Lead IT Asset Manager

DWP Digital; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department is seeking a Lead IT Asset Manager to shape and optimize its digital asset management strategy across AWS, Azure, and OCI environments. This critical role involves managing cloud contracts, enhancing financial governance, and driving collaboration with senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in commercial strategy and technical leadership. A competitive salary of up to £80,267 plus significant pension contributions is offered, along with professional development opportunities and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

28.97% employer pension contributions

Flexible working hours

Generous leave package starting at 26 days

Time off for volunteering

Interest-free loans for commuting costs

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing large-scale cloud contracts.
• Skills in financial analysis and budgeting.
• Proven ability to lead teams and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Shape and manage DWP's digital asset strategy.
• Oversee IT Asset Management across cloud environments.
• Drive cost transparency and optimize cloud spend.

Skills

Commercial Strategy

Stakeholder Engagement

Technical Leadership

Financial Analysis

Risk Management

FinOps Tools

Tools

CloudHealth

Cloudability

AWS

Azure

OCI

Job description

Key Responsibilities and Focus

• Commercial Strategy & Governance - You can manage large-scale cloud contracts and frameworks within regulated environments, leading commercial strategy and negotiations to ensure value for money and compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Financial Alignment - You can build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across technology, commercial, and finance functions, driving alignment on cloud budgets, forecasts, and financial targets for digital delivery.
• Technical Leadership & FinOps Integration - You can lead the integration of FinOps principles into engineering teams and digital delivery environments, defining and implementing financial governance mechanisms that support technical decisions and cloud operations.
• Financial Analysis & Insight - You can use analytical tools and techniques to transform complex financial data into clear insights, trends, and actionable recommendations, presenting performance data to senior leaders to influence strategic decisions.
• Risk Management & Compliance - You can manage financial risk within technical and operational environments, ensuring compliance with government and departmental financial policies.
• FinOps Tools & Cloud Platforms - You have hands‑on experience using FinOps platforms and tools (e.g., CloudHealth, Cloudability, native tooling) to manage and optimise spend across cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or OCI.

You and your role: We're looking for a Lead IT Asset Manager to shape how DWP manages and optimises its digital assets across one of Europe's largest cloud environments. This is a key leadership role within Hybrid Cloud Services, where you'll define strategy, set standards, and lead a team focused on FinOps and IT Asset Management. Your work will ensure cloud investments deliver real value, driving cost transparency and empowering teams to make smarter, cost‑aware decisions. You'll oversee the full IT Asset Management capability, covering legal, regulatory, and contractual compliance for software and hardware across the DWP estate. Your remit spans AWS, Azure and OCI environments, and includes implementing policies, managing renewals, auditing assets, and reporting on compliance. You'll also lead the development of real‑time dashboards and tooling to monitor cloud usage, costs and budget adherence, providing actionable insights to engineering teams and senior stakeholders. Beyond governance, you'll partner with Finance, Commercial and Delivery leaders to influence cloud contract decisions, optimise spend and forecast costs. You'll mentor engineers and analysts, embed financial accountability into technical operations, and drive continuous improvement across processes and systems.

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Shape how DWP manages its digital assets at scale. In this leadership role, you'll define strategy and lead a team focused on FinOps and IT Asset Management across one of Europe's largest cloud estates. From optimising spend and ensuring compliance to building real‑time dashboards and influencing cloud contract decisions, you'll make sure our AWS, Azure and OCI environments deliver maximum value. This is a high‑impact role at the heart of DWP's digital transformation.

Pay up to £80,267, plus 28.97 % employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours and great work‑life balance. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model – you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face‑to‑face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £80,267. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97 %, worth up to £23,253 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi‑time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

Benefits

• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex‑friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest‑free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities

Awards & Recognition

• DWP has been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards
• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards