UK.gov's DCMS to new CDIO: migrate from Google to Microsoft, overhaul ERP, build a team
The UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is seeking a new Chief Digital and Information Officer to lead a major tech transformation, including migrating from Google to Microsoft services and overhauling legacy HR and finance systems. The role involves integrating DCMS into the government's shared NEO platform using Workday software, alongside five other departments. The successful candidate will also build and lead a 60-person digital team to deliver a modern, agile government function. The position offers a £125k salary and a 28.97% civil service pension contribution.
- ▪The DCMS is hiring a Chief Digital and Information Officer to oversee the migration from Google to Microsoft services across the department.
- ▪The new CDIO will lead DCMS's transition to the government's shared NEO platform, which uses Workday HR and finance software implemented by Cognizant.
- ▪DCMS currently uses legacy systems iTrent for HR and Integra for finance, both slated for replacement as part of the ERP overhaul.
- ▪The role requires building and managing a team of around 60 digital, data, and technology professionals.
- ▪The position offers a £125,000 annual salary and a 28.97% civil service pension contribution.
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Public Sector 5 UK.gov's DCMS to new CDIO: migrate from Google to Microsoft, overhaul ERP, build a team 5 £125k and a pension await whoever can herd 6 departments onto single platform without losing will to live Lindsay Clark Tue 28 Apr 2026 // 12:24 UTC Later today, prospective candidates will log onto a UK government call to convince themselves that £125k a year is worth the trouble of tackling a technological landscape swamped by colliding projects. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is hunting for a new Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), and has invited interested tech pros onto a Google Meet call this afternoon to "hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department". UK government on the lookout for bargain-priced CTO READ MORE First on the to-do list is getting rid of Google Meet, one assumes - because among the "significant technical transitions scheduled for 2026," the chosen candidate must "harness the benefits of DCMS services moving from Google to Microsoft." Wrenching department staff away from Google Docs is only the start. The new CDIO must prepare DCMS to join the NEO platform - a new HR and finance system that is part of a Government shared services programme - in the second half of 2026, “working with four other departments and taking services from a shared service provider." DCMS is part of the shared service cluster “Matrix”, which has opted for Workday HR and finance software and systems integrator Cognizant in a £144.3 million deal. The job ad says four other departments will join, though the National Audit Office counted six earlier this year, including project lead, the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, where the head of digital government now sits. <a href="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/publicsector&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2afC-rxXWRZyNs0i1r9B5ogAAAlE&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0" target="_blank"> <img src="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/publicsector&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2afC-rxXWRZyNs0i1r9B5ogAAAlE&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0" alt=""> </a> DCMS is set to move from its legacy systems iTrent for HR and Integra for finance. The rest are moving from a melange of other software, which together with the joining departments’ vested interests and ingrained organizational culture, will ensure everything goes just fine. <a href="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/publicsector&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44afC-rxXWRZyNs0i1r9B5ogAAAlE&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0" target="_blank"> <img src="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/publicsector&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44afC-rxXWRZyNs0i1r9B5ogAAAlE&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0" alt=""> </a> <a…
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