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Technical Director (Maritime)

Experis
Portsmouth · posted 7 August 2026
Salary
£120,000 a year
Job type
full time
Location
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Category
IT
Our client, a high profiling technology organisation, urgently require an experienced Technical Director to run a major Maritime programme that they are delivering. In order to be successful, you will have the following background: Background within either UK Military, or working with the Military/MoD as a customer Experience of acting as a senior technical authority, providing architectural leadership Enterprise Architecture background across software engineering and platform delivery, including cloud-hosted services, APIs, DevSecOps, CI/CD and test automation Experience of introducing emerging technologies including AI, ML and data enabled services Strong and robust stakeholder management skills SC Cleared Within this role, you will be responsible for: Senior leadership role within a multi-year delivery environment, supporting thousands of uniformed personnel and civil servants Set the technical direction for the software house, ensuring digital products and services are aligned to MoD priorities and wider defence policy Define and maintain technical architecture roadmap Translate operational and business needs into coherent technical strategy Ensure that platforms, products, data, integration patterns and engineering approaches support long-term mission outcomes as well as immediate delivery priorities Provide technical leadership across complex code, low-code, data and platform services Work with stakeholders across MoD organisations Lead the approach surrounding modern engineering and emerging technologies Provide governance, assurance and risk management across the delivery portfolio Tech: Python, TypeScript, React, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, Tekton and associated DevSecOps toolchains, Saas platforms, Microsoft Power Platform, Palantir Foundry This represents an excellent opportunity to secure a long term role, within a high profile and dynamic organisation. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website
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