Consultant - Senior Consultant, Delivery Lead, Delivery, Defence & Security

at  Deloitte

REQ #

15771
Job description

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All applicants must hold UK security clearance to DV level.

We are looking for someone that shares our values and will fit into the culture of our organisation. Some of the values are listed below:

• Lead the way. Someone that is not afraid to make bold choices and respectfully challenge the status quo. Someone that is future focussed, adopts a growth mindset and is committed to creating opportunities for our clients and our people.
• Serve with integrity. Someone that does the right thing – always. Someone who protects the firm’s reputation as their own and never compromises on quality.
• Take care of each other. Someone that is committed to look after one another – so we can all be our best. Someone that takes accountability, engages with empathy and prioritises wellbeing.

In addition, the following skills would be desirable for any successful candidate:

• Leading multi-discipline, diverse and inclusive teams.
• The ability to effectively manage a team, delegate tasks, motivate employees, and oversee complex digital, technology, cloud and/or analytical projects.
• Strong written and verbal skills to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Problem-solving skills, troubleshooting issues, finding solutions, and making informed decisions at pace.
• Business acumen evidence through an understanding of different industries and business operations with an ability to identify technical solutions to meet business goals.
• Organisational skills – ability to juggle multiple tasks, prioritise effectively, and coordinate team efforts.
• Understanding of the procurement lifecycle, requirements gathering, evaluation techniques and negotiation skills.
• The ability to interpret data, identify trends/patterns and derive insights to drive decisions.
• Delivery leadership experience in one or more of:
• complex technology / cloud transformations including the ability to define and drive the delivery of project plans including developing of service transition plans.
• modern agile software development including Agile Business Analysis, prototyping, APIs, architecture patterns, test automation and DevOps.
• executing full lifecycle of AI and Analytics implementations from planning to deployment. , including data modelling, machine learning, statistical analysis, data reporting, and visualisation.
• Focused on accuracy and attention to detail; providing developers and/or data engineers with a clear understanding of specifications/requirements.
• Client care and relationship development; will work to understand business’ structure and objectives. This will include regular meetings, backlog prioritisation with product owners and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Experience leading teams in one or more delivery methods
• Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Scrum@Scale
• Waterfall /hybrid delivery
• Experience of delivery tools such as Atlassian – Jira, Confluence, MSProject.
• Project management skills such as: developing project plans, managing resources, tracking progress, risk management, and meeting deadlines with a proven ability to deliver projects on time and within budget.
• One or more recognised delivery certification(s) such as Certified Agile, Certified Scrum Master, SAFe Agile, PMP, Prince2 Practitioner, MSP, or ITIL.

We are specifically looking for candidates with both technical and business focused skills, who can articulate the outcomes and value of their work, and have working experience in some of the following:

• Familiar with the GDS Service Manual.
• Strong foundation across the cybersecurity technology stack.
• Knowledge of common technologies involved in digital delivery such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, SAP.
• Knowledge of regulations and compliance considerations around data management.

Please refer the Job description for details