Senior Agile Delivery Manager

Senior Agile Delivery Manager (Contract)

Duration: 12 Months

Contract Type: Inside IR35

Day Rate: Up to 600/day via Umbrella + Expenses

Location: Leeds, Newcastle or Birmingham (60% Onsite Requirement)

Opportunity Overview

A large, complex organisation is seeking a Senior Agile Delivery Manager to support the delivery of a newly formed software engineering team. This team will focus on a defined backlog of critical improvements across service security, resilience, testability, and recoverability.

This is a hands–on delivery role, not a coordination position. You will operate as an embedded Scrum Master within an active engineering team, working closely with developers, testers, and DevOps engineers to drive high–quality software delivery.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring backlogs are technically ready, prioritised, and executable, working in close partnership with architecture and business analysis functions.

Key Responsibilities

Agile Delivery (Hands–on)

• Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager within a live software engineering environment
• Lead core agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand–ups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Actively remove blockers and manage delivery flow, scope, and prioritisation
• Maintain consistent delivery momentum across sustained build activity

Software Delivery & Technical Engagement

• Work closely with engineers across development, testing, and DevOps
• Operate effectively within modern software delivery lifecycles
• Engage confidently in technical discussions, trade–offs, and challenges
• Support delivery across complex areas such as security, resilience, and recoverability

Senior Stakeholder Engagement

• Influence and challenge senior technical and non–technical stakeholders
• Provide clear, evidence–based reporting on delivery progress
• Build trust through transparency and consistent performance

Planning, Coordination & Governance

• Collaborate with Product Managers and technical leads to maintain prioritised backlogs
• Proactively manage risks, issues, and cross–team dependencies
• Utilise Jira for detailed planning, tracking, and reporting
• Support governance and change processes where required

Essential Skills and Experience

• Recent, hands–on experience delivering software within agile engineering teams
• Proven track record operating as a Scrum Master or Delivery Manager in active build environments
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including:
  • Version control (e.g. Git)
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Cloud–native or platform–based architectures
• Experience working directly with developers, testers, and DevOps engineers
• Ability to manage complex delivery risks, dependencies, and backlogs
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at a senior level
• High proficiency in Jira for team and programme–level delivery
• Demonstrable experience aligned to senior capability (e.g. SFIA Level 6 equivalent)
• CV evidence must clearly outline delivery outcomes, technical context, and problem–solving approach

Technical Environment

• Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS and/or Azure) within active software delivery environments
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform)
• CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices
• Automated testing and quality engineering approaches
• Secure and resilient digital service delivery

Desirable Experience

• Experience working with platform or data engineering teams
• Exposure to large–scale, regulated or public sector environments
• Familiarity with service management or change tools (e.g. ServiceNow)

Location & Working Pattern

• Primary locations: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham
• Minimum 60% on–site presence required
• Candidates must live within a realistic commuting distance (approximately 90 minutes) for sustained attendance

What's on Offer

• 12–month contract engagement
• Competitive day rate via umbrella
• Opportunity to work within a high–impact, delivery–focused engineering environment
• Exposure to complex, large–scale digital services

Application Process

For further information or to apply, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.