Change Manager

IT Change Manager - SC Cleared

Contract: 6-Month Rolling Contract
Rate: £75-£85 per hour (Inside IR35)
Location: Reading (Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite)
Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced IT Change Manager to take ownership of the end-to-end IT change management process, ensuring all changes across the IT environment are managed in a controlled, compliant, and risk-aware manner.

You will play a critical role in maintaining service stability and operational excellence by overseeing the planning, assessment, authorisation, scheduling, implementation, and review of IT changes while working closely with stakeholders across Digital Information and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

Change Management Governance

Manage the complete IT change management lifecycle, ensuring all changes are logged, assessed, authorised, implemented, and reviewed in line with established governance processes.
Maintain robust controls to minimise risk to service availability and business operations.

Risk & Impact Assessment

Evaluate the potential impact and risks associated with proposed changes to infrastructure, applications, and business services.
Ensure appropriate mitigation strategies are identified and implemented.

Change Advisory Board (CAB) Management

Organise, facilitate, and lead Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings.
Collaborate with technical teams, service owners, and business stakeholders to review and approve changes.

Change Scheduling & Communications

Coordinate change calendars and implementation schedules.
Ensure effective communication of planned changes to all impacted stakeholders.

Performance & Continuous Improvement

Develop, monitor, and report on key change management metrics, including:
Change success rates
Failed changes
Emergency changes
Change-related incidents
Drive continual improvement initiatives to enhance change efficiency and reduce service disruption.

Post-Implementation Review

Conduct post-change reviews to assess outcomes, identify lessons learned, and improve future change delivery.

Key Objectives

Ensure IT changes are delivered in a controlled, timely, and risk-managed manner.
Minimise disruption to critical business services.
Maintain transparency, governance, and accountability across all change activities.
Support effective planning and alignment with business priorities.
Ensure compliance with internal governance standards and external regulatory requirements.

Essential Skills & Experience

Active SC Clearance.
Sole UK National status.
Minimum of 5 years' experience in IT service delivery and/or IT change management.
Strong experience operating within ITIL-based service environments.
Experience establishing and managing SLAs, KPIs, and service performance metrics.
Strong understanding of ITSM platforms, particularly ServiceNow.
Good understanding of core IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, and enterprise technology environments.
Experience with service monitoring tools and technologies.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
High levels of professionalism and integrity when handling sensitive information.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications

Essential

IT Service Management certification (e.g., ITIL v3/v4).

Desirable

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
PMP or other recognised project management qualifications.
Experience with data analysis and reporting tools.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What's on Offer?

6-month rolling contract
£75-£85 per hour (Inside IR35)
Hybrid working - 3 days per week onsite in Reading
Opportunity to contribute to a business shaping the future of international defence collaboration
Work within a highly secure, mission-critical environment alongside industry-leading expertsIf you hold active SC clearance, meet the nationality requirements, and have a strong background in IT Change Management within enterprise environments, we'd welcome your application
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed