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Name:
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Christopher Mark Buckley M.Sc. (Dunelm)
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Email:
chris@cmbuckley.co.uk
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+ +[Download as PDF](/cv/cv.pdf){:rel="alternate" type="text/pdf"} +{:.download} + +## Summary + +An established technology leader and mentor with 16+ years' experience working on large IT platforms +and enterprise transformation programmes. Skilled at communicating with clients & stakeholders at +all organisational levels in fast-paced agile businesses. Excellent hands-on experience with a strong +architecture & engineering background; experienced in delivering highly available, fault-tolerant, +distributed systems across financial services, healthcare, retail and iGaming sectors using +on-premises and cloud-based solutions. Keen advocate of open-source technologies and communities. + + +## Professional Experience + +### Principal Consultant +Company +: Answer Digital + +Location +: Leeds, West Yorkshire + +Dates +: 2022--Present +{:.meta} + +* Broad leadership role responsible for strategy & direction of architecture & engineering capabilities, engagement & account management with clients across all sectors, organisational maturity & operational excellence +* OKR champion responsible for shaping & communicating company mission & objectives +* Defined company mission, strategy, roadmap & progression plans with heads of capability +* Experienced in delivering tech strategy, M&A transformation & due diligence, ISO 27001 governance + +#### Interim CTPO, Preventx +* Ownership, management and execution of the Preventx technology strategy +* Overall responsibility for the use of technology within Preventx, including the platform, infrastructure, operations & quality management +* Responsible for IT budget, including forecasting, allocation, and expenditure tracking +* Product strategy and alignment of commercial aspirations with technical capabilities +* Senior leadership and mentorship of a blended technical team +* Fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration, representing the technical team at board level + +#### Engineering Manager, Scottish Friendly Assurance +* Management of a blended engineering team distributed across multiple workstreams +* Delivering organisation digital maturity improvements for SDLC, software governance, Continuous Integration & ways of working to support development & assurance testing for a major platform upgrade + +#### Head of Architecture, Strike +* Head of Architecture for Strike during acquisition of Purplebricks +* Delivered technical due diligence & appraisal of existing platforms, services & suppliers to inform target operating model, consolidated target landscape, change roadmap & risk assessment for accelerated re-launch under a single brand & proposition + +#### Lead Architect, NHS England +* Architect & Account Manager for NHS COVID Pass programme +* Supported creation of target operating model for service transition within NHS, aligning commercials, policy & technical governance +* Responsible for Technical Design Authority process overseeing programme change +* Led the initiative to embed SDLC best practices & release COVID Pass source code to the public + +### Senior Solutions Architect +Company +: Sky Betting & Gaming + +Location +: Leeds, West Yorkshire + +Dates +: 2016--2022 +{:.meta} + +* Launched a new games content aggregation platform with teams across the Flutter group, reducing third-party revenue share and driving platform independence +* Pioneered real-time Kafka-driven data hub strategy for standardised communication with Data teams +* Incident Commander providing measured support to on-call teams during incidents and major events +* Engaged with heads of technology, product and marketing to align business and technical strategy +* Oversight of compliance initiatives including GDPR, PCI DSS and vulnerability management +* Technical contact for external vendors providing supporting services and delivery capability +* Mentor to other architects and engineers in teams across gaming products and services + +### Engineering Manager +Company +: Sky Betting & Gaming + +Location +: Leeds, West Yorkshire + +Dates +: 2014--2016 +{:.meta} + +* Built & led multiple agile engineering teams delivering products and services in the Gaming sector +* Provided leadership, management & coaching for Software, Test and Platform Engineers +* Implemented and communicated SDLC for governance of continuous delivery and operational support +* Worked with Architects and Service Delivery Managers to manage third-party vendor relationships +* Responsible for recruitment and retention of diverse-skill teams working closely with Talent Recruiters +* Key advocate for corporate open-source contribution and technical community involvement + +### Principal Engineer +Company +: Sky Betting & Gaming + +Location +: Leeds, West Yorkshire + +Dates +: 2012--2014 +{:.meta} + +* Technical lead for Sky Poker in-house development team +* Delivery and support of Rich Internet Applications in a virtualised LAMP environment +* Technical liaison for third-party integration and software architecture +* Worked with stakeholders to define product roadmap and strategic direction +* Collaborated with Platform and Service Operations teams to ensure high availability +* Worked with Architects to evolve company technical roadmap + +### Senior Software Engineer +Company +: Everything Everywhere + +Location +: Darlington, County Durham + +Dates +: 2009--2012 +{:.meta} + +* Development and maintenance of applications using Zend Framework +* End-to-end accountability for projects from design to launch +* Project planning with stakeholders to define project scope +* Active involvement with evolution of Continuous Integration and code analysis tools +* Design authority and development of standards for RESTful Web services +* Involvement with team recruitment process (interviewing / technical tests) + +### Developer +Company +: Vebra Solutions + +Location +: Pocklington, North Yorkshire + +Dates +: 2007--2009 +{:.meta} + +* Development of PHP property management system and Ajax-driven UI framework +* Refactoring of existing implementation for cross-browser compatibility +* Maintenance of LAMP platform, CVS codebase, coding standards and Bugzilla + +## Qualifications + +BPSS & SC Clearance +: UKSV, January 2023 + +Manager HD Programme +: Institute of Leadership & Management, April 2015 + +Practitioner in Enterprise & Solution Architecture +: British Computer Society, December 2013 + +Master of Science (Research) +: Faculty of Science, University of Durham, 2006--2009 +* Thesis: "[Guessing Numbers Based on Network Routing Capacity](/research/thesis.pdf)" + +Bachelor of Science +: College of St. Hild and St. Bede, University of Durham, 2003--2006 +* Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1) +* B.Sc. Natural Sciences (Computer Science & Mathematics) + +## Personal Interests +* Programming (contribution to a number of open-source projects) +* [Rock climbing](/interests/climbing/) +* [Snowboarding](/interests/snowboarding/) +* Cycling / mountain biking +* Languages (French, learning Polish) +* Music (electric guitar, live music)