Principal Technologist

Principal Technologist - Digital Workplace / M365

£800 per day | Inside IR35 | 12-month contract
London, Bristol or Manchester | Hybrid
BPSS minimum | Must be SC eligible

We're looking for an experienced Principal Technologist to join a major Central Government transformation programme, helping shape the future of Digital Workplace services, Microsoft 365 and AI-enabled working at scale.

This is a senior strategic position suited to someone who can combine strong technical knowledge with transformation leadership, stakeholder influence and a focus on delivering measurable outcomes.

The Role

You'll provide senior technical leadership across the Digital Workplace landscape, helping to:

• Shape Microsoft 365 strategy, adoption and future direction
• Drive Copilot and AI-enabled workforce transformation
• Lead large-scale Digital Workplace and productivity transformation
• Evaluate technology solutions and supplier proposals
• Influence senior stakeholders and challenge existing approaches
• Drive user adoption, behaviour change and new ways of working
• Support user-centric workplace services and digital employee experience
• Work closely with Delivery Managers, Technologists, Service Owners and wider stakeholders

Technical Environment

We're looking for strong knowledge across:

• Microsoft 365 / M365
• Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive
• Power Platform
• Microsoft Entra
• Virtual Desktop and End User Computing (EUC)
• Copilot and AI-enabled productivity
• RBAC and identity governance
• Cloud hygiene and workplace security
• SaaS platforms

What We're Looking For

You'll ideally bring:

• 6+ years' relevant experience
• Strong Digital Workplace transformation experience
• Deep Microsoft 365 expertise
• Experience delivering Copilot / AI adoption and enablement
• Previous government experience, with Central Government strongly preferred
• Experience working across large and complex user estates
• Strong stakeholder and supplier management skills
• Experience assessing technology solutions and commercial proposals
• Evidence of delivering measurable transformation outcomes
• An autonomous, collaborative and influential working style