Job Title: Technical Delivery Manager
Salary: £53,300-£71,300 per annum
Location: Cambridge, Hybrid
Contract: Full time, permanent, 35 hours per week
Are you a highly skilled Technical Delivery Manager with a passion for managing end-to-end technical delivery of integration projects? Do you thrive in a leadership role where you can drive project success while ensuring technical excellence? If so, we want to hear from you!
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
About the role
We are seeking a Technical Delivery Manager to oversee Mulesoft integration projects. You will collaborate with architects, developers, and testers to ensure solutions align with business objectives, technical standards, and security protocols. As the primary point of contact for stakeholders, you will drive alignment between technical teams and business needs while fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage and oversee the end-to-end technical delivery of Mulesoft integration projects, ensuring they meet scope, schedule, and budget requirements.
2. Lead cross-functional teams, including architects, developers, and testers, and act as the primary contact for stakeholders.
3. Provide technical guidance on Mulesoft architecture and best practices, collaborating with architects to design scalable, reliable, and secure integration solutions.
4. Develop project plans, track milestones, manage risks and issues, and ensure transparent stakeholder communication.
5. Mentor and guide Mulesoft developers and technical team members, managing resource allocation for efficient project execution.
6. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, translating business requirements into technical specifications and providing technical insights to drive business value. About you
We are looking for a dynamic and results-driven professional with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. You should have a minimum of 5 years' experience delivering complex integration projects and proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in an Agile/ Scrum environment.
You will need:
7. Expertise in enterprise integration patterns and middleware solutions.
8. Strong proficiency in Jira, Confluence, and Agile methodologies.
9. Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
10. Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
11. Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise tasks effectively.
12. Leadership and team-building capabilities to create a productive and cohesive environment. If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
13. 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
14. Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
15. Discretionary annual bonus
16. Group personal pension scheme
17. Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
18. Green travel schemes We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 16 March and interviews are scheduled to take place on w/ c 24th March & w/ c 31st March.
Interviews may also be carried out on a rolling basis. In the event we source suitable applicants early, we may close the advert earlier than originally advertised.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/ background.
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