Nick Bishop

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Senior Software Developer, creating streamlined and optimised back end processes and systems for insurance clients.
Nick Bishop's Location
London Area, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
About Nick Bishop

I am a vastly experience Senior Software Developer currently operating as an Independent Contractor via Open Mind Computer Systems Ltd. I have significant experience of utilising various of technologies such as Azure, C#, Micro-Services, SQL Server and Containerisation to produce robust, secure and optimised technical environments.I leverage 30+ years’ experience spanning development, analytics and architecture, to develop streamlined back end processes and systems that optimise the operations and profitability of clients within the insurance sector. I meet ever evolving business needs and exploit continuous integration/deployment opportunities throughout the full software development lifecycle with Agile, Test Driven Development and Behaviour Driven Development.While my passion lies with technology a key component of my role is to work with people to deliver the strongest solution for the predefined business requirements, as such I collaborate with multi-functional stakeholders throughout the organisation to maximise collaboration with clear communication channels in order to deliver cutting-edge, business-led and holistic technical solutions.Specialities:  Software Development / Solution Architecture / C# .NET Development Expertise / Test Driven Development / Agile Methodologies / TDD & BDD / Stakeholder Management / Continuous Integration & Deployment (CI/CD) / Process Automation & Streamlining / Insurance Operations / Cloud Technology (Microsoft Azure) / Micro-Services & Server Containerisation / Full Software Development Life Cycle / DevOps PracticesI am currently looking to leverage my skills and experience to secure a new contract Senior Software Developer role, if you feel my profile matches your requirements then please do not hesitate to contact me for a full copy of my CV.

Nick Bishop's Current Company Details

Senior Software Developer, creating streamlined and optimised back end processes and systems for insurance clients.
Nick Bishop Work Experience Details
  • Wtw
    (Via New Link): Solutions Developer (Contract)
    Wtw Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
    London, England, United Kingdom
    I was contracted once more by New Link to complete works for Willis Towers Watson, focused on enabling timely and profitable sales decisions with a bespoke SPA app and customised dashboards that provides real-time, data-driven insight into target markets and clients. I leveraged Agile throughout the full SDLC, coached juniors and partnered with cross-functional stakeholders as key Technical Expert to influence decisions, secure buy-in for recommendations, conduct information security audits and rectify vulnerabilities.◼️ Transformed the legacy process for reporting on target markets and clients from a 3-month timeline to automated, real-time reporting within 11 months, currently in use in 5 pilot countries.
  • The Openwork Partnership
    Openwork: Api Developer (Contract)
    The Openwork Partnership Dec 2020 - Apr 2021
    Worked From Home
    I was engaged to develop and manage cloud-based, reusable API solutions that integrated the core CRM with legacy internal and supplier systems. This involved collaborating with the Agile Project Team to produce stories, plans, and technical solutions in alignment with high-level strategy, alongside reviewing all code before release into automated DevOps pipelines, supporting testing, and producing technical documentation.◼️Trialled, validated and secured buy-in to utilise Service Bus topics for the first time at Openwork.◼️Designed and built an automated upload for Firm and Adviser data within the 12-week deadline.
  • Willis Towers Watson
    Solutions Developer (Contract)
    Willis Towers Watson Sep 2019 - Oct 2020
    London, England Metropolitan Area
    WTW required Azure infrastructure and DevOps processes to support the KYC application, I was engaged as Kubernetes/artifacts SME to design and develop the infrastructure. I collaborated with multi-functional stakeholders to define requirements, developed and deployed Azure infrastructure/DevOps pipelines and introduced and integrated deployment tooling. I also established project-wide compliance, identified and remediated network and implementation issues and executed meticulous user testing.• Utilised a broad technology stack including C# .NET Core, Azure security/SQL, Docker, PowerShell, React, Service Bus, Terraform, Typescript and more.• Built C# micro-services with OOP and functional programming practices aligned to SOLID principles.• Created and stored project documentation in a centralised Wiki to aid future upgrades and handovers. • Enabled Kubernetes containers communication with on-premise SQL Server databases via Kerberos.• Established a robust and heavily automated infrastructure that significantly streamlined and optimised the Know Your Customer (KYC) application with capacity to serve 150+ global users per hour.
  • Aig Life
    Contract Senior C# Developer
    Aig Life Feb 2019 - Aug 2019
    I was engaged as part of a greenfield project to deliver a live customer life quoting system that was critical to one of AIG’s major strategic partners optimisation strategy. I collaborated with Business Analysts and Technical Leads to ensure functional business requirements were addressed with robust solutions, contributed to regular Agile stand ups/retrospectives, delivered unit testing, identified solution weakness and rolled out proactive fixes.• Utilised C# .NET, React, Jscript, Oracle 12, SQL Server 2016, AutoFac, Episerver, MVC, Azure, Jest and GIT.• Established leading-edge solutions, gained business approval and merged and branched source controls.• Trained and mentored internal Developers on Test Driven Development best practice.• Key contributor to the development of a robust and streamlined customer life quoting system closely aligned to predefined business requirements that actively supported AIG’s long-term vision and goals.
  • Axa
    Senior Software Developer
    Axa Jul 2011 - Jan 2019
    London, United Kingdom
    Hired to develop and deliver several continuous integration and deployment projects. Firstly, I identified performance bottlenecks impacting system scalability and performance before partnering with project teams to devise and deploy effective hot fixes. I collaborated with stakeholders to translate business requirements into detailed user stories, managed several concurrent workstreams, utilised Agile practices throughout the full SDLC and conducted regular environment reviews to identify CI/CD opportunities. • Integrated the internal policy fulfilment system with several disparate third-party systems and led development of micro-services for black box motor insurance. • Eliminated threading issues by using an in-depth knowledge of IOC injections using Structured Map. • Utilised OO, Azure, Net 4.7+, WCF, Jscript, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, IOC, Signal R, BDD and MSMQ.• Introduced and created PowerShell scripts to reduce the production deployment time of IHP.• Acted as Biztalk domain expert and created and delivered engaging best practice training to Developers.• Mastered the use of Biztalk to fill an internal skills gap and enable a timely and effective project delivery.• Trained, mentored and monitored the development team on Test Driven Development best practice.• Awarded 3 coveted AXA star awards for PowerShell Automation, contribution to the GDPR project and for the quality of the data enrichment delivery.• Enriched data on the award-winning Insurer Hosted Pricing (IHP) application, allowing for heavily reduced risk and maximised product competitiveness on insurance aggregators and a reduction in IHP deployment times from 30 minutes to 5 minutes.• Established an optimised, streamlined and profitable fulfilment system with onboarded partners to effectively limit risk by extracting and centralising intermediary data.
  • Various
    Relevant Earlier Roles
    Various Aug 1990 - Jun 2011
    • 01/2011 to 06/2011: Doctor Chambers: Software Developer (Contract)• 05/2010 to 01/2011: Reed Business Information: Software Developer (Contract)• 10/2009 to 05/2010: TFL: Software Developer (Contract)• 09/2005 to 10/2009: The Football Association: Software Developer (Contract)• 07/2001 to 08/2005: Cofunds: Software Architect• 01/1994 to 07/2001: Cap Gemini: Software Developer• 08/1990 to 12/1993: Civil Aviation Authority: Analyst & Programmer

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