Contributor

• Dec 2020 - Present

Senior Software Engineer (L7)

• Jan 2022 - Present

September 2022 - PresentProject: Public Sector AgencyRole: Platform Technical LeadResponsibilities:- Leading team to create an enabling software development platform within AWS making acceleration, DevEx and securing the software supply chain the heart of the platformApril 2022 - September 2022Project: Public Sector AgencyRole: Dev Technical LeadResponsibilities:- Lead dev team in designing and implementing government systemJanuary 2022 - April 2022Project: Public Sector AgencyRole: Platform Technical LeadResponsibilities:- Lead platform engineering work in creating a new cloud platform for a new law enforcement software solution Show less

Software Engineer Lead (L6)

• Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

March 2021 - December 2021Project: Public Sector AgencyRole: Senior Software Engineer/Platform Technical LeadResponsibilities:- Lead backend team on the work of creating a new microservice system- Lead work in creating a new cloud platform for a new law enforcement software solution————————————————————————January 2021 - March 2021Project: Public Sector AgencyRole: Senior Software EngineerResponsibilities:- Deliver and install a complex data migration solution onto SECRET and secure client environments- Deliver a core migration interface accelerator to be used by 10s of information microservices in order to support migration of business data from old platform into new solutionStack:Java11, SpringBoot, ConcourseCI, GitOps with FluxCD by Weaveworks, Kubernetes, Istio service mesh, Jaeger distributed tracing, Prometheus, EFK stack. Show less

Software Engineer Lead (L5)

• Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

June 2020 - December 2020Project: Public Sector AgencyRole: Senior Software EngineerResponsibilities:- Develop a framework with supporting CI/CD platform infrastructure in order for 3rd party vendors and commercial software providers to use in order to build a microservice solution- Deliver and install a complex data migration solution onto SECRET and secure client environmentsStack:Java11, SpringBoot, ConcourseCI, GitOps with FluxCD by Weaveworks, Kubernetes, Istio service mesh, Jaeger distributed tracing, Prometheus, EFK stack.————————————————————————January 2020 - May 2020Project: Public Sector AgencyRole: Senior Software EngineerResponsibilities:- Design, Implement and led development of a secure API that aids with fraud investigations across the EU Show less

Software Engineer Lead (L4)

• Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

October 2018 - December 2019Project: Public Sector AgencyRole: Software EngineerResponsibilities:- Implement a brand new suite of API’s that are responsible of handling around 800 million requests per year including CI/CD pipelines from dev to pre-prod.- Implement a public facing web UI that interacts with implemented API’s including CI/CD pipelines from dev to pre-prod.- Implement an ETL service that takes data from an Oracle database, transforms and loads it to a Mongo database in which the new API services can query.- Design & Implement a brand new Serverless API alongside its CI/CD pipeline from dev to prod.- Design, Implement and led development of a secure solution that aids with fraud investigations across the EUStack:- Java 8, SpringBoot, Ruby on Rails, NodeJS, Serverless, Docker, AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, EC2), Kubernetes, Spinnaker, DroneCI, MongoDB, OpenAPI 3.0, Ubuntu & MacOS, CI/CD, TDD, Cucumber Show less

Software Developer

• Jun 2017 - Oct 2018

Responsible for the development and delivery of the new digital account filing platform at Companies House. This includes the maintenance, design and implementation of many microservices all varying in languages, frameworks and protocols within UNIX (MacOS) and Linux (CentOS) based environments. Furthermore, interaction with AWS with regards to the deployment of the platform to the cloud using Mesos & Marathon is also a day to day activity when dealing with internal CI environments. Typical role responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Front end web development using languages and frameworks such as Java, jQuery, Spring and Thymeleaf • Back end API development using languages and technologies such as Java, Perl, Golang, MongoDB, Apache Kafka, Apache Avro and many more • Working with build automation servers (Jenkins) • Communicating with stakeholders to ensure the most efficient solution is delivered that adheres to their requirements • Working closely with lead developers and architects to make sure designs and specifications are kept in synchronization • Developing internal documentation for knowledge sharing purposes • Tracking issues through JIRA whilst using version control software such as Git Show less

Junior Developer

• Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

Chris is responsible for translating software requirements into workable solutions for companies residing within the financial services industry. Tasks included:- Maintain, design and implement SOAP/Restful web services- Re-design and implement a completely new platform for JUnit tests with the addition of using mock frameworks such as Mockito- Revising and creating functional/technical design specifications that laid out the blueprint for the solution- Providing technical support to team members, testers, business analysts and clients when needed- Creating and delivering presentations that aims to train new employees to quickly get up to speed with the rest of the team- Develop and maintain the service layer using technologies such as Java, Spring, Hibernate, SOAP and REST)- Allocation of tasks to other members of the team when senior leads are out of office- Producing internal documentation that aids other employees with their job- Oversee the task of re-configuring the service endpoints for client and testers so that the solution could successfully communicate with 3rd party systems- Create, design and implement as well as oversee and coordinate the structural changes needed within the internal continuous testing tools.- Be first point of contact for clients during go-live releases- Perform impact assessments when changes where being made to the solution due to legislative change- Design and implement new functionality that was requested by the client due to the Solvency II directive Show less

Graduate Developer

• Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

Chris is responsible for translating software requirements into workable solutions for companies residing within the financial services industry. Tasks included:- Analyzing and fixing production issues/defects within the solution- Providing data fixes to clients (SQL, Oracle)- Liaising with business analysts and software testers to ensure a strong and secure solution was delivered- Working on the C++ Business Layer of the solution using Visual studio- Working on the Java Service Layer of the solution using Eclipse- Tracking defects/issues through IBM ClearQuest- Use of source control software TortoiseSVN Show less