholder groups 
• Proficient in using Jira as a tracking tool. 

Interview Process:

• Screening call with Talent Acquisition 
• Microsoft Teams call with our Transitional Enablement Team Manager. 
• Microsoft Teams call with our Transitional Enablement Team Manager and Delivery Practice Lead. 

Package:

• Competitive basic salary
• Our teams predominantly work remotely but we have an award-winning IT Headquarters based in Durham where you’ll always receive a warm welcome!
• Champion Health – a comprehensive physical, mental & financial wellbeing platform, offering bespoke content on all aspects of wellbeing & life
• Free use of the state-of-the-art private gym at our IT Headquarters 

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