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 plansExperience 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)