Location: Leeds (hybrid)
Salary: £55,000 base
Permanent, full time
About the role
A well-established UK pensions organisation is looking for a Technical Delivery Lead to take charge of technology change on its customer platform and the digital services its members use. These include the member web portal and a new mobile app that is now in development.
You’ll lead platform improvements, integrations and new digital features from discovery through build and testing to launch and early life support. You’ll work with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, Developers and third-party suppliers to deliver services that are secure, reliable and easy to support. It’s a great opportunity for someone who wants to shape digital services for thousands of pension savers.
What you’ll be doing
• Providing technical leadership on platform and digital projects, including the member portal and the mobile app.
• Leading platform upgrades, integrations and strategic technology projects.
• Turning business and product requirements into practical technical solutions and delivery plans.
• Supporting sprint, release and implementation planning, and making sure everything is technically ready before it goes live.
• Checking technical designs, configurations and integrations before they move forward.
• Coordinating internal teams and suppliers so work is delivered on time.
• Managing risks, dependencies and issues, and keeping stakeholders informed throughout.
• Improving engineering standards and automation, and reducing technical debt.
What we’re looking for
• Experience as a Technical Delivery Lead, Technical Lead or in a similar senior delivery role in a complex technology environment.
• A track record of delivering customer-facing digital services, such as websites, portals or mobile apps.
• Experience leading change across the full lifecycle: analysis, design, build, testing, deployment and early life support.
• A good understanding of systems integration, APIs, environments and release management.
• An understanding of the technical side of customer-facing services, including authentication, security, performance and resilience.
• Experience working with third-party suppliers and software vendors.
• Comfortable working in Agile and with formal change governance.
• A degree in Computer Science, IT or a related subject, or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
• Experience in pensions or another regulated financial services setting.
• Experience launching and running a customer-facing mobile app, including releases, monitoring and ongoing support.
• Knowledge of AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• PRINCE2, PMP, SAFe, Scrum or ITIL Foundation.
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