Technical Delivery Manager
We're seeking a highly capable Technical Delivery Manager with proven experience leading the delivery of complex infrastructure and cloud projects. This role will play a pivotal part in driving the successful scoping, planning, budgeting, scheduling, and deployment of modern technology solutions - from application containerisation and cloud-native platforms through to virtualisation and hyper-converged infrastructure migrations.
You'll work closely with Product Owners, Technical Architects, and business stakeholders to ensure outcomes are delivered to a high standard, while navigating delivery risks and ensuring seamless operational transitions from legacy environments.
**Key Responsibilities**- Define technical deliverables and resourcing requirements with Product Owners
- Create and maintain delivery and resource plans, schedules, and budgets
- Contribute to financial estimates and business cases for new initiatives
- Identify, manage, and report on project risks, issues, and mitigations
- Provide technical guidance and unblock challenges across delivery streams
- Lead design discussions and champion sustainable solutions (containerisation, virtualisation, cloud)
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure clear delivery actions
- Monitor and report on project performance using PPM tools
- IT qualification (Level 5 or above) - e.g. NZC-IT, BIT
- Project Management certification (PRINCE2, PMI-PMP, or equivalent)
- Agile certification (e.g. PRINCE2-Agile, PMI-ACP, ICAgile)
- Strong knowledge of IT architecture (networks, security, hosting, cloud)
- Proven track record delivering infrastructure or application modernisation projects
- Experience in containerisation (Openshift, Kubernetes, Docker) and/or virtualisation & HCI (VMware, IBM Fusion, Nutanix)
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills (including at C-Suite level)
- Ability to translate complex technical solutions into business-friendly language
**Why apply?**
This role offers the opportunity to lead significant transformation programmes in a collaborative, future-focused environment. Whether your expertise lies in containerisation and cloud-native platforms or virtualisation and infrastructure modernisation, you'll play a key role in shaping delivery outcomes that will have lasting impact.