Director of Technology (all genders)

We are looking for a Director of Technology to lead and shape the Sovereign Tech Agency’s technology and research strategy.

Who we are

The Sovereign Tech Agency is an organization dedicated to the digital sovereignty of the economy and society. Our mission is to strengthen the foundations of our digital autonomy and secure open digital technologies as the critical infrastructure of the 21st century.

Open digital infrastructure is the backbone of the digital world. It is essential for the flow of information, for government, for business, and for innovation, much like roads and bridges in the physical world. The most effective strategy for building this infrastructure is open source software: it is the bedrock on which our digital society is built - powerful, collaborative, and democratic.

With a commission from the German Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation, we invest in critical software components, develop programs, and create structures that sustainably strengthen the open source ecosystem, including the people behind the code.

Our work is unique: we are leading the way on how governments engage with open digital infrastructure and laying the groundwork for how modern societies ensure resilience, technological diversity, and public digital services.

Together, we are building Europe’s digital future – open, secure, and sovereign.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a Director of Technology to lead and shape the Sovereign Tech Agency’s technology and research work. This is a rare opportunity to work at the center of a small organization focused on the critical technologies that underpin digital sovereignty but rarely receive public attention. From protocol implementations and cryptographic libraries to package managers and security tooling, these systems are part of the invisible infrastructure today’s world depends upon.

The Director of Technology is part of the management team of the organization, alongside the Managing Directors and the Director of Programs. In this role, you will shape our technology strategy: how we identify critical fields of action, where we set priorities, and how our programs and investments complement each other.