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Chief Technology Officer

Organisation: HM Treasury

Job Category: ICT
Location: Darlington

Salary: £69,820 – £74,000
Salary Band: £50001 +
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full time

Date Posted: 02-06-2026
Closing Date: 16-06-2026 11:55

Reference: 297283

About the job

About the Team  

Treasury Business Solutions (TBS) is at the centre of how the Treasury works day to day. We deliver IT, property, security and workplace services, alongside driving improvements to our technology and environment. With over 65 staff across London, Darlington and Norwich, we support more than 3,500 colleagues across the Treasury and its Arm’s Length Bodies. 

About the Job  

As HM Treasury’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), you’ll shape how technology enables one of the UK’s most influential departments to operate and deliver at pace. You’ll support thousands of users, including ministers and senior officials, with secure, resilient and high-performing digital services. 

You’ll set technical direction across a Microsoft-based ecosystem, working in a multi-supplier model and acting as the department’s senior technical authority. 

Leading a small, highly skilled team, you’ll drive strategy, oversee architecture, manage risk and ensure services are modern, secure and deliver value for money. 

In this role, you will: 

  1. Set the department’s technology strategy and vision, aligned to HMT priorities, cross-government standards and the GDaD profession. 

  2. Lead the Treasury’s Microsoft-based ecosystem (M365, Azure and core services), from hands-on input to setting direction and assuring major designs, change and incidents. 

  3. Ensure services and investments are secure, resilient, scalable and deliver value for money across a multi-supplier model. 

  4. Lead and develop a small, high-performing team, building capability through coaching, clear roles and strong links across government and suppliers. 

  5. Engage senior stakeholders across HMT, government and suppliers, acting as a trusted adviser to support decisions, manage risk and balance pace with control. 

  6. Oversee technical risk, legacy and lifecycle management, ensuring compliance while enabling continuous improvement. 

  7. Champion innovation and emerging tech (including AI), driving experimentation and practical solutions to improve how the department operates. 

  8. Represent HMT in cross-government forums, influencing shared strategy, promoting best practice and ensuring Treasury priorities are reflected. 

This is a rare opportunity to operate at the centre of government, influence key decisions, and ensure technology underpins the Treasury’s role at the heart of the UK economy. 

About You 

We’re looking for someone who can confidently shape and deliver IT and digital strategies in complex, fast-paced environments, bringing people with them and delivering clear, measurable outcomes. You’ll combine strong technical expertise with sound judgement, using it to make effective decisions that balance innovation with architectural coherence and real business value.

You’ll also be a strong communicator, able to cut through complexity, influence at senior levels and build trusted relationships across government, with partners and suppliers, to drive consensus and deliver results. 

Some of the Benefits our people love! 

For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link. 

If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk.

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