Technical Director – UKTL - Birmingham, United Kingdom - National Physical Laboratory

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    About the Role

    You will lead on the overall technology direction of UKTL, the quality of its evaluations, security and interoperability research strategy, strategic partner relationships, strategic change, and the dynamic evolution of the UKTL's services and capabilities.

    We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Flexible working and social activities are embedded in our culture to create a positive work-life balance, along with a broad range of . Our are at the heart of what we do, and they shape the way we interact, develop our people and celebrate success.

    About You
  • and strategy leadership experience in telecoms, cyber security, or equivalent IT sectors.
  • A respected authority in related technologies.
  • Track-record in understanding, articulating, and addressing security challenges.
  • Ability to identify and analyse complex technical issues across a diverse ecosystem of inter-connected systems - in particular in the field of security - and provide clear, robustly-justified technical advice and recommendations to a range of different audiences.
  • Ability to lead, motivate and manage others in order to help them to achieve their own personal goals, and deliver UKTL objectives.
  • Ability to take a long term, broad-based view of issues and events to identify and assess long-term impact or wider implications.
  • Ability to solve problems creatively and strategically, and to engage authoritatively and constructively in discussions and debate.
  • Ability to prioritise and manage a complex, demanding workload from multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to influence, at a high level, the actions of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to communicate complex and technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences