Government Chief Technology Officer - DSIT - SCS2

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will also play a critical role in driving the join up with Government Digital and Data professionals in other departments in helping ministers achieve their ambition of making the UK the world's leading digital government. You will be a strong and credible function leader for engineering, technology and architecture professionals across government.

Responsibilities include:

• Building and leading high performing teams of digital experts capable of leading technology thinking across government, including the National Security community.

• Leading cross-government technology decision making through formal mechanisms such as the CTO Council.

• Providing professional leadership, guidance and support to technical teams across government, identifying and developing technical leadership talent, and owning technical roles within the Digital and Data Capability Framework.

• Providing expert support, leadership and advice to technically complex and critical programmes across government.

• Delivering commitments in the Blueprint for Modern Digital Government, particularly those intended to strengthen and extend digital public infrastructure, such as the creation of a Digital Backbone to connect government services and communities.

• Developing and promoting best practice and standards, including the use of new technologies such as AI, drawing on practical experience within departments.

• Developing and agreeing cross-government technical architecture, to increase reuse and reduce waste and duplication.

• Working with colleagues across DSIT and other departments to deliver strategic outcomes: