Deployment Lead

Purpose of the Job

The purpose of the Technology Team Lead III is to lead and optimise the delivery of technology solutions across a defined portfolio, providing advanced technical leadership and ensuring end-to-end delivery of scalable, high-performing systems through effective execution, dependency management, and strong stakeholder and team alignment.

Job Objectives

• Technology Delivery Leadership
• Lead and drive end-to-end delivery of technology solutions across the SDLC.
• Define delivery approaches, standards, and best practices to ensure quality outcomes.
• Oversee design, development, testing, integration, deployment, and support activities.
• Ensure alignment to architecture, engineering standards, and enterprise frameworks.
• Optimise system performance, scalability, stability, and maintainability.
• Portfolio & Execution Management
• Manage delivery across a portfolio of projects, programmes, and releases.
• Define and drive execution plans, ensuring alignment to timelines and business priorities.
• Manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and delivery constraints.
• Drive delivery governance, ensuring adherence to SDLC, change, and release processes.
• Monitor and report on portfolio performance, delivery health, and improvement areas.
• Advanced Team Leadership
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team.
• Drive team accountability for delivery outcomes, quality, and timelines.
• Oversee workforce planning, resource allocation, and capability development.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration.
• Stakeholder & Business Engagement
• Build and manage strong relationships with business, IT leadership, and vendors.
• Translate business requirements into executable delivery outcomes.
• Provide strategic input into solution direction and delivery prioritisation.
• Communicate risks, progress, and outcomes at a senior stakeholder level.
• Governance, Risk & Operational Excellence
• Drive compliance with governance frameworks, quality standards, and controls.
• Identify and mitigate delivery, technical, and operational risks.
• Ensure robust production readiness, release management, and support transition.
• Lead resolution of critical incidents and escalations.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field (essential)

Experience

• 5–7+ years’ experience in technology delivery, including coordination of multiple project team deliverables towards project objectives and deadlines or similar (essential).
• Of which 3+ years in formal team leadership role or similar (essential).
• Proven experience managing multiple projects or a delivery portfolio.

Knowledge and Skills

• Exposure to structured delivery environments (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)