Delivery Lead

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.

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

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)