Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

EFPRP; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

EFPRP is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to act as the principal technical authority and strategic architect across our technological landscape in Toulouse. You will oversee IT & Digital Infrastructure, Data Analysis, Internal Support, and Strategic Infrastructure Discovery, defining standards and driving data-backed research.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, ensure GDPR compliance, scale cloud and on-premise infrastructure, and spearhead the adoption of emerging technologies to

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in technical direction or enterprise IT architecture.
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms, server administration, and containerized environments.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary technical teams across infrastructure, support, and data analytics.
• In-depth knowledge of information security, GDPR, and identity/access management.
• Excellent English communication and strategic planning skills; EU residency.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate operations across IT & Digital Infrastructure, SR&DAD, ISD, and TC&SIDD.
• Oversee deployment, scalability, and security of internal servers, cloud services, and web applications.
• Steer data analysis pipelines and analytical frameworks to inform executive decisions.
• Lead TC&SIDD in evaluating, prototyping, and integrating emerging platforms and automated workflows.
• Enforce GDPR compliance and cybersecurity best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud platforms

Server administration

Containerized environments

Web application architecture

Information security

GDPR

Strategic planning

English communication

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Microservices

AI/RAG integration

Job description

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) serves as the principal technical authority and strategic architect across the organization's technological landscape. In this executive leadership capacity, you will oversee the IT & Digital Infrastructure Department (IT&DID), the Strategic Research & Data Analysis Department (SR&DAD), the Internal Support Division (ISD), and the Technological Development & Strategic Infrastructure Discovery Department (TC&SIDD). You will define organizational technical standards, drive data-backed strategic research, guarantee robust cybersecurity and infrastructure integrity, and spearhead the discovery and deployment of emerging technologies.

Personal Evolution

Autonomy

Administrative Work

Technical Expertise

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate operations across the IT & Digital Infrastructure Department, Strategic Research & Data Analysis Department, Internal Support Division, and TC&SIDD.
• Oversee the deployment, scalability, and security of internal servers, cloud services, web applications, and network infrastructure.Qualify the customer needs
• Steer data analysis pipelines, strategic research initiatives, and analytical frameworks to inform executive-level decision-making.
• Lead the TC&SIDD in evaluating, prototyping, and integrating emerging platforms, automated workflows, and advanced tooling.
• Enforce technical compliance with European data protection regulations (GDPR) and industry-standard security protocols.

Must Have

• Proven leadership experience in technical direction, systems engineering, software development, or enterprise IT architecture.
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms, server administration, containerized environments, and web application architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multi-disciplinary technical teams spanning infrastructure, support, and data analytics.
• In-depth understanding of information security best practices, data privacy laws (GDPR), and identity/access management.
• Excellent strategic planning, problem-solving, and professional communication skills in English.
• Legal residency within the European Union (EU).

Nice to have

• Experience in nonprofit, public-interest, or cross-border European organizational structures.
• Familiarity with modern microservices, automated CI/CD pipelines, and AI/RAG integration frameworks.
• Hands-on background with administrative platforms (e.g., identity verification services, internal helpdesks, and directory integrations).
• Working knowledge of French or other European languages (main English)

What's great in the position?

Leading technology at this level offers the unique mandate to shape and scale a multi-departmental technical ecosystem from the top down. You will not simply maintain legacy systems, you will direct high-impact data analysis pipelines, architect modern cloud and communication infrastructure, and guide the strategic discovery of next-generation technological solutions. This position places you directly at the nexus of technical innovation and high-level organizational strategy, giving you complete autonomy to establish best practices, mentor technical department leads, and drive projects that have a tangible, large-scale impact across Europe.