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Technical Transformation Lead
Must have an Active DV Clearance
Working within the customer Design Authority, you will provide technical governance, establish engineering standards and ensure technical solutions and artefacts meet agreed quality and assurance requirements.
This is a senior technical transformation position suited to someone with broad engineering knowledge who understands how to improve engineering delivery across complex, multi-supplier environments.
Technical Transformation Lead Responsibilities
- Lead the engineering transformation across a complex MOD technology programme.
- Develop and maintain the programme engineering strategy, ensuring technical delivery supports agreed cost, quality and timescale commitments.
- Align cloud, network, infrastructure, workplace, software, support and service management workstreams.
- Establish consistent engineering processes, standards, governance and lifecycle guidance across technical teams.
- Work within the customer Design Authority and lead technical governance and assurance activities.
- Ensure suppliers produce consistent, governed and assured technical designs, documentation and engineering artefacts.
- Establish a pragmatic delivery approach using Agile, Scrum, SAFe and ITIL principles where appropriate.
- Support the transition from programme delivery into a stable, ITIL-aligned live service.
- Define engineering and automation tooling requirements across the programme.
- Drive improvements across DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and engineering automation.
- Lead technical teams, suppliers and the Engineering Community of Practice.
- Influence senior customer, programme, architecture, engineering and supplier stakeholders.
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Technical Transformation Lead Skills And Experience
- Significant experience in senior engineering, architecture or technical transformation leadership roles.
- Broad technical knowledge across cloud, platforms, infrastructure, networks, workplace technologies, software engineering or service operations.
- Strong experience of engineering governance and working within Design Authority environments.
- Experience implementing or improving engineering processes and standards across multiple technical workstreams.
- Experience delivering complex cloud, infrastructure, platform, engineering or DevOps transformation programmes.
- Strong understanding of Agile and ITIL delivery within complex enterprise technology environments.
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and automation.
- Experience leading technical teams and managing complex supplier relationships.
- Strong senior stakeholder management with the ability to influence customers, architects, programme leadership and suppliers.
- Experience within MOD, Defence, secure government or similarly regulated technology environments.
- SAFe Experience Is Strongly Desirable But Not Essential.
- Strong understanding of transitioning complex technology programmes into ITIL-aligned live service operations.
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Application Process
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Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted CVs will be contacted.
Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 18 weeks.
LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.
An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.
Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.
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