Location: National (UK wide)
Working within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, you’ll play a key role in driving technical direction across a complex and high‑impact environment.
About the role
You’ll operate at a senior level, bringing together technology, people and strategy to shape how services are designed and delivered across the organisation.
This is a leadership role where you’ll see the bigger picture, influencing decisions, guiding teams, and ensuring services are built to last, scale and deliver value.
What you’ll be doing
- Setting and shaping technical strategy and architecture direction across services
- Designing and assuring secure, scalable, cloud-first solutions
- Working with senior stakeholders to guide decision-making and challenge constructively
- Leading collaboration across teams to align technology with business outcomes
- Mentoring and developing architects and engineering leaders
- Driving best practice in Agile, DevOps and modern engineering approaches
- Supporting digital transformation through clear technical vision and leadership
- Managing complexity across systems, suppliers and stakeholders
What we’re looking for
- Strong experience in technical or enterprise architecture (software or infrastructure)
- Ability to communicate complex technical ideas clearly to a range of audiences
- Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders and building trusted relationships
- A broad understanding of modern technologies (e.g. cloud, APIs, microservices)
- Experience championing Agile, DevOps and engineering best practices
- Ability to see the big picture across complex systems and services
- A collaborative leader who supports teams and drives positive change
Interested?
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