Technical Delivery Manager

We are seeking an experienced Technical Delivery Manager to lead and coordinate the end-to-end delivery of cloud engineering programmes on Google Cloud Platform. This role requires a balance of strong technical depth across GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, and AI/ML tooling, combined with outstanding delivery management skills to ensure projects are delivered on time, on scope, and to a high standard.

Job Description - Grade Specific

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end technical delivery of GCP cloud programmes, from initiation through to go-live and hypercare

• Lead cross-functional delivery teams including cloud engineers, IAM specialists, GKE administrators, and ML engineers

• Manage programme roadmaps, delivery plans, RAID logs, and stakeholder reporting at executive and working levels

• Drive Agile/Scrum delivery ceremonies and ensure engineering squads maintain velocity and quality

• Provide technical oversight across GCP workstreams including IAM governance, GKE platform, Vertex AI, and IaC (Terraform/Ansible)

• Act as escalation point for technical delivery blockers and facilitate resolution with architecture and engineering leads

• Coordinate release planning, environment management, and change management processes

• Manage relationships with GCP account teams, third-party vendors, and internal business stakeholders

• Define and track KPIs and SLAs for cloud delivery programmes and platform operations

• Embed DevSecOps practices into delivery teams and champion quality gates throughout the SDLC

• Support pre-sales and solution scoping activities, contributing to technical proposals and effort estimation

• Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes, tooling, and team capability

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of technology delivery experience, with at least 3 years managing GCP cloud delivery programmes

• Solid technical background spanning GCP services, Kubernetes/GKE, Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams of 8+ engineers in a fast-paced environment

• Strong understanding of GCP IAM, security principles, and compliance requirements in cloud delivery contexts

• Experience with Agile, Scrum, and SAFe delivery frameworks and associated tooling (Jira, Confluence)

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences

• Understanding of cloud financial management, cost optimisation, and budgetary governance

• Familiarity with Vertex AI and ML delivery pipelines at an oversight level

Preferred Qualifications:

• Google Professional Cloud Architect or Cloud DevOps Engineer certification

• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management qualification

• Experience delivering Vertex AI or data platform programmes

• Background in managed services, professional services, or systems integration

• Experience with FinOps practices and GCP cost management tooling

• Familiarity with GKE platform engineering and container delivery patterns