System Engineering Delivery Lead

System Engineering Delivery Lead

Posted 2 weeks ago by OpticoreIT

Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Systems Engineering Delivery Lead at Opticore IT will oversee all programmes within the systems engineering team, focusing on datacentres, compute, hypervisor, O/S, and storage. This role involves managing multiple teams across various geographies to ensure timely and budget-compliant project delivery. The position is based in London and is initially a 6-month contract, classified as inside IR35, with a requirement for in-office presence two days a week. The role is part of a consultancy that operates across diverse sectors including Finance and Telecommunications.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive all programmes within the systems engineering team supporting datacentres, compute, hypervisor, O/S, and storage.
  • Manage modernisation initiatives, EOL/EOS remediation, capacity expansions, and cloud migrations.
  • Oversee multiple teams across various geographies, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Key Skills:

  • Strong experience managing systems engineering projects.
  • Technical background in relevant technologies (datacentres, compute, hypervisor, O/S, storage).
  • Experience driving teams across multiple geographies with competing priorities.
  • Effective communication and risk management skills.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Opticore IT are currently searching for a Systems Engineering Delivery Lead to drive all programmes within our clients systems engineering team which support our datacentres, compute, hypervisor, O/S and storage team. You'll join our excellent team, based in the London area, on an initial 6-month contract, inside IR35, with scope to extend . Requiring 2 days a week in our client's HQ in the Central London area. Opticore IT is a specialist Network Engineer and Project Management consultancy offering a wide variety of opportunities to work within fast-paced, challenging environments across our client base spanning multiple sectors including Finance, Broadcast Media, Telecommunications and more.

What you'll be doing: Driving all programmes within our systems engineering team which support our datacentres, compute, hypervisor, O/S and storage team. Programmes include modernisation initiatives, EOL / EOS remediation and capacity expansions and cloud migrations Driving multiple teams in multiple geographies and ensuring projects are delivered to time and on budget.

What you'll bring: Has strong experience managing systems engineering projects (see above for specific technologies) Preferably has come from a technical background in any of the above technologies. Has strong experience driving teams across multiple geographies with resources with competing priorities Is able to communicate and manage risks effectively.

At OpticoreIT we embrace diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We actively recruit for an inclusive and diverse workforce and as such, want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application. We want you to feel empowered to let us know if you require any adjustments to be made with your application or interview process so, please speak to our recruitment team.