NPPV3 Service Transition Manager

Service Transition Manager (NPPV3 Cleared)Location: Hybrid (UK) Clearance: NPVV3 (Essential) Rate: 500- 550 per day (Inside IR35) Contract: ASAP start - Initial contract until September 2026 with strong likelihood of extension through March 2027 and potentially beyond This role sits at the heart of delivery, ensuring services move from development into Business-as-Usual (BAU) in a controlled, secure, and fully governed manner. You''ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams across Delivery, SRE, DevOps, QA, Operations and Service Management to ensure all technical, operational and support readiness activities are completed prior to go-live.Key ResponsibilitiesPlan, coordinate and manage end-to-end service transition activities across the programme.Ensure transition plans are aligned with programme milestones and delivery objectives.Act as the central coordination point between delivery and operational teams throughout the transition lifecycle.Drive transition readiness across technical, operational, security and service management workstreams.Ensure all services meet operational acceptance criteria before deployment into live environments.Coordinate release readiness, deployment planning and operational handover activities.Work closely with SRE, DevOps, QA and engineering teams to ensure infrastructure, applications, integrations and data services are fully supportable in production.Identify, manage and mitigate transition risks, issues and dependencies.Ensure governance, ..... full job details .....