Head of Technology and Engineering – AI, Data & DevOps Hands-on Technology Leader | AI Products | Cloud Platforms
Salary: £150,000 + Bespoke Benefits Package
We are looking for a hands‑on Head of Engineering to lead the delivery of AI‑driven products and data platforms within a fast‑moving innovation environment.
This role sits at the heart of a technology transformation where AI, data and cloud engineering are central to the business strategy. The successful candidate will lead engineering delivery across several innovation initiatives, helping turn ideas into real, production‑grade AI products.
This is not a theoretical leadership role. We are looking for someone who has personally built and delivered modern AI, data and cloud solutions, and who leads teams by setting the technical standard and driving execution.
You will work closely with senior leadership, product teams and engineering groups to deliver AI‑powered platforms, while helping shape the technical direction of a growing engineering function.
The Role As Head of Technology, you will be responsible for driving delivery across AI, Data and Cloud engineering initiatives, ensuring teams build scalable, production‑ready solutions.
You will lead by example setting the technical bar, driving engineering standards and ensuring solutions are delivered on time, to quality and to budget.
This role combines technical leadership, delivery ownership and architectural oversight.
Key Responsibilities Lead engineering delivery across AI, Data and cloud‑based product initiatives
Work closely with architecture, product and engineering teams to turn concepts into production systems
Drive best practices across cloud engineering, DevOps, data platforms and AI development
Ensure engineering teams are delivering high‑quality, scalable solutions
Influence and guide engineering teams on what good looks like technically
Support the design and delivery of AI‑powered products and agentic AI solutions
Work across multiple innovation initiatives, incubators and product programmes
Build credibility with engineering teams by leading from the front technically
Drive engineering standards across architecture, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure and data pipelines
What We’re Looking For We are looking for a do’er, someone who has personally delivered complex engineering programmes, not just overseen them.
The ideal candidate will come from a consulting, software engineering or architecture background, with experience delivering solutions across multiple organisations or sectors.
Strong software engineering or solution architecture background
Proven experience delivering AI and data‑driven solutions in production
Experience building AI‑powered products or intelligent systems
Hands‑on experience with modern cloud platforms (GCP, AWS or Azure)
Strong experience with DevOps practices and engineering delivery
Experience leading engineering teams delivering complex platforms
Experience influencing and guiding senior engineering teams
Strong communication skills – able to translate technical detail into business outcomes
Particularly Valuable Experience Experience building agentic AI solutions or AI‑enabled products
Experience working in consulting or technology services environments
Building data platforms, machine learning pipelines or AI services
Experience working in AI, data engineering or modern platform environments
Leadership Style We are looking for someone who:
Leads from the front technically
Is decisive and delivery focused
Drives teams to deliver at pace and with high standards
Can challenge engineering teams constructively
Is comfortable operating in a high‑change innovation environment
This is a role for someone who enjoys building things, solving hard problems and driving delivery, not simply overseeing programmes.
The Opportunity You will join a business actively building AI‑driven products and platforms, with multiple innovation initiatives already underway.
The role sits within a leadership structure focused on delivering next‑generation AI capabilities, with significant scope to shape the engineering organisation and influence the future technology strategy.
Salary for this role is £150,000 with a bespoke benefits package, reflecting the seniority and strategic importance of the position.
This is an opportunity to play a key role in turning AI ambition into real‑world systems.
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