Technical Delivery Lead

CompanyDamia Group

LocationNewcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Posted At12/1/2025

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Description

**Technical Delivery Lead – up to £50,000/ annum + benefits – Newcastle (hybrid – 3 days per week onsite)**

We are building a new hybrid on-premise / cloud, multi-tenant platform to replace an existing Delphi codebase. The Technical Delivery Lead will bring structure, predictability, and technical coordination to the development process. This role ensures work is properly planned, decomposed, tracked and delivered, and provides clear communication between the engineering team and the business.

You will sit between the engineering team and the product team, working closely with the Lead Developer and Solution Architect to translate architectural concepts and product goals into actionable plans and predictable delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery & Planning:

Own the delivery plan for the engineering team
Break down high-level goals into milestones, deliverables, epics, and stories
Maintain a well-structured backlog
Define acceptance criteria with QA and product team
Ensure work is estimated and tracked
Identify blockers and dependencies early

Technical Coordination:

Work closely with the Solution Architect to turn high-level architecture into concrete implementation plans
Ensure architectural and design decisions are documented
Validate that technical decisions align with overall platform strategy

Team Coordination:

Run regular planning, standup, and retrospective sessions
Extract clear progress updates from engineers
Ensure engineer team members have clear, unambiguous work
Support the Lead Developer without undermining technical ownership

Reporting:

Provide weekly status updates to the CEO and PM
Communicate risks, delays, and decisions
Track progress against milestones and forecast delivery

Required Skills & Experience

Strong experience in software delivery for complex systems
Comfortable working with distributed or hybrid architectures
Ability to understand technical concepts and discuss trade-offs
Experience working with senior developers with strong opinions
Excellent communication and planning skills
Ability to break down ambiguous requirements into actionable tasks
Experience with GitLab/Jira or similar tools
Ability to bring process without bureaucracy

Nice to Have

Experience in re-platforming legacy systems
Understanding of on-premise deployments
Understanding of multi-tenant architectures
Experience working with a mix of senior and junior developers