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# Principal Technologist -IT Operations-hybrid-12mths-SC-£775-£800 pday

- **Company:** SmartSourcing Ltd
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Information Technology Operations, Salesforce.Com, Software Engineering, Office365, SC Clearance, Servicenow
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-77F62877700FB44475/

## About the Role

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.

IT Operations experience (Not operational IT) and leading IT operationsChange management experience, delivering change for significant transformation programmes, including operational delivery

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

Relevant tech stacks - (ServiceNow, Salesforce, any platform product and a range of SaaS (Software as a Service) products, Microsoft 365 suite

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

## Description

Our client is seeking 2 x experience Principal Technologists - IT Operations for 12 months on a hybrid basis in either London, Manchester or Bristol - you should be responsive to the business needs and flexible with travel for office/team days, there will be some need to travel to London. You will ideally hold current SC clearance or (eligible to undertake)

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, 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 workWork with senior and cross-government stakeholders to shape government digital strategy

Support the delivery of existing and new operational technologies