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# Account Chief Technology Officer (ACTO)

- **Company:** Atos Nederland B.V.
- **Location:** Amstelveen, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Togaf
- **Published:** September 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.atos.net/talentcommunity/apply/1440537333/?locale=en_US

## About the Role

* Around 10+ years of experience in senior technology, architecture or technology leadership roles
 * Strong client-facing experience, preferably within Defence, government or another complex public-sector environment
 * Experience working with C-level and senior executive stakeholders
 * Broad enterprise technology knowledge across areas such as cloud, AI, cybersecurity and data
 * Experience with pre-sales, opportunity development or complex technology sales cycles
 * The ability to translate complex technical topics into clear business value and strategic direction
 * Strong communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills
 * A relevant Bachelor's or Master's degree, or significant equivalent professional experience
 * Fluent Dutch and English, both written and spoken. Dutch is mandatory for this position
 * Willingness to travel depending on customer and account requirements

Experience within the Dutch Defence ecosystem, Ministries of Defence, Defence agencies or mission-critical IT environments would be a strong advantage.

Certifications such as TOGAF, Azure/AWS or CISSP are considered an advantage but are not mandatory.

## Description

As Account Chief Technology Officer (ACTO) - Defence, you will be a senior, client-facing technology leader responsible for defining the technology vision and roadmap for one of our strategic Defence accounts in the Netherlands.

You will work closely with senior customer stakeholders to understand their strategic and operational challenges, identify relevant technology developments and translate these into realistic opportunities and solutions. The role combines technology leadership, strategic advisory and commercial opportunity development.

Your Responsibilities

 * Define and maintain the technology vision and roadmap for the Defence account
 * Act as a trusted advisor to senior customer stakeholders, including CIOs, CTOs, architects and operational leaders
 * Translate developments in AI, cloud, cybersecurity and data into relevant Defence use cases
 * Identify and shape new opportunities at an early stage, including before formal tender processes
 * Work with customer stakeholders and budget owners to build sponsorship and develop clear value propositions
 * Support pre-sales activities, proposals, business cases and high-level solution direction
 * Work closely with sales, architecture, consulting and delivery teams
 * Ensure proposed technology directions consider security, compliance and mission-critical requirements
 * Represent Atos as a senior technology leader within the Defence market


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