Delivery Lead - Technology, Architecture & Release Management

Job Title: Delivery Lead Technology, Architecture & Release Management

Location: Phoenix, AZ Onsite (Locals only)

Duration: Long Term Contract

Role Summary

Delivery Lead responsible for delivery readiness, architecture accountability, and release execution for features developed by offshore India teams. Acts as the single point of accountability to ensure work is design ready, delivery ready, tested, and releasable in compliance with SDLC, change, and audit expectations. This is a hands on delivery leadership role, working closely with internal architects and business/technology stakeholders to shape and govern solutions.

Core Responsibilities

• PI / Sprint Readiness: Own the can we commit safely? gate; validate scope, dependencies, risks, Definition of Ready, and delivery capacity
• Architecture Participation & Accountability: Actively participate in architecture activities; work with internal architects and stakeholders to shape solutions, validate design readiness, document decisions, and manage cross team dependencies
• Offshore Delivery Leadership: Provide execution oversight for India based development and QA teams, ensuring clear handoffs, sequencing, and issue resolution
• Release Management: Own end to end release readiness, including cutover planning, go live coordination, and post release hypercare
• SDLC & Audit: Ensure SDLC stage gates, evidence, approvals, and control compliance; lead remediation where gaps exist

Must Have Experience

• 10+ years in technology delivery leadership roles
• 5+ years leading offshore (India) development and QA teams
• Proven release management / production cutover experience
• Strong experience partnering with enterprise / solution architects on design and solution governance
• Experience in regulated environments (financial services preferred)