Group Technology Director

JR United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail-tech company located in Oxford seeks a Technology Director to lead the migration to AWS cloud infrastructure and manage engineering teams. This role offers significant influence on the company's technical vision and growth strategy, presenting a unique opportunity in a fast-growing sector.

Benefits

Salary between £110,000 – £130,000, depending on experience

Additional benefits package

Qualifications

• High-level engineering leadership experience required.
• Proven experience in cloud migration at scale, especially within AWS.
• Hands-on understanding of DevOps principles and IaC tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead migration from legacy systems to AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Drive shift from monolithic architecture to containerised services.
• Build and mentor engineering teams nationally and overseas.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cloud migration

DevOps principles

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Containerisation (Docker)

Stakeholder management

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16.06.2025

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31.07.2025

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Job Description:

GROUP TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

OXFORDSHIRE

THE COMPANY

Ready to take full ownership of a fast-growing tech function? This dynamic retail-tech company spans sectors powering high-volume sales and has aggressive growth plans to which your leadership will be key to power the next stage of their evolution.

THE ROLE

As a Technology Director, you will take strategic and operational ownership of the engineering function, leading teams across multiple regions while defining and implementing modern software architecture practices. You'll play a central role in shaping the company’s technical vision and ensuring its systems are robust, scalable, and fit for purpose.

Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:

• Leading the migration from legacy systems to AWS cloud infrastructure
• Driving the shift from a monolithic architecture to containerised services using Docker
• Introducing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for more efficient deployments
• Building and mentoring engineering teams, both national and overseas
• Collaborating closely with the senior management team
• Instilling best practices, agile delivery, and scalable processes as the business prepares to double in size
• Key role in the senior management team, with direct influence on business growth and technical strategy
• Autonomy to build teams, shape culture, and define engineering best practice

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The successful Technology Director will have the following skills and experience:

• High level engineering leadership experience
• Proven experience in cloud migration at scale, especially within AWS
• Hands-on understanding of DevOps principles, IaC tools like Terraform, and containerisation (e.g., Docker)
• Ideally background in high-growth eCommerce, retail, or logistics environments
• Experience managing international and cross-functional engineering teams
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills at senior/executive level

BENEFITS

The successful Technology Director will receive the following benefits:

• Salary between £110,000 – £130,000, depending on experience
• More benefits

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your resume/CV to Joana Alves via the Apply link on this page.