Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Delivery Leader who combines deep engineering expertise, enterprise architecture capability, and strong delivery leadership. This role is not a traditional delivery manager position; instead, it demands a hands‑on technology leader who can own engineering outcomes end‑to‑end—from solution design and estimation to delivery execution, quality, productivity, and customer engagement.
As the single point of accountability for engineering delivery, you will be the primary interface to customers for all engineering‑related matters, while also serving as a key member of the design authority and technology leadership forums. You will be responsible for driving engineering excellence, improving efficiency and predictability, and ensuring adherence to engineering standards and best practices at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Engineering Leadership & Strategy
Provide overall leadership for engineering delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer expectations
Define and drive engineering strategy, standards, and best practices across programs and teams
Actively participate in design authority forums, reviewing and approving solution architectures and technical designs
Balance short‑term delivery commitments with long‑term architectural and platform thinking
Architecture & Design Ownership
Bring strong enterprise architecture and solution design expertise across modern technology stacks
Oversee solution design to ensure scalability, maintainability, performance, security, and cost efficiency
Guide teams on architectural patterns, technology choices, and non‑functional requirements
Ensure architectural consistency and guardrails across engagements
Delivery & Execution Ownership
Own estimation, delivery planning, and execution governance across engineering programs
Be accountable for delivery quality, predictability, and on‑time execution
Ensure strong adherence to engineering processes, SDLC practices, and governance models
Proactively identify and mitigate delivery risks and escalations
Productivity, Quality & Continuous Improvement
Drive engineering productivity and efficiency improvements through metrics, tooling, and process optimization
Define and track engineering KPIs related to quality, velocity, reliability, and customer outcomes
Champion practices such as automation, CI/CD, testing at scale, DevOps, and observability
Promote a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence
Customer & Stakeholder Management
Act as the single face to the customer for all engineering delivery, quality, and people matters
Build strong, trusted relationships with client engineering leaders and stakeholders
Provide clear, transparent communication on delivery status, risks, and improvement actions
Support presales and solutioning discussions as a senior engineering authority
People & Capability Leadership
Lead, mentor, and grow senior engineering leaders, architects, and delivery managers
Ensure strong talent development, succession planning, and capability building
Foster a high‑performance engineering culture focused on ownership, accountability, and excellence
Support hiring, onboarding, and development of engineering talent at scale
Mandatory Skills & Experience
18+ years of experience in software engineering with significant leadership responsibility
Strong background in software engineering and enterprise architecture
Proven experience owning large‑scale, multi‑team engineering delivery
Hands‑on understanding of modern engineering practices (Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud‑native)
Expertise in estimation, delivery governance, and quality management
Experience of acting as customer‑facing engineering leader
Strong track record in productivity, efficiency, and process improvement initiatives
Nice to Have
Experience working in consulting, GCC, or multi‑client delivery environments
Exposure to cloud platforms, modern application architecture, and digital transformation programs
Experience operating within design authority or architecture review boards
Background in setting up engineering metrics, maturity models, or capability frameworks
Desired Candidate Profile
Senior engineering leader who is hands‑on by mindset, not just managerial
Comfortable owning outcomes end‑to‑end—design, delivery, people, and quality
Strong communicator with the ability to engage confidently at CXO and client leadership levels
Pragmatic, data‑driven, and outcome‑focused
Passionate about engineering excellence, scalable delivery, and customer trust
Why Version 1?
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.
Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.
And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring.
We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact Mayank.Singh@version1.com at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.
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