Summary
Andrew Heald is a seasoned DevOps and release engineering leader with over three decades in software delivery and 11 years focused on DevOps leadership. As Director of Heald Software Ltd and former DevOps Team Lead at XL Catlin, he excels at designing highly automated, repeatable pipelines that translate complex requirements into continuous delivery across the full SDLC. He pairs a strong developer background with configuration and release management experience across finance, telecoms, and enterprise IT, enabling pragmatic tool evaluation and architectural innovation that reduces cost and improves quality. Known for building feedback-driven processes, he helps stakeholders realize measurable business benefits from technical change. Based in London, he brings a rare long-term perspective on how development and operations practices evolve, having led teams and projects since the 1980s.
11 years of coding experience
33 years of employment as a software developer