Gordon Pimblott
CTO Defence & National Security
Wells, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolGordon Pimblott is a seasoned technology leader and CTO for Defence & National Security at Kainos, with over 30 years' experience architecting and delivering mission-critical government and defence systems. He combines strategic leadership on the Defence Leadership Team with hands-on delivery expertise across agile and waterfall lifecycles, shaping technical vision, governance, and complex programme delivery. His career spans senior architecture and innovation roles at Thales and Kainos, delivering award-winning AI solutions, back-office systems and UK government services under demanding constraints. Known for pragmatic reuse, rapid prototyping and de-risking new technologies, he bridges research, integration and operational delivery for stakeholders such as DSTL, Defence Digital and HM Land Registry. Based in Wells and a self-described maker, he channels his curiosity into restoring retro 1980s–90s computers—an unusual hobby that underscores a long-standing passion for hardware and systems.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (Bsc) Hons IIi, Computer Science, IIi, Bachelor of Science (Bsc) Hons IIi, Computer Science, IIi at University of Essex
Github Skills (33)
designer10
management7
spring-boot5
decision-making5
taiga5
java5
broker5
spring5
code-snippets4
apache-camel4
pjax4
apache4
planning3
sketchup3
dos3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
KainosSoftwareLtd/answerit
Sep 2016 - Feb 2020
Contributions:8 PRs, 10 pushes, 3 comments in 3 years 6 months
reactstoringreusesimple-appprevious
gpimblott/sprintrunner
Feb 2017 - Sep 2019
Agile sprint planning tool
Contributions:59 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
agileplanning-toolsprintbug-trackerplanning
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