Chief Technology Officer
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, M2 3AW |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75779331 |
Summary
We are seeking an inspiring and strategic Chief Technology Officer to lead the next stage of our DDaT Strategy.
Salary: SCS1 salary starts at £81,000
This is a rare opportunity to reshape how DCMS works from the inside out. Reporting to the Chief Digital Information Officer, you will drive a major DDaT transformation to modernise IT, assurance, cyber security and technology services, while enabling digital delivery teams to innovate and build digital, data and AI capability across the department.
You will lead the transition to a new operating model that strengthens governance, improves service resilience and enables multidisciplinary teams to collaborate effectively. You will play a key leadership role in the strategic departmental moves to Microsoft from Google, Integrated Corporate Services and joining the cross government shared services programme of Matrix.
We are looking for a senior leader who can turn technological possibility into operational reality, driving efficiency, maturing capability and leading DCMS through a three year change journey. Critical for success in this role will not only be the ability to lead a technological shift but also a people-centred and cultural shift. We are looking for exceptional leadership abilities to drive professionalism, modern ways of working and a customer-centred philosophy of delivery.
The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience:
Essential requirements:
Strategic digital and technology leadership: proven experience in setting direction and delivering technology strategies in complex organisations, to 1,000+ users, overseeing £5m+ annual budget. With experience of complex platform migration and integration (eg Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 or similar multi-cloud environments).
Operational technology delivery: track record of stablising high-risk live services and embedding best practice and a customer-centric philosophy at scale. Demonstrable success managing the deployment and stabilisation of enterprise scale SaaS solutions in highly regulated or high-security environments alongside establishing and maintaining Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices for digital and data products and services.
Information governance, risk, and cyber security: strong understanding of technology governance, KIM/data protection, risk management and cyber security principles, with the ability to balance innovation with compliance and operational resilience.
Financial decision making for technology: ability to set budgets, justify investment in technology and make strategic trade offs between immediate operational needs and long-term value.
Stakeholder, supplier, and collaboration: demonstrable ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, manage and drive accountability in complex supplier ecosystems and work collaboratively across government or large organisations.
Desirable skills: (only used in the event of tied candidates)
- Modern Security Models: experience of establishing a DevSecOps and operational resilience testing practice to manage evolving threat landscape.
- Shared services: success driving value for money and financial control in shared services models.
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