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Newcastle Upon Tyne, Gb

Glasgow, Scotland, Gb

Glasgow, Scotland, Gb

I oversaw technological transformation initiatives and updated banking procedures to make the business a "Digital First Bank." I oversaw FinOps to ensure effective Cloud expenditure while managing an annual Azure Cloud budget of £3m. As the leader of Cloud Operations, I created risk management plans and governance frameworks to optimise expenses and guarantee regulatory compliance when using the public cloud. I developed best practices to save capital expenditures and boost operational effectiveness by improving Azure DevOps, Cloud Platform, and Connectivity. My creation of the Cloud Centre of Excellence (CoE) resulted in savings of millions of pounds and a decrease in technological debt.I also led the switch from on-premises infrastructure to Agile Cloud environments, coordinating technological activities with organisational objectives. I oversaw constant technology operations improvement, which led to quicker delivery and more insightful data. In addition, I drove large-scale IT training programmes that enhanced organisational capability and employee growth. I also spoke at external events and Financial Services Cloud forums as a representative of CIO leadership, concentrating on inclusivity, sustainability, and technical innovation.Skills:Cloud Operations ManagementTechnology TransformationAzure DevOpsFinancial Operations (FinOps)IT Governance and Risk Management

Glasgow, Scotland, Gb

I oversaw a department of more than 200 workers and managed debt and technological concerns, while reducing net expenditure to £40m and saving millions of dollars. I managed on-premises infrastructure management, Platform Engineering, and Cloud Operations, ensuring round-the-clock support and coordinating projects with business objectives to reduce capital expenditures and expedite procedures. I oversaw DevOps, SRE, and Product Management, improving operational effectiveness with initiatives to migrate and modernise cloud infrastructure. I also led multi-year projects and proofs of concept to adapt to changing business requirements, increase operational agility, and cut expenses.Additionally, I reduced the cost of capital expenditures by over £5m by consolidating six data centres into four and by over £2m by creating a single observability platform. Through technology contract optimisation, I was able to save about £2m in commercial costs. I made sure business continued during the Covid-19 pandemic by allowing around 200 staff to work remotely. During a merger, I also oversaw IT service integration, which promoted collaboration and reduced expenses. I promoted risk management, platform upkeep, cost optimisation, operational excellence, and integrating technology with business goals. To improve stability, availability, and dependability, I also devised plans for data centres, infrastructure, and cloud computing. Furthermore, I developed trusting relationships with suppliers, spearheading cost-optimisation measures and advancing the bank's strategic objectives.Skills:Cloud Operations ManagementDevOps and SRE LeadershipCost OptimisationIT Service IntegrationConsolidation Initiatives

Glasgow, Scotland, Gb

I oversaw people and technology in the areas of server infrastructure, O365, Citrix, and desktop strategy. I oversaw the IT service operations for Enterprise Integration, Systems, and Colleague Enablement at Virgin Money, enabling cross-heritage access through the IT integration of Clydebank. Working with senior management and C-level executives, I converted business cases into practical technology adoption roadmaps and oversaw strategic IT projects through seminars and events. I was responsible for budgets and financial management, making sure that resource allocation was effective and in line with corporate goals. Furthermore, I upheld strong relationships with suppliers and vendors to ensure cost-effective cooperation and strategy congruence.Skills:IT Service OperationsTechnology StrategyFinancial ManagementVendor ManagementCross-Functional Collaboration

Glasgow, Scotland, Gb

IT Specialist Workspace, Solutions and Technology in Financial Services.A combination role incorporating Senior 3rd line support, Technical project lead, Architectural design of infrastructure for major projects and providing management cover. Also providing assistance to Incident, Problem and Change Mangement as a SME and providing mentoring to colleagues.In 2014 Virgin Money undertook a major credit cards acquisition project. As part of this project my role was to provide the Infrastructure Systems Technical Architect Design, Delivery and Implementation for the infrastructure of the new Cards Technology offering and to provide the neccessary environment for collegaues to work both internally and at third party sites in order to successfully deliver the credit card solution.Following the successfull delivery of the Credit Card Infrastructure the project further expanded and I was required to provide the Architectural Technical Design, Delivery and Implementation for the infrastructure of a Credit Cards Contact Centre.Major technical areas of the project included Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix PVS, Citrix Netscaler, HP Blades, Windows 2012, Atlantis ILIO, Appsense, SAS, ControlUp, Thin Clients, PCI Compliance.Workspace Refresh ProjectJoint Technical Architect of a major infrastructure refresh project to move from legacy systems to a new Windows 2012 Active Directory environment, encompassing such technologies as Windows 2012, Microsoft System Centre, Citrix, Appsense, Atlantis and many more.The role has also included several minor projects in which I provided technical lead roles including:Citrix XenMobileOther major areas of the IT Specialist role have included:Covering Manager as and when requiredBudgets (6/6 planning)Change ManagementIT Roadmap Stakholder ManagementTime ManagementCustomer Relationship managementThird Party / Supplier Relationship managementProcurement and TenderAudit

Gb

Contracting for the NHS in an Infrastructure team to design and manage the bringing together of several major former NHS PCT organisations in order deliver a new single infrastructure for the NHS commissioning support organisation.Alongside delivering the technical aspects of the merger of the NHS units, a major part of this position is the architecture design and delivery of a new active directory infrastructure and federation services for the new organisation to replace previous separate services. While ensuring that the former separate PCT environments run smoothly, are federated correctly to create a legacy network to allow users from the separate PCTs to roam across NECSU sites for the first time.The role is greatly involved with the setup of infrastructure and migrations for various Clinical Commissioning Groups across the North East from high level design through to implementation and support of staff.The new organisation, NECS (North of England Commissioning Support) group will manage the NHS infrastructure for the entire North of England.

Newcastle Upon Type, Gb

Senior technical role within the Systems Team at Home Group (rated by Computing Magazine computer awards as one of the top large IT departments in the country)The main contact to the business for technical projects or in issues in areas such as system wide enterprise applications, server design and management of over 300 servers (a mix of virtual and physical). Major areas of the role include the installation and migration to an EMC VNX SAN, migration of SQL 2005 cluster to SQL 2008 r2, RSA SecureID Appliance installation, the design and implementation of Windows Server 2008r2 and Symantec Backup Exec 2012 along with underlying infrastructure into the business providing key business change and enabling the business to use the most up to date technologies to provide excellent service to its customers. Technical architect of several key large infrastructure projects including many customer facing projects. Management of Microsoft System Centre Operations Manager 2007, SMS 2003, MDT 2010, WDS, Lagan CRM and Avaya Impact 360 and QMS.

Newcastle Upon Type, Gb

The main responsibilities of the role included management and support of the SMS 2003 environment, including software packaging, deployment and management of clients, Windows Desktop management, design and implementation of corporate desktop image and migration from XP to Windows 7, evaluation of new hardware and software to be used by the business including evaluation of new devices that can enable the business to use cost saving technologies, design, implementation and management of key business service systems such as Becrypt Security to enable the business to provide MOJ Impact Level agreed security services, Windows 7 and deployment technologies. Other responsibilities included ensuring services are delivered within SLA’s, Maintaining and updating server and service documentation. Ensuring ITIL best practices are always met with a focus on Change and Problem management.Between February and September 2011 I was been responsible for the delivery of Windows 7 to the business. Covering all aspects of the operating system and server side integration from design & configuration through to delivery and testing. This has been a project where I played the key role at every stage in the project lifecycle.

Bsc, Computing For Business

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