Technical Lead (Delivery Manager)
6 Month contract initially
Based: Hybrid/Edinburgh (Max - 2-3 days p/w onsite)
Rate: £Market rates p/d (via Umbrella company)

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Technical Lead (Delivery Manager) to join the team.
This mission (Technical Delivery Manager) is to ensure coordination with implementation Services teams including Solution Design, Application experts, Configuration Management, Solution Integration, Engineering and Global Delivery Centers, and work closely with the client.

Key Responsibilities:
* The Technical Delivery Manager owns the project's Delivery Model and is the Technical Leader on the Project, working with highly skilled teams to manage and execute software development, deployment, configuration and operational testing.
* Project Execution control: Building effective Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), activity tracking to update Project Manager on progress, implementing the delivery with Agile methodology when applicable with direct contribution on Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master or Product Owner roles & responsibilities.
* Share responsibility with the Project Manager (PM), through close coordination, for scope management (change requests assessment), risk management and problem management.
* Optimising the deployment process, implementing Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment and Test automation process with the DevOps teams.
* Contribute to Customer management activities for technical coordination establishing trust meeting delivery commitments, together with the Project Manager who owns the Customer relationship.
* Drive excellence in execution through continuous improvement and change management. Implement software delivery performance measurement indicators.
* Performance Measurement: On Time Delivery, committed budget (effort) deviation, Software Delivery Processes Compliance, Customer Satisfaction

Key Skills & Experience:
* Technical knowledge and experience is expected in the following domains:
* Proven years of experience in Services: software systems development and commissioning, with operation (project delivery) background.
* DevOps and Agile methodology
* Familiar with Atlassian suite, JIRA collaboration tools
* Industry knowledge in the field of operation and multi sites project organizations
* Process and methodology oriented
* Highly collaborative and able to work across the organization to accomplish common goals.
* Fluent oral / written communication skills in English
* Ability and willingness to travel

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:
* Energy Management Systems (EMS) or
* Distribution Management Systems (DMS) or
* Market Management Systems (MMS)
* Ability to remotely drive people towards a common goal, experience working with an offshore company preferred but not required
* Strong background in integration aspects related to computer systems.
* Applications development in IT/Multitier/SOA/Web/Microservices context
* Software development experience with Java / C++ programming languages
* Software Configuration Management experience (TFS, SVN, GitHub)
* Knowledge on IT and Cybersecurity environments including Linux and Windows operating systems, Kubernetes, Relational Databases, HW infrastructure, High Availability multitier architectures, Network Equipment's.

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.


LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.