Worked with product owners to understand problem statements and collaborate with Enterprise and Solution Architecture colleagues to define all aspects of solution development, appropriate technology and workflows goals to develop, implement and quality assure solutions/applications.Hands on responsibility for guiding development teams, whether in house, partner, or 3rd-party vendors. Ensuring standards, processes, and documentation are adhered to.Worked closely with other teams, such as Information Security and Data Privacy colleagues to ensure all aspects of delivery, functional, and non-functional, are fully met.Oversaw internal, partner, and 3rd-party engineering and delivery teams/resources to deliver product and content application development.Refined technical delivery approaches for product/enabling problem statements.Ensured that solutions are delivered on time and on budget. Focused on quality, cost/budget, engineering rigour, standards alignment and compliance, supplier and resource selection and performance.Worked with the architecture teams to deliver applications that move towards agreed target architecture and standards.Identify opportunities for framework-oriented strategies.Translate and implement complex solutions into plain English to enable clear understanding of delivery and expectations from portfolio teams.

Responsible for end-to-end delivery of a group of product and systems, from concept to service including development and maintenance capability and the effective use of modern development practices and tools.Focusing on quality, cost/budget, engineering rigour, standards alignment and compliance, supplier and resource selection and performance.Oversaw internal and 3rd-party engineering and delivery teams/resources to deliver application development, ongoing roadmap enhancements and maintenance activities to existing product systems and applications.Ensured that solutions are delivered on time and on budget. Focused on quality, cost/budget, engineering rigour, standards alignment and compliance, supplier and resource selection and performance.Worked with the architecture teams to deliver applications that move towards agreed target architecture and standards.

Direct management of 7 developers.Managing the development, delivery and maintenance of high quality technology solutions.Ensured technology solutions are developed and delivered to schedule and to appropriate standards of cost and quality, and systems are thoroughly tested, fit-for-purpose, and taken through user and operational acceptance before being deployed and handed over to the operational teams.Optimised use of resources in line with strategic priorities and agreed processes.Monitored, measured, reported on and improved performance of the development team;- Consolidated performance data in order to provide analysis & insight for stakeholders and facilitate decision making.- Analysed and reviewed vendor performance against contract and agreed SLAs.- Ensured performance issues are addressed and relationship is effectively managed.- Proactively worked with vendors to identify and implement opportunities for improvement.Continually implemented/improved standards, tools, and working practices, to drive innovation and efficiency.Selected, developed, managed, mentored, and motivated teams in order to deliver required outcomes.

Contributed to the creation and maintenance of high quality software applications.Executed a range of tasks in line with agreed software development methodology;- Application development across the full lifecycle- Produced well designed, testable, efficient code or configuration to meet delivery timescales/milestones- Produced specifications and determined operational feasibility- Integrated software components into a fully functional software system- Documented and maintained software functionality- Prepared time and resource estimates for development activities- Tailored and deployed software tools, processes and metrics- Performed and supported functional and non-functional unit and component testing- Owned issues, open questions, and follow-ups until all clarified and resolvedShared expertise and provided technical advice and guidance to others.Coached/mentored as required.Implemented standard global processes, tools, metrics, measurement, and reporting.Identified opportunities for improvement in software development processes.Demonstrated substantial personal autonomy and end-to-end process responsibility. Some responsibility for the work of others. Reviewed others’ work.

Designed, improved, and implemented XML data structures.Gathered and analyzed requirements in order to devise strategies, procedures, to then design and develop scripts to;- enhance data- enables additional functionality- ensures the quality and consistency of data- automates certain production processes- improves efficiencyProblem-solving complex data issues to support new and current products.Ensured the completeness and accuracy of documentation, responding to technical queries, and providing technical guidance, consultancy, and training where required.Gathered and analyzed various content management system requirements, to understand their needs and to;- propose appropriate solutions- prepare specifications and documentation- to communicate requirements to external developers and freelance programmersInstalled, configured, and tested complex content management solutions and tools to meet the system requirements needs.Developed solutions that meet Divisional priorities and followed best working practice.Monitored and maintained the integrity of multiple Content Management systems.Provided application and development support to both local and overseas office projects.