RICH JAMES / CHIEF ENGINEER
About me.
A highly experienced technology leader with in-depth software development and architectural knowledge. Two decades experience developing and delivering enterprise, web, desktop, mobile and serverless applications. Experience leading multiple cross-functional teams. A problem solver with an entrepreneurial mindset.
THE JOURNEY SO FAR
Career timeline
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2023 — Present
Chief Engineer
Lloyds Banking Group
AI and agentic SDLC systems. Enterprise scale engineering.
2019 — 2023
Principal Technology Lead
Nationwide Building Society
Cloud transformation to Azure. First GraphQL API, first headless CMS. React & Sitecore JSS. DevOps Enterprise Summit speaker.
Earlier
Developer / Technical Lead
Eduserv
K2, MVC, SQL development.
Skills & expertise
Technical LeadershipSoftware ArchitectureAI & Machine LearningAgentic SystemsDevOpsAzureGCPSCRUM/KanbanTeam BuildingMentoringStrategic PlanningInnovationFull Stack DevelopmentMicrosoft StackOrganizational Transformation
Key achievements
- •20 years technical leadership and management experience
- •Adept at recruiting, mentoring, coaching, creating a culture of learning
- •Strong experience in consulting, strategic planning, portfolio design
- •Driven complex DevOps initiatives and ran multiple SCRUM/Kanban teams
- •Expert Microsoft technologist: MCSD App Builder, MCSE Azure
CONTINUOUS LEARNING
