Maritime Technology Director: Strategy & Architecture

Digi2al; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Employee Ownership Trust

Professional development and training

Diverse and interesting projects

Job summary

Digi2al Ltd is seeking an experienced Technical Director to lead the Royal Navy DNA software house, shaping architecture, data and platform services for secure, scalable delivery. You will drive strategic technology choices, balance make/buy decisions, and champion open standards while minimizing vendor lock-in.

You will set the technical direction, oversee AI adoption, governance, risk management and DevSecOps maturity, engaging senior stakeholders to enable enduring operational value across a

Qualifications

• Strategic leadership for a complex digital environment within Defence or regulated sectors.
• Experience as a senior technical authority with governance across product portfolios.
• Ability to translate user needs into technical options and delivery priorities.

Responsibilities

• Define target architecture and technology roadmap aligned to priorities.
• Lead security, governance, DevSecOps across delivery portfolio.
• Engage senior stakeholders and provide clear technical options and trade-offs.

Skills

Strategic technical leadership

Software delivery leadership

Architecture and governance

Demand assessment and prioritisation

Modern software engineering

Data and AI adoption

Commercial and supplier awareness

Senior stakeholder engagement

Technical strategy

Architectural decision-making

Open and interoperable design

Risk and technical debt management

AI and data governance

Leadership and capability building

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Tekton

Power Platform

Palantir Foundry

Job description

Digi2al Ltd is seeking an experienced Technical Director to lead the Royal Navy DNA software house, shaping architecture, data and platform services for secure, scalable delivery. You will drive strategic technology choices, balance make/buy decisions, and champion open standards while minimizing vendor lock-in.

You will set the technical direction, oversee AI adoption, governance, risk management and DevSecOps maturity, engaging senior stakeholders to enable enduring operational value across a