Senior Agile Delivery Manager – 12months - £600PD Inside IR 35
Senior Agile Delivery Manager – 12months - £600PD Inside IR 35
Our client, that operates within the public sector domain is hiring a hands on Senior Agile Delivery Manager who has experience working with large cloud software engineering teams (Azure or AWS) within a DevOps (Terraform) environment. This is a CRM, migration project.
You can be based in Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham for this project on a hybrid basis. Ideally the chosen candidate will have BPSS clearance.
This is a hands-on delivery role, not coordination. You will operate as a Scrum Master / Delivery Lead, working directly with engineering teams to drive delivery across a defined backlog focused on security, resilience, and service performance.
The role:
- Lead agile delivery for a software engineering team in an active build environment
- Run sprint ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives)
- Remove blockers and manage delivery flow, scope, and priorities
- Work closely with engineers, testers, DevOps, and architects
- Drive delivery across technically complex areas (security, resilience, recoverability)
- Engage and influence senior stakeholders with clear delivery reporting
- Manage risks, dependencies, and backlog refinement
- Use Jira to track, manage, and report delivery at team and programme level
Core responsibilities:
- BPSS Clearance is preferred.
- Proven hands-on agile delivery within software engineering teams
- Experience operating as a Scrum Master / Delivery Manager in active build environments
- Strong understanding of modern engineering practices: Version control (e.g. Git), CI/CD pipelines, Cloud-native/platform-based services
- Experience managing complex backlogs, risks, and dependencies
- Strong stakeholder engagement at senior level
- Advanced Jira capability (team + programme level)
- Demonstrable SFIA Level 6 capability
One stage interview, MS teams to start ASAP.