Kocho, a prominent provider of identity, cybersecurity, and cloud transformation services in the UK, has appointed Steven Jones as its new Chief Technology Officer.
This strategic move aims to bolster the company's identity-led growth strategy as it progresses into the next phase of its development.
Role and responsibility of the new CTO
Steven Jones joins the executive leadership team at a crucial time when identity is becoming a fundamental component in how organisations manage security, resilience, and confidence within their digital frameworks. As CTO, Jones will spearhead the development of Kocho's technology strategy, oversee its architectural framework, and guide the evolution of its service offerings.
His role is integral to ensuring that Kocho's capabilities remain aligned with Microsoft's identity and security roadmap, addressing the practical challenges faced by their clients.
Deepening identity leadership
Identity has been a focal point for Kocho from its inception. As an early identity-focused Microsoft partner, the company has evolved in tandem with Microsoft's identity platform and security strategies. Jones’s appointment underscores the growing need for dedicated technical leadership as identity technologies continue to expand across workforce, customer, and non-human environments, including service accounts and emerging systems.
Moving forward, Kocho seeks to support organisations by advancing beyond point solutions, fostering sustained identity maturity through structured governance, enhanced visibility, and risk reduction strategies across complex identity ecosystems.
Steven Jones' background
Steven Jones brings extensive experience in identity and security, having spent 10 years at Amido
Steven Jones brings extensive experience in identity and security, having spent 10 years at Amido, which later became part of Ensono. He progressed from consultant to Vice President of Digital Consulting, a role he held for two years prior to joining Kocho.
During that time, he led teams in identity, application development, and AI, catering to blue-chip and enterprise clients in diverse sectors including insurance, retail, manufacturing, and financial services. Earlier in his career, Jones held roles in product and software development within the supply chain and retail industries.
Shaping the future services
His career also highlights his role as a technical lead on extensive workforce and customer identity platform projects, with experience in identity governance, administration, and secure authentication platforms across sectors like media, retail, government, and national infrastructure.
Hannah Birch, CEO at Kocho, noted: "Steven brings a rare combination of deep identity expertise and practical delivery leadership. As identity continues to shape how organisations think about security and resilience, his experience will be central to how we evolve our services and support our clients."
Building lasting identity maturity
Steven Jones is enthusiastic about the opportunity to join Kocho, stating: "Identity has never been more central to how organisations protect themselves and enable their people. I'm joining Kocho at a moment when that conversation is really accelerating, and I'm looking forward to working with the team to help our customers build lasting identity maturity - not just implementing solutions, but ensuring those foundations are robust, scalable, and genuinely fit for the threats they face. Kocho's heritage in this space and its relationship with Microsoft make it the perfect platform to do just that."
This forward-thinking approach aims to enhance the overall security posture of the organisations Kocho serves.
Kocho, a UK-based provider of identity, cybersecurity and cloud transformation and managed services, has announced the appointment of Steven Jones as Chief Technology Officer, reinforcing the company's identity-led growth strategy as it enters its next phase of development.
Role and responsibility
Steven joins Kocho's executive leadership team at a pivotal moment, as identity continues to play an increasingly foundational role in how organisations approach security, resilience, and confidence in their digital environments.
As CTO, Steven will be responsible for shaping Kocho's technology strategy, providing architectural oversight and driving the continued evolution of its services and propositions. He will play a vital role in ensuring the company's capabilities remain closely aligned to the Microsoft identity and security roadmap, as well as the real-world challenges faced by customers.
Deepening identity leadership
Identity has been a core focus for Kocho since its inception. As an original identity-first Microsoft partner, the business has grown alongside Microsoft's identity platform and security roadmap. Steven's appointment reflects the increasing importance of dedicated technical leadership as identity continues to evolve across workforce, customer and increasingly non-human environments, including service accounts, workloads and emerging agentic systems.
As Kocho moves into FY27, the company is placing greater emphasis on helping organisations progress beyond point solutions and towards sustained identity maturity - supporting customers with structured approaches to governance, visibility, and risk reduction across increasingly complex identity estates.
Steven will also play a significant role in guiding the evolution of Kocho's propositions, including innovations such as the Alira Access Portal, ensuring market-leading capabilities are delivered in a consistent and repeatable way.
About Steven Jones
Steven brings more than a decade of experience working in identity and security. He joins Kocho having spent the past 10 years at Amido, latterly part of Ensono, where he progressed from consultant to Vice President of Digital Consulting - a role he held for two years prior to joining Kocho. In that capacity, he led practices spanning identity, application development and data and AI, serving a blue-chip and enterprise client base across insurance, retail, manufacturing, and financial services.
Earlier in his career, Steven worked in product and software development roles, primarily within supply chain and retail.
His experience has also seen Steven act as technical lead on large-scale workforce and customer identity platform implementations, with experience spanning joiner, mover and leaver processes, identity governance and administration, and secure authentication platforms. He has delivered identity programmes across a range of sectors, including media, retail, government, and critical national infrastructure.
Evolving services and support to the clients
Hannah Birch, CEO at Kocho, said: "Steven brings a rare combination of deep identity expertise and practical delivery leadership. As Identity continues to shape how organisations think about security and resilience, his experience will be central to how we evolve our services and support our clients."
Building lasting identity maturity
Steven Jones, CTO at Kocho, said: "Identity has never been more central to how organisations protect themselves and enable their people. I'm joining Kocho at a moment when that conversation is really accelerating, and I'm looking forward to working with the team to help our customers build lasting identity maturity - not just implementing solutions, but ensuring those foundations are robust, scalable and genuinely fit for the threats they face. Kocho's heritage in this space and its relationship with Microsoft make it the perfect platform to do just that."
