SDLC Insights & Governance Lead

SDLC Insights and Governance Lead - Glasgow - Hybrid - Inside IR35

Day Rate - 550

Duration - 12 months

Harvey Nash's Financial Service Client are looking to bring in a contract SDLC Insights and Governance Lead, you will be required onsite 3 days per week, in their Glasgow office. You will be responsible for:

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  Guiding development of Software Development Lifecyle (SDLC) metrics for tracking governance and developer insights to enhance developer experience. Guide implementation of dashboards and reports to clearly radiate these metrics.
  * Work with leaders to develop an ongoing program of work to improve SDLC governance and developer experience.
  * Promoting SDLC and developer experience within the firm.
  * Work closely with risk colleagues to identify upcoming regulatory changes that may impact SDLC and develop appropriate action plans to incorporate any needed changes.
  * Point person for engagement with third parties such as Internal Audit and Regulators on SDLC Compliance. This includes documenting audit findings in a clear and concise manner, communicate observations to line management and secure formal management responses to audit recommendations.
  * Drawing on their knowledge and experience to guide and support leaders at all levels in making the changes that will result in better SDLC Governance outcomes for the organisation.
  * Support the system of work required to govern SDLC, continually looking for opportunities to simplify and reduce the overhead while maintaining the controls necessary to meet regulations.
  * Respect technology delivery practices and standards, project management disciplines, business technology architecture, and risk and production capacity this includes thorough project requirements, documentation, scope estimates, and costs.
  
  Skills & Experience Required
  * 5+ years of service delivery management experience
  * Technical understanding of Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC), the different implementation methods, and the tools used to improve efficiency and controls across SDLC.
  * Understanding of the principles, practices, and tooling introduced by DevOps, SRE, Agile, and other related frameworks and methods.
  * Proven ability to monitor complex programs in an enterprise function where the role did not have direct command/control of all resources (and where negotiation/influencing skills are critical)
  
  Desirable experience
  * Experience of building and deploying software in a controlled environment.
  * Experience with data visualization, writing reports, and data analytics.
  * Familiarity with metrics for tracking developer experience and the frameworks for implementing them, ideally SPACE and DORA
  * Technology Risk Management Experience, ideally with exposure to the development or adoption of technology policies and standards.
  * Understanding of the financial services industry; the associated regulatory environment; and internal audit processes.