Summary
Colin Findlay is an executive technology leader with over 20 years’ experience designing and delivering scalable, high‑availability solutions for financial services, currently Head of Architecture & Engineering for JPMorgan’s International Private Bank. He blends hands‑on engineering with strategic architecture—still committing code daily in Angular, Node.js, Java and Python—reflecting his belief that the best architects can build their designs. Colin has led global platform and data programmes, modernised delivery pipelines, and shaped enterprise standards across multi‑region teams and vendors. He’s motivated by elegant solutions to high‑value problems and by building teams of top architects and engineers to drive technical strategy, cloud platforms and client‑facing digital channels. A lifelong coder who started on a 486 DX/2, he brings rare continuity from low‑level craftsmanship to executive architecture leadership.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons Class I), Computing Science, BSc (Hons Class I), Computing Science at University of Aberdeen