Leidos
Technical Delivery Manager
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Technical Delivery Manager
Location: Farnborough, UK
Clearance: High level of security clearance - DV Developed Vetting
Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our mission and our values guide the way we do business. The foundation of our Leidos culture is our Values, Beliefs, and Expectations by which we select, recognize, and reward employees. They create the environment that drives us toward our mission.
Inspired to make a difference, we are committed to solving the world’s toughest problems. Passionate about customer success by being determined to understand and respond to our customers’ needs as if they were our own. United as a team, we are bound together by our conviction that ethics and integrity is core to how we operate.
Because of a key strategic development and a new exciting business opportunity, we have a requirement for a security-cleared Infrastructure Engineer based in the UK working at our Farnborough site and remotely.
Leidos has more than 30 years’ experience of developing and running some of the largest government systems in the world. We are currently hiring to expand our UK based technical team who support our delivery for the UK Govt. Come join our team and further develop your skills as we deliver and support systems key to the defence of the UK and partner nations.
Being part of the Leidos team is a commitment to push yourself and those around you to do better, constantly adapt, and learn new technologies. We’re a passionate team and are committed to developing and growing our staff.
Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defence, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers.
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Technical Delivery Manager to lead the design and deployment of IT infrastructure and hardware-based systems within a UK MOD secure facility. This is a technical leadership role, responsible for coordinating multidisciplinary engineering delivery teams operating within a classified UK MOD environment.
The successful candidate will lead the delivery of mission-critical capabilities from design through to installation, testing, customer acceptance, and transition into service. The role requires exceptional stakeholder management skills, the ability to coordinate external vendors, and the technical credibility to lead engineering teams through complex challenges and emergent issues.
The successful candidate will work closely with the THOR Chief Engineer, Solution Architects, Security Leads, Test Teams, and MOD stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of operational capability within schedule, cost, and quality constraints.
Key Responsibilities
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Technical Delivery Leadership
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of hardware-based IT infrastructure and integrated system capabilities.
- Manage the planning and execution of design, build, installation, integration, testing, and acceptance activities.
- Direct multidisciplinary engineering teams including infrastructure, systems engineering, cyber security, integration, test, and service transition personnel.
- Ensure solutions comply with programme architecture, security accreditation requirements, and engineering governance processes.
- Drive delivery readiness reviews, installation planning, and operational deployment activities.
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Customer and Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary delivery interface with UK MOD stakeholders and customer representatives.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships across technical, operational, and commercial communities.
- Present delivery status, technical risks, and mitigation plans to programme and customer leadership.
- Support governance forums including design reviews, installation readiness reviews, acceptance reviews, and delivery boards.
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Supplier and Vendor Coordination
- Coordinate delivery activities across subcontractors, system vendors, and third-party suppliers.
- Manage technical dependencies between suppliers to ensure successful integration and deployment.
- Oversee supplier performance against agreed delivery milestones and technical requirements.
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Engineering and Problem Resolution
- Provide leadership in resolving complex technical and delivery challenges.
- Drive collaborative problem-solving across engineering disciplines.
- Manage emergent issues, installation challenges, and operational constraints within highly classified environments.
- Escalate and manage technical risks appropriately whilst maintaining delivery momentum.
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Acceptance and Transition
- Lead acceptance planning and execution activities in conjunction with customer representatives and test teams.
- Ensure compliance with programme acceptance processes and evidence requirements.
- Support operational transition and service handover activities.
- Ensure all delivered capabilities meet technical, security, and operational acceptance criteria.
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Programme Control
- Maintain delivery schedules, resource plans, and technical dependencies.
- Provide accurate reporting on progress, risks, issues, and opportunities.
- Support programme and financial management activities.
- Contribute to earned value management activities where appropriate.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Previous experience operating within UK MOD Above Secret or equivalent highly classified environments.
- Demonstrable experience leading the delivery of IT infrastructure or systems integration programmes.
- Strong understanding of systems integration, infrastructure deployment, and operational acceptance processes.
- Experience working directly with UK MOD customers and stakeholders.
- Experience supporting security accreditation and secure-by-design implementation.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead multidiscipline engineering teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience managing installation, migration, and deployment activities within operational environments.
- Ability to identify, manage, and resolve complex technical and delivery issues.
- Strong risk and dependency management capabilities.
- Experience working within structured engineering and delivery governance frameworks.
Desirable Experience
- Control Account Manager (CAM) experience.
- Knowledge of MOD acquisition, assurance, and acceptance processes.
- Familiarity with ITIL service transition and operational handover activities.
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Everything We Do
Everything we do is built on our commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our employees, and our communities. Learn more about the values and culture that are the foundations of our business.
Our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in national security, defence, government, logistics and operations, transportation, and energy.
What We Do for You
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team, and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops, and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
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- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
- Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays, and a cycle to work scheme)
- Access to Flexi-time benefits
Commitment to Diversity
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.
Who We Are: Leidos UK & EUROPE
We work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science. Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services. Our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.
What Makes Us Different
- Purpose: You can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security, and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.
- Collaboration: Having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office, or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.
- People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired, and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations, and career development plans that enhance your future.
Clearance Requirements
This role will require Developed Vetting (DV) Security Clearance. Those candidates without DV must be suitable for the process and will be required to commence application immediately upon successful application.
Location
The role is based at the Leidos Farnborough office for the majority of the time with occasional travel to customer locations and working from home.
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Original Posting: For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range
£61,500.00 - £78,800.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as
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