Principal Technologist
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Principal Technologist - Digital Workplace / M365
800 per day | Inside IR35 | 12-month contract
London, Bristol or Manchester | Hybrid
BPSS minimum | Must be SC eligible
We're looking for an experienced Principal Technologist to join a major Central Government transformation programme , helping shape the future of Digital Workplace services, Microsoft 365 and AI-enabled working at scale.
This is a senior strategic position suited to someone who can combine strong technical knowledge with transformation leadership, stakeholder influence and a focus on delivering measurable outcomes.
The Role
You'll provide senior technical leadership across the Digital Workplace landscape, helping to:
- Shape Microsoft 365 strategy, adoption and future direction
- Drive Copilot and AI-enabled workforce transformation
- Lead large-scale Digital Workplace and productivity transformation
- Evaluate technology solutions and supplier proposals
- Influence senior stakeholders and challenge existing approaches
- Drive user adoption, behaviour change and new ways of working
- Support user-centric workplace services and digital employee experience
- Work closely with Delivery Managers, Technologists, Service Owners and wider stakeholders
Technical Environment
We're looking for strong knowledge across:
- Microsoft 365 / M365
- Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive
- Power Platform
- Microsoft Entra
- Virtual Desktop and End User Computing (EUC)
- Copilot and AI-enabled productivity
- RBAC and identity governance
- Cloud hygiene and workplace security
- SaaS platforms
What We're Looking For
You'll ideally bring:
- 6+ years' relevant experience
- Strong Digital Workplace transformation experience
- Deep Microsoft 365 expertise
- Experience delivering Copilot / AI adoption and enablement
- Previous government experience , with Central Government strongly preferred
- Experience working across large and complex user estates
- Strong stakeholder and supplier management skills
- Experience assessing technology solutions and commercial proposals
- Evidence of delivering measurable transformation outcomes
- An autonomous, collaborative and influential working style
Reference: WJ-756_349255 · Posted 04 Nov 2026, 01:14 AM