Technical Delivery Manager
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Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Technical Delivery Manager to lead and coordinate the end-to-end delivery of cloud engineering programmes on Google Cloud Platform. This role requires a balance of strong technical depth across GCP Kubernetes Terraform and AI/ML tooling combined with outstanding delivery management skills to ensure projects are delivered on time on scope and to a high standard.
- Own end-to-end technical delivery of GCP cloud programmes from initiation through to go-live and hypercare.
- Lead cross-functional delivery teams including cloud engineers IAM specialists GKE administrators and ML engineers.
- Manage programme roadmaps delivery plans RAID logs and stakeholder reporting at executive and working levels.
- Drive Agile/Scrum delivery ceremonies and ensure engineering squads maintain velocity and quality.
- Provide technical oversight across GCP workstreams including IAM governance GKE platform Vertex AI and IaC (Terraform/Ansible).
- Act as escalation point for technical delivery blockers and facilitate resolution with architecture and engineering leads.
- Coordinate release planning environment management and change management processes.
- Manage relationships with GCP account teams third-party vendors and internal business stakeholders.
- Define and track KPIs and SLAs for cloud delivery programmes and platform operations.
- Embed DevSecOps practices into delivery teams and champion quality gates throughout the SDLC.
- Support pre-sales and solution scoping activities contributing to technical proposals and effort estimation.
- Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes tooling and team capability.
- 6 years of technology delivery experience with at least 3 years managing GCP cloud delivery programmes.
- Solid technical background spanning GCP services Kubernetes/GKE Terraform Ansible and CI/CD.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams of 8 engineers in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong understanding of GCP IAM security principles and compliance requirements in cloud delivery contexts.
- Experience with Agile Scrum and SAFe delivery frameworks and associated tooling (Jira Confluence).
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Understanding of cloud financial management cost optimisation and budgetary governance.
- Familiarity with Vertex AI and ML delivery pipelines at an oversight level.
- Google Professional Cloud Architect or Cloud DevOps Engineer certification.
- PMP PRINCE2 or equivalent project management qualification.
- Experience delivering Vertex AI or data platform programmes.
- Background in managed services professional services or systems integration.
- Experience with FinOps practices and GCP cost management tooling.
- Familiarity with GKE platform engineering and container delivery patterns.
- GCP Architecture
- Technical Delivery
- GKE / Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Ansible
- GCP IAM
- Vertex AI
- Agile / SAFe
- Stakeholder Mgmt
- CI/CD Governance
- FinOps
- Risk Management
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Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Technical Delivery Manager to lead and coordinate the end-to-end delivery of cloud engineering programmes on Google Cloud Platform. This role requires a balance of strong technical depth across GCP Kubernetes Terraform and AI/ML tooling combined with outstanding delivery management skills to ensure projects are delivered on time on scope and to a high standard.
