Job Description: Chief Technology Officer

Reference: INET/CTO/June 26

Location: London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary: £55,000.00 – £65,000.00 Per annum (Based on experience)

Job Open date: 26th June 2026

Close date: 25th July 2026

No of openings: 1

Type:  Full-time, Permanent | Executive Leadership

Reports to:  Chief Executive Officer / Board of Directors

Function:  Product & Engineering Leadership

About I-Net Software Solutions

I-Net Software Solutions is a UK-headquartered technology company delivering IT consulting, software engineering, and innovative digital products across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East & Africa, powered by a high-velocity engineering organisation of 200+ developers in India. Operating on a “Local Strategy, Global Engineering” model, we combine on-the-ground client partnership with around-the-clock delivery.

We serve regulated, high-stakes industries including insurance, healthcare, and banking, and we are a Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 supplier to the UK public sector. Our work spans software development, AI & machine learning, cloud transformation, cybersecurity, UI/UX, and managed IT services. We are also an ISO-certified, Cyber Essentials and AWS-aligned partner trusted by clients with a 93% retention rate.

Crucially, we are now scaling beyond services into our own technology products — including Onsurance, our next-generation insurtech platform for policy comparison, aggregation, and management. This is the frontier we are hiring this role to lead.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a hands-on, product-minded Chief Technology Officer to own the technology vision and engineering execution behind I-Net’s product portfolio. This is a product-led mandate: your primary focus is turning our in-house platforms (starting with Onsurance) from beta into scalable, secure, commercially successful products, while shaping the engineering culture, architecture, and talent that make that possible.

You will be the most senior technology leader in the business, bridging our UK product and commercial teams with our India-based engineering force. You will set technical direction, make build-versus-buy and architecture decisions, and be personally credible in the room with engineers, customers, regulators, and investors alike.

Key Responsibilities

Product & Technology Strategy

• Own the product technology vision: define and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for I-Net’s own products (Onsurance and future platforms), aligned to commercial goals and market opportunity.
• Lead build vs. buy decisions: evaluate and select architectures, platforms, and third-party technologies that balance speed-to-market, cost, and long-term scalability.
• Translate market needs into roadmap: partner with product, commercial, and founding teams to convert customer and market insight into prioritised, shippable engineering plans.
• Champion AI & data: embed AI/ML and intelligent automation into our products to create defensible differentiation and measurable customer value.

Product Engineering & Delivery

• Take products from beta to scale: lead the engineering effort to mature Onsurance and other platforms into robust, multi-tenant, production-grade products.
• Own architecture: design and govern scalable, secure, cloud-native architectures (AWS), with strong CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability.
• Drive engineering quality: establish standards for code quality, automated testing, performance, and release management across the product organisation.
• Stay hands-on where it counts: remain close to the codebase and architecture; lead by technical example, not only by org chart.

Security, Compliance & Risk

• Own product security: embed security-by-design across the SDLC, protecting customer and policyholder data in line with our cybersecurity posture.
• Ensure regulatory readiness: build products that meet the compliance demands of insurance, healthcare, banking, and UK public sector engagements (e.g. GDPR, G-Cloud, ISO, Cyber Essentials).
• Manage technical risk: identify, communicate, and mitigate architectural, operational, and vendor risks to the leadership team.

Team Leadership & Culture

• Lead globally: direct and grow distributed product-engineering teams across the UK and India, bridging time zones, cultures, and an offshore delivery model.
• Build and retain talent: recruit, mentor, and develop senior engineers and tech leads; create a high-performance, accountable engineering culture.
• Set the operating rhythm: establish agile delivery practices, metrics, and reporting that keep teams fast, focused, and aligned to outcomes.

Commercial & Stakeholder Leadership

• Inform commercial strategy: advise the CEO and board on technology investment, scaling economics, and product monetisation.
• Represent technology externally: act as the technical face of our products to enterprise clients, partners, regulators, and prospective investors.
• Manage budgets and vendors: own the product technology budget and key infrastructure and tooling partnerships.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Proven senior engineering leadership (CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Engineering, or equivalent), including ownership of a product taken from early stage to scale.
• Strong track record building and shipping commercial software products — ideally SaaS or platform products, not solely client services delivery.
• Deep, current architecture expertise across cloud-native systems (AWS preferred), APIs, microservices, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
• Demonstrated experience leading distributed and/or offshore engineering teams across multiple geographies.
• Strong grasp of security, data protection, and compliance in regulated environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills — able to influence at board level and remain credible with hands-on engineers.
• Right to work in the UK and ability to work on a hybrid basis from London.

Desirable

• Experience in insurtech, fintech, healthtech, or other regulated domains.
• Hands-on experience applying AI/ML in production products.
• Familiarity with UK public sector delivery and frameworks such as CCS G-Cloud.
• Experience working within a services-and-products hybrid business model.
• Exposure to scaling teams and platforms in a high-growth or founder-led environment.

What We Offer

• A genuine product-leadership mandate: the chance to own and scale I-Net’s own platforms, not just deliver client projects.
• Executive influence and a seat at the leadership table from day one.
• UK Sponsorship
• A 200+ strong global engineering capability to build with.
• Hybrid working based in London, with international scope across the UK, Europe, and MEA.
• Competitive executive compensation package (details discussed during the process).

How to Apply

To apply, submit your CV and a short cover note outlining a product you have led from early stage to scale, and the technology decisions you are most proud of.

Apply via: www.inetsoftwaresolutions.co.uk/careers

Contact: 020 3838 1799

I-Net Software Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of background.