Security Cleared (Tier 2) and NPPV3 test automation SME, with a proven focus on designing and implementing test automation frameworks throughout the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Headed up a business unit of 150 Test Automation, Performance, OAT, SRE and DevOps Test Engineers spanning 6 European locations. Managing P&L, Utilisation, Community and Well-Being as well as client relations with key business stakeholders. Simultaneously leading Deloitte’s largest technical testing project for a major Government Department with over 100 engineers.Has led multimillion-pound global development projects and been instrumental in designing and implementing test solutions for financial trading platforms, as well as high-profile public-sector projects. Has successfully implemented Agile working practices and managed an internationally geographically dispersed Agile teams. A hands-on SDET with a Java Developer background working with Open-Source Web Applications in a TDD development process

- Developing and cultivating relationships with leading financial institutions and operating at ‘C’ level; designing technological highly scalable solutions that deliver value through improvement- Identifying customer needs and designing strategic project account plans to support business development goals and enable the achievement of revenue and margin objectives- Working in collaboration with business leaders to determine priorities and design and implement testing policies, goals and strategies ensuring minimum impact to operations- Providing subject matter expert advice to clients regarding their automated testing strategy; making recommendations for improving and highlighting current risk areas- Working with development team to implement Scrum framework and manage the transition to Agile; ensuring team engagement and understanding of new process- Using excellent core java programming skills across JDK1.2 to JDK1.8 to actively develop systems and applications as well as managing other developers and undertaking code reviews- Managing a Sonar and Jenkins implementation and a transition to Maven ensuring that key milestones and deadlines were achieved- Successfully implementing the division’s plans, as well as ensuring their compliance with company rules and policies- Maintaining and developing technical knowledge for example across Spring Boot, JMS, ActiveMQ and Apache Camel messaging systemsCurrently working in a fully agile approach to build a Summit Testing Suite of tools for Summit FT.

- Initiated and designed an automated testing suite of tools for Murex, Calypso and Openlink and advising clients on testing strategy and continuous integration- Worked with investment banks, treasuries, hedge funds and energy trading clients to provide systems integration consultancy services as well as murex implementation and upgrades- Took a proactive role within business development through researching market place and identifying potential clients; cultivating relationships and delivering consistently excellent service- Acted as the product owner for both Smart (Murex Test Automation) and fulfilling the role of the Senior Principal Consultant- Completed gap analysis on client existing systems and providing advice on potential improvement for Murex's Onyx development roadmap- Took an active development role, undertook code reviews and implemented Sonar, Jenkins and Maven- Led and took part in a variety of Murex projects including greenfield implementations, binary upgrades, FEM Migrations, configuration and business as usual, as well as Openlink and Calypso automated testing projects- Managed the full project life cycle for the delivery of complex, high volume web applications and stand-alone Java Applications- Developed and utilised a solid understanding of concurrency and performance optimisation to deliver business improvement to clients- Applied knowledge of commonly used Java libraries such as Log4J, Google Guava, Apache Commons and Junit as well as Java IOC Spring frameworks- Built a good understanding of Linux/Solaris and Unix based systems as well as Git and SVN source control systems- Managed a multi-disciplined team of 15 consultants and developers in a distributed agile team across multiple time zones and regions compromised of both client and internal employees- Took responsibility for all aspects of people management including performance management, recruitment, absence management, development and employee relations