Deployment & Cutover Lead (Unity Programme) at HMRC, UK, £Contract Rate

We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us. We offer a great work life balance. You have the opportunity to work at any of our brand-new Regional Centres and to also work remotely. Contracts vary in length dependent upon the project with the possibility to extend.

Your time spent with us short or long term will be invaluable - your skills and expertise are needed to deliver the largest digital and transformation projects in Government. There really couldn’t be a better time to join HMRC for your new contract opportunity!

Role purpose

The Deployment & Cutover Lead will work with the programme's Technical Delivery Partner, programme teams and stakeholders to deliver a fully integrated deployment approach. This leadership role will ensure that all technical, data, business and operational activities required for go-live are planned, rehearsed, controlled and successfully executed.

You will be joining the programme at an exciting time, enabling the programme to move from design and build into a successful deployment.

Key accountabilities

• Work with Technical Delivery Partner to ensure the development and delivery of a governed deployment strategy and integrated technology and cutover plan.
• Work with the Technical Delivery Partner to design and deliver cutover plans informed by operational reality, where technical and delivery risks and trade-offs are visible and accepted
• Work with the business SMEs to define cutover approach for each of the business processes in scope defining the approach, timing and ramp up and ramp down for each of the individual processes
• Support the definition of interim ways of working during the cutover period which may include stop/start/continue activities and associated communication plans across the Shared Service function and departments
• Ensure all cutover and deployment activities are owned, timetabled and effectively co-ordinated for go-live.
• Establish cutover and deployment governance, reporting cadence, readiness checkpoints and escalation routes
• Ensure dependencies, risks, issues and actions are actively managed across all delivery partners and business areas.
• Lead deployment readiness assessment and prepare evidence-based go/no-go recommendations.
• Work with Readiness Leads to ensure business areas, shared services and support teams are prepared for live operation.
• Work with Service Readiness and Service Transition Leads to ensure hypercare mobilisation and transition into business-as-usual support.
• Provide clear leadership during high-pressure deployment, cutover and post-go-live periods.