Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Company Name: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Job Title: Director Platform Engineering, Resilience & Cyber
Job Description: **Job Title:** Director Platform Engineering, Resilience & Cyber **Role Summary** Technical leadership in platform engineering, cybersecurity, and infrastructure resilience for government digital systems. Responsible for strategic governance, security-by-design, and high-performance platforms serving millions of users. **Expectations** - Proven technical leadership in designing and scaling national/critical infrastructure. - Experience in stakeholder engagement at executive levels across government and industry. - Track record in cybersecurity strategy, incident management, and resilience frameworks. **Key Responsibilities** - Own architecture and delivery of scalable cloud platforms (APIs, CI/CD pipelines, shared services). - Define and implement enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategies aligned with zero-trust principles. - Ensure compliance with NCSC, ISO, and government security standards. - Establish live service resilience, including real-time monitoring and disaster recovery protocols. - Govern technical roadmaps for platform scalability, cost-efficiency, and interoperability. - Lead multidisciplinary teams in engineering excellence and continuous improvement. - Represent organisation in cross-government cybersecurity and digital infrastructure initiatives. **Required Skills** - Expertise in cloud-native architecture, platform engineering, and cyber resilience frameworks. - Advanced knowledge of threat detection, encryption, identity management, and secure-by-design practices. - Proficiency in incident management, disaster recovery, and high-availability systems. - Strategic governance capabilities for technical standards and cross-team alignment. - Strong stakeholder management and technical communication skills. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s/Master’s in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field. - Professional certification in cybersecurity (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CEH) or cloud architecture (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) preferred.

London, United kingdom

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26-01-2026