Chief Technology Officer

Role Overview

As Chief Technology Officer, you will set the technical direction for Knights Energy as the company expands its footprint across energy infrastructure, connected mobility, and digital platforms. Your day-to-day work will involve shaping system architecture, turning commercial opportunities into actionable engineering roadmaps, and aligning engineers, vendors, and specialist partners behind a coherent technology vision. The decisions you make will directly influence how well the company’s platforms scale, stay secure, and deliver commercial value in a changing energy market.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the company’s technology strategy, including target architecture, engineering standards, and platform principles.
• Translate business opportunities into practical, phased technology roadmaps with clear priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Lead internal engineering teams, external vendors, and specialist technology partners, ensuring clear accountability and effective delivery.
• Oversee integration across energy infrastructure, connected mobility, and digital platform systems so they operate as one coherent ecosystem.
• Own cybersecurity, data governance, system reliability, and operational resilience across the technology estate.
• Evaluate build, buy, and partnership options, making recommendations based on commercial impact and long-term scalability.
• Ensure solutions remain secure, scalable, and commercially viable as the company grows.
• Represent the company in senior technical and stakeholder engagements, translating complex decisions into clear business narratives.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in energy technology, digital infrastructure, software platforms, or systems integration.
• Strong understanding of connected infrastructure, cloud platforms, APIs, data management, and cybersecurity.
• Working knowledge of power systems, electric mobility, or smart-energy applications.
• Ability to hold the full system in view while effectively directing downstream specialists in their respective domains.
• Strong commercial judgment, execution discipline, and a track record of delivering complex technology initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills across technical, commercial, and executive audiences.
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Energy Systems, or a related field.

What We Offer / Why Join

This role offers the opportunity to shape technology leadership at a pivotal moment for the energy sector. You will have the scope to influence architecture, partnerships, and engineering direction—helping position Knights Energy to lead in the transition toward smarter, more connected energy infrastructure.