Deployment Lead

At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

The Deployment Lead is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end deployment process of EDM and ensuring successful integration into each customer tenant. This role involves managing deployment schedules, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring that deployments are executed efficiently and effectively. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of deployment strategies, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supporting blended teams of colleagues to share knowledge and develop an integrated delivery ethic.

• Collaborate with development, QA, product management, and operations teams to schedule and execute releases, whilst understanding deployment objectives.

• Facilitate daily stand-up meetings and retrospectives for the deployment groups within EDM.

• Foster a collaborative environment, promoting communication and transparency among team members.

• Help the EDM team define and achieve deployment goals while maintaining a sustainable pace of work.

• Manage the deployment lifecycle, including planning, scheduling, execution, and post-deployment support, ensuring alignment with project timelines and stakeholder expectations.

• Identify and mitigate risks associated with releases, maintaining a balance between speed and stability.

• Remove impediments or blockers to team progress to maintain continuous workflow.

• Evaluate and improve release processes to enhance efficiency and minimize downtime during deployments.

• Create and maintain deployment checklists, procedures, and documentation to ensure consistency and quality.

• Manage release activities, including release notes, deployment plans, and communication strategies for stakeholders.

MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS: 

• Experience with data metrics to improve teams.

• Understanding risk management and able to manage risk

• Excellent commercial management, influencing and negotiation skills

DESIRABLE: 

• Proficient understanding of Agile principles and practices, with hands-on experience in Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban)

• Familiarity with DevOps practices, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and release automation tools

• Working with Workday or other SaaS delivery methodologies

• Experience of managing, mentoring and developing teams

• Full lifecycle project management experience, implementation, data-migration, system testing, user acceptance testing, go-live and service management

WHO YOU ARE: 

Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience. 

These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding Kainos person, team and culture. 

ABOUT US 

At Kainos we use technology to solve real problems for our customers, overcome big challenges for businesses, and make people’s lives easier. 

We build strong relationships with our customers and go beyond to change the way they work today and the impact they have tomorrow. 

Our two specialist practices, Digital Services and Workday, work globally for clients across healthcare, commercial and the public sector to make the world a little bit better, day by day. 

For more information, see kainos.com. 

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive.   We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are.   We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. 

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. 

We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.