Technical Delivery Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Romania, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee the technical execution of projects from design to implementation and transition.

• Organize and lead infrastructure, security, cloud, and platform subject matter experts (SMEs).

• Ensure that technical teams are aware of dependencies, milestones, risks, and delivery expectations.

• Conduct technical workshops, design reviews, implementation planning sessions, and facilitate technical decision-making.

• Address cross-functional technical challenges and escalate issues when necessary.

• Confirm that implementations adhere to approved High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), architectural standards, and security protocols.

• Maintain technical integrity throughout the entirety of the project lifecycle.

• Review and approve technical outputs from SMEs and third-party vendors.

• Serve as a liaison between project teams, architects, operations teams, and vendors.

• Create and sustain technical delivery plans across various workstreams.

• Identify technical dependencies, sequencing requirements, resource allocations, and environmental prerequisites.

• Oversee infrastructure testing, network validation, operational acceptance testing, disaster recovery testing, security validation, and performance and resilience testing.

• Recognize technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.

• Manage technical issues impacting delivery timelines, quality, or operational readiness.

• Provide technical status updates to the Project Manager and governance forums.

• Assist in project escalation and decision-making processes.

• Prepare technical implementation plans and Methods of Procedure (MOPs).

• Coordinate technical change requests through Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes.

• Validate rollback procedures and recovery plans.

• Ensure deployment activities are controlled and auditable.

• Involve support teams early in the project lifecycle.

• Organize operational documentation, runbooks, knowledge articles, and support procedures.

• Verify requirements for monitoring, alerting, backup, resilience, and support.

• Obtain operational acceptance prior to go-live.

• Generate technical delivery plans, design reviews, implementation and migration plans, change requests and MOPs, risk and dependency registers, test plans and evidence, operational readiness assessments, transition-to-service documentation, and go-live recommendations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of experience in delivering Microsoft, cloud, infrastructure, or platform solutions within enterprise settings.

• More than 3 years of experience leading the technical delivery of complex enterprise projects.

• Proven experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across Microsoft 365, Azure, Security, Identity, Infrastructure, Networking, Data & Analytics, Applications, and third-party suppliers.

• Experience in delivering large-scale Microsoft 365 and Azure solutions from design through to implementation, migration, and transition to support.

• Practical knowledge of Microsoft 365 services including Teams, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, OneDrive, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, Compliance, and Purview.

• Familiarity with Power Platform and Microsoft Fabric, encompassing governance, integration, analytics, and reporting functionalities.

• Experience operating within regulated environments with strong governance, security, and change management protocols.

• Demonstrated experience managing technical dependencies, risks, issues, and implementation planning across multiple workstreams.

• Experience collaborating with third-party service providers and managed service partners.

• Skills in technical planning and workstream management.

• Proficiency in cross-functional stakeholder management.

• Expertise in workshop facilitation and technical decision-making.

• Skills in technical risk assessment and mitigation.

• Experience in service transition and operational readiness planning.

• Capabilities in vendor and supplier coordination.

• Proficient in technical documentation and executive reporting.

• Ability to lead without direct authority.

• Excellent organizational and coordination skills.

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

• Capability to translate complex technical concepts into business terminology.

• Strong communication skills suitable for executive, project, operational, and technical audiences.

• A focus on delivery, accountability, and operational excellence.

• Desirable: Microsoft certifications such as Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Security Engineer, Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert, Enterprise Administrator Expert, Security Administrator, or Fabric Analytics Engineer.

• Desirable: ITIL Foundation or ITIL Managing Professional certification.

• Desirable: Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation tools.

• Understanding of enterprise networking fundamentals, including WAN, LAN, SD-WAN, Internet, DNS, DHCP, VPN, and load balancing.

• Knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture and connectivity.

• Experience with datacenter and cloud migration projects.

• Familiarity with infrastructure resiliency and disaster recovery solutions.

• Understanding of enterprise monitoring and operational support models.

• Knowledge of technology lifecycle and platform governance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical insurance covering you and your family.

• Access to a holiday flat in Valencia.

• Gifts for special occasions, including Easter, Women's Day, Father's Day, and more.

• Anniversary gifts for 1st, 5th, and 10th work anniversaries.

• Team-building activities.

• Year-end celebrations.

• A day off on your birthday.

• Involvement in community and social initiatives.

• Unlimited access to a vast array of courses through Udemy.

• German language courses available.

• Masterclasses conducted by experienced trainers.

• Employer investment in courses and training for personal and professional development.