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Cirriculum Vitae

JAMES ANDREWS

Enterprise Infrastructure & Platform Architect
London, UK | +44 7707 124 215 | [email protected] | www.jgandrews.com | github.com/andrewsjg

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Technology Architect with extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale solutions across multiple technological domains. Specialized in developing robust architectures for DevOps toolchains, observability platforms, cloud infrastructure, and container orchestration systems. Proven track record of translating complex business requirements into scalable, resilient, and cost-effective infrastructure solutions that drive operational efficiency and technological innovation. Adept at leading cross-functional teams through all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle while maintaining alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices. Trusted advisor to C-level executives with strengths in strategic technology leadership and driving digital transformation initiatives.

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Enterprise Architecture & Solution Design
  • Cloud Architecture (AWS, GCP)
  • Security Architecture & Compliance
  • Container Orchestration Platforms
  • DevOps & CI/CD Pipeline Architecture
  • Observability Frameworks, Architecture and Design
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Technical Leadership & Delivery Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IG GROUP

Technology Architect - Infrastructure & Platform | London, UK | 2021 - Present

Lead architect for enterprise-wide infrastructure platforms, application architecture, and security frameworks. Trusted strategic advisor to technology and business leadership.

Key Architecture Achievements:

  • Enterprise Observability Platform: Designed comprehensive observability architecture establishing monitoring patterns, tool selection, and integration points across multi-cloud environments, enabling consistent monitoring and diagnostics for all business applications.

  • Container Orchestration Platform: Architected container platform from concept to production (network architecture, security controls, CI/CD integration). Scaled from zero to 100+ containerized applications with standardized deployment patterns.

  • Cloud Migration Framework: Established reference architecture and security control framework for AWS migrations. Led delivery team migrating critical business applications to AWS with zero security incidents.

  • CI/CD Platform Transformation: Architected enterprise CI/CD platform redesign, including vendor selection and deployment orchestration supporting multi-environment deployments with automated security scanning.

Leadership Impact:

  • Trusted technical advisor to technology leadership on infrastructure strategy and technology investments
  • Developed cloud control framework enabling secure deployment of workloads across public cloud
  • Established DevOps Community of Practice with architectural standards for infrastructure automation
  • Technical delivery manager for critical business flow moving to AWS

FIS (formerly Worldpay)

Cloud Security Architect - Global Security Services | London, UK | 2016 - 2021

Led architectural design for enterprise cloud security frameworks, establishing security patterns and controls for cloud migrations while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Architecture & Leadership:

  • Architected cloud security visibility framework integrating with enterprise SIEM, designing event collection architecture and alert correlation framework
  • Designed enterprise secrets management architecture supporting secure DevOps workflows
  • Established security architecture patterns for container deployments (network segmentation, image scanning, runtime protection)
  • Led security architecture team using agile methodologies; mentored junior architects
  • Developed cloud security standards and integrated security controls into CI/CD pipelines

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Marex Spectron | Infrastructure Architect/DevOps Engineer | London, UK | 2015-2016
Designed resilient infrastructure platforms for financial trading applications.

BNP Paribas | eTrading Engineer - Interest Rates and Credit | London, UK | 2012-2014
Architected low-latency trading infrastructure for fixed income trading systems.

Informatica | Ultra Messaging Product Specialist | London, UK | 2011-2012
Provided architectural consultancy for high-performance messaging systems.

BNP Paribas | eTrading Engineer - Interest Rates and FX | London, UK | 2007-2011
Designed low-latency trading infrastructure and messaging architectures.

EDUCATION & TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science | Canterbury University, New Zealand

Technical Skills:

  • Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Nomad
  • Observability & Security: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, OpenTelemetry SIEM Integration
  • CI/CD & DevOps: GitLab/Github CI, Infrastructure as Code, Secrets Management
  • Programming: Go, Python, Swift

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Volunteer at Bletchley Park | Computing History Enthusiast | 2nd Dan Black Belt in Karate | Technology Blogger - https://jgandrews.com | I can do some pretty awesom card tricks

May 17, 2025 ∙ cv