James Mitchard
Head Of Data Engineering
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Mitchard is a Head of Data Engineering and seasoned solutions architect with over 8 years of experience leading complex systems integration and brownfield transformations for clients across public and private sectors. He combines hands-on technical design and delivery with board-level communication, guiding global teams to pragmatic, best-of-breed solutions and producing clear, high-quality documentation. His background spans enterprise Java, integration platforms, cloud replatforming and data engineering, with notable delivery at organisations including Accenture, the BBC, IBM and fast-scaling startups like Doddle. Comfortable translating ambiguous business needs into executable roadmaps, he excels in technically complex programs where stakeholder alignment and operational continuity are critical. An advocate of engineering best practice, he blends meticulous attention to detail with a collaborative leadership style that scales both teams and systems.
8 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computing (Software Engineering), First Class (hons), Bachelor’s Degree, Computing (Software Engineering), First Class (hons) at Sheffield Hallam UniversityGithub contributions (4)
UKHomeOffice/booktravel_schema
Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
Schemas for interfaces between Book Travel service and 3rd parties
Contributions:22 commits, 4 PRs, 20 pushes in 2 months
travel-serviceparties3rd-partiestravelschemas
jamesmitchard/bradish-moved-bot
Apr 2022 - Apr 2022
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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