Bruce Smith

Helping organisation build digital and agile delivery capability

Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom

About

Building great digital engineering capability. KEY SKILLS ● Project and Programme Management – Hands-on approach which is highly focused on delivering business outcomes. A proven track record of delivering complex IT and business change to demanding timescales and tight budgets. ● Agile Delivery – ​ Successfully delivered multiple large-scale bespoke agile digital and package integration programmes, through the full lifecycle from initiation through analysis, development, testing and transition into live service. Experienced using different agile methodologies and techniques including SCRUM, Kanban and Lean software delivery. ● DevOps – ​ Designed, implemented and run DevOps and Agile teams and processes in large and complex environments including continuous integration and deployment across multiple technologies to drive down the time to market and cost of future enhancements. ● Supplier Management – ​ Extensive experience of managing 3rd party suppliers for project and service delivery including: selection of new suppliers, negotiation of delivery/service contracts and ongoing management of supplier performance. ● Technical Skills – Strong technical understanding across various technologies and architectures including: Amazon Web Services, IBM, Java, Oracle, Microsoft and multiple open source tool sets.

Experience

  • Digital Engineering Lead at BTS Consulting Limited
    Aug 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

    Working with organisations to deliver IT change in a fast, repeatable and predictable manner.

  • Head Of Engineering at N Brown Group
    Sep 2019 - Apr 2023 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Building digital services and capabilities to be proud of.

  • Head of Engineering/Programme Manager (Contract) at Cooperative
    Sep 2015 - Sep 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Building a world class digital member capability.

  • Technical SME (Contract) at KPMG
    May 2015 - Aug 2015 · 4 mos

  • Management Consultant, Financial Services at KPMG UK
    Jul 2010 - Apr 2015 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Undertaken multiple client delivery roles at Banks and Building Societies in UK and Internationally.