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.