Principal Technologist IT Ops

SmartSourcing Ltd; City Of London; Hybride; GBP 128 000 - 168 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SmartSourcing Ltd seeks a Principal Technologist x2 for IT Operations on a 12-month hybrid contract based in the UK (London, Manchester or Bristol). You will shape an IT Operations function for the public sector, leading the team and developing a long-term vision, with a focus on transformation and cross-government collaboration.

The role requires strong IT Operations/Software Development experience, change management skills, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to senior

Qualifications

• Significant experience in IT Operations and/or Software Development, preferably in government contexts.
• Experience delivering major change for large transformation programmes.
• Ability to translate complex concepts for senior stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Lead the creation of the IT Operations team and a 10-year vision and strategy.
• Conduct research to understand current cross-public sector operational landscape.
• Develop future states and roadmaps, including AI impact on practices.
• Support spending reviews and coherence of approach.
• Explain technical concepts to senior decision makers and shape digital government strategy.
• Oversee delivery of operational technologies and build a network of peers.

Connaissances

IT Operations

Software Development

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Public sector / government context

Proactive leadership

Cross-government collaboration

Communication to non-technical readers

Outils

ServiceNow

Salesforce

Microsoft 365

Description du poste

Principal Technologist x 2 – IT Ops – SC - 12 mths – hybrid - £800pday)

Our client is seeking an experience Principal Technologies – 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

Experience required:

• 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 operations
• Change 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
• 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

Your responsibilities will include:

• 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 work
• Work with senior and cross-government stakeholders to shape government digital strategy, translating complex technical concepts into straightforward language to influence senior decision makers
• Support the delivery of existing and new operational technologies
• Developing a network of peers, building credibility and improving communication