Policy · 2h ago
UK Home Office seeks tech lead for 1,000-engineer IT overhaul
The British Home Office is hiring a chief technology officer to oversee nearly 1,000 engineers managing 600 systems, including e-gates and passport processing. The role offers £120,000 and carries ultimate responsibility for system functionality. The position signals a push to modernize aging government IT infrastructure.
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The salary may seem modest for the scale of responsibility, but the real challenge lies in navigating bureaucratic inertia while maintaining critical national systems.
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