Engineering Function Transformation
Situation
A mid-sized UK research and analytics company was operating several business-critical systems with increasing technical debt, inconsistent deployment processes, and rising infrastructure costs. Engineering practices had not evolved organically, limiting scalability and slowing product delivery.
Action
As Head of Engineering, defined and executed a technical strategy spanning architecture, infrastructure, and delivery. Introduced containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), implemented infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Terragrunt), and built structured CI/CD pipelines. Refactored legacy PHP systems to establish clearer domain boundaries and improve testability. Modernised the frontend architecture using Vue.js and formalised engineering standards, mentoring, and governance.
Result
Significantly reduced hosting costs while improving deployment reliability and environment consistency. Accelerated release cycles and improved code quality. Transformed engineering from reactive maintenance to a scalable, strategically aligned product capability.