Meet your CTO

Ken Armitt.

Founder & Principal CTO

Senior technology leadership for public companies, private businesses, and government — backed by 27 years in and around the CTO chair. When you engage Fractional CTOs, you work directly with Ken. No account managers, no juniors.

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Build it properly, deliver it efficiently, and tell the client the truth.

— Ken's operating principle
Experience
27 years hands-on
Based
Sydney · AU
Coverage
AU · US · UK
Engagements
From $1,000 / mo
27
Years hands-on CTO experience
100+
Organisations advised & built
$50M+
M&A value supported
3
Continents — AU · US · UK
The short version

A CTO who has actually done the job.

RoleFounder & Principal CTO, Digital One Agency
BasedSydney, Australia — working AU · US · UK
StageStartup through to ASX-listed & government
StyleHands-on, commercial, candid

Ken Armitt has spent 27 years in and around the CTO chair — building products, leading engineering teams, and advising boards across startups, scale-ups, ASX-listed companies, and government.

That range matters. The right call for a seed-stage startup is rarely the right call for a listed company, and knowing the difference only comes from having sat in both seats. Ken brings that judgement to every engagement — hands-on where it counts, strategic where it matters.

And he'll tell you the truth, even when it's not what you want to hear. If you don't need a CTO yet, you'll hear that too.

What Ken does for you

Technology strategy

Align tech investment with real business outcomes.

Interim leadership

Senior CTO leadership deployed within 48 hours.

AI strategy

Cut through the hype and build AI with real ROI.

Due diligence

Know exactly what you're buying before you invest.

Security & compliance

ISO 27001, PCI DSS, IRAP — end to end.

Scaling teams

Build the engineering org that scales with you.

Domains

Deep across the areas that move the needle.

Not a generalist. Real depth where senior technical judgement changes the outcome.

Technology StrategyInterim CTOAI & AutomationFintechMarketplacesSaaSDue Diligence
M&ACloud & InfrastructureSecurity & ComplianceDigital TransformationGovernment / IRAPProduct RoadmappingEngineering Leadership
Track record

27 years, condensed.

TodayFounder & Principal CTO, Fractional CTOs
OngoingFounder, Digital One Agency
CareerCTO & engineering leadership
ThroughoutBoard & investor advisory
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Work directly with Ken.

Book a free call and get a senior, honest read on your technology — even if the answer is that you don't need us yet.

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