Delivery Lead
Posted 1 week ago by TXP
£541 Per day
Inside
Remote
Telford, Shropshire
Summary: The Delivery Lead role involves coordinating data engineering and testing capabilities within a government-aligned environment, focusing on structured and predictable delivery of complex data pipelines. The position requires strong stakeholder management and delivery leadership experience, particularly within the public sector. The role is remote with occasional travel to Telford and potentially Worthing, and it operates under Inside IR35 regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own delivery cadence, reporting, and senior stakeholder alignment (public sector client and internal teams)
- Manage backlog flow in Jira and ensure work is ready for delivery into engineering and test teams
- Proactively identify and manage delivery risks, dependencies, and blockers
- Coordinate across data engineering and testing functions to maintain delivery flow
- Provide clear, concise, senior-level delivery updates and forward-looking plans
Key Skills:
- Proven delivery leadership experience within data, integration, or platform environments
- Demonstrable experience delivering within government, public sector, or regulated programmes
- Strong stakeholder management skills across both technical and non-technical audiences
- Solid understanding of Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum and/or Kanban)
- Exposure to central government departments
- Understanding of ETL processes and data pipelines (hands-on experience not required)
Salary (Rate): £540/day
City: Telford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Public Sector - Government Client Delivery Lead (SFIA Level 5) £540 Inside IR35 per day Location: Remote (Telford 2× monthly - Worthing also a possibility) Clearance: BPSS (must be SC eligible) Tenure: 6 months Start Date: 1 June 2026 We are seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to coordinate a data engineering and testing capability within a government-aligned environment. The role focuses on ensuring structured, predictable delivery across complex data pipelines and integration workloads, operating within public sector standards and governance.
- Own delivery cadence, reporting, and senior stakeholder alignment (public sector client and internal teams)
- Manage backlog flow in Jira and ensure work is ready for delivery into engineering and test teams
- Proactively identify and manage delivery risks, dependencies, and blockers
- Coordinate across data engineering and testing functions to maintain delivery flow
- Provide clear, concise, senior-level delivery updates and forward-looking plans
Experience Required Proven delivery leadership experience within data, integration, or platform environments Demonstrable experience delivering within government, public sector, or regulated programmes Strong stakeholder management skills across both technical and non-technical audiences Solid understanding of Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum and/or Kanban) Nice to Have Exposure to central government departments Understanding of ETL processes and data pipelines (hands-on experience not required)