Principal Technologist - IT Ops

This is not your normal Technologist or Architecture role; it offers the opportunity to make an impact at a serious scale. You will work with your team and Deputy Director to create and shape an IT Operations function to service government and the wider public sector for the first time.

This will include opportunities to directly influence finding solutions to some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges.

Your responsibilities will include:

· Lead on creation of the team and develop a 10-year IT Operations vision and strategy

· Lead on new research and pieces of work to support better understanding of the maturity of the current cross-public sector operational landscape

· Create a range of future states and roadmaps, including how agentic AI may effect existing practices

· Support future Spending Reviewing coherence for your work

· Work with senior and cross-government stakeholders to shape government digital strategy, translating complex technical concepts into straightforward language to influence senior decision makers

· Support the delivery of existing and new operational technologies

· Developing a network of peers, building credibility and improving communication

· Promoting your work through speaking engagements and hosting community events

· Helping to upskill others within OCTO and GDS in your specialist area

· Significant experience in the technical professions aligned to IT Operations and/or Software Development specialisms or significant previous experience in this area - preferably in a Government context.

· Experience helping to deliver operations and technology-related change at significant scale to support wider organisational objectives

· Experience to be able to influence and share your learnings and expertise with others across organisational boundaries, with the ability to adapt feedback to ensure change is effective and lasting

· Technical experience which you have used to build credibility with senior stakeholders to influence decisions and drive change

· Experience evaluating proposals and create design approaches characterised by high risk, impact, and complexity

· Experience to be able to translate complex concepts into straightforward language to present to senior stakeholders, both technical and non-technical

· Experience working with technology suppliers

IT operations roles on the government digital and data capability framework can be found here: https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills

Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We set, lead and deliver the vision for a modern digital government, harnessing technologies and talent to make a serious impact across the public sector. We employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. We’re home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) and the world-leading GOV.UK website.