Technical Delivery Manager

Role Overview

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.

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 Qualification

• 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 Qualification

• 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.
  

Core Skills & Technologies

• GCP Architecture
  
• Technical Delivery
  
• GKE / Kubernetes
  
• Terraform
  
• Ansible
  
• GCP IAM
  
• Vertex AI
  
• Agile / SAFe
  
• Stakeholder Mgmt
  
• CI/CD Governance
  
• FinOps
  
• Risk Management