MarkĀ Nicol
Software Engineer at UK Astronomy Technology Centre
Ormiston, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolMark Nicol is a seasoned software engineer with over a decade of experience building and deploying service-oriented client-server applications, currently contributing to observation planning and system design for the Square Kilometer Array and ALMA radio telescopes. He blends Java and web-based development with a strong focus on build, deployment and testing processes, and is adept at collaborative projects that span organizational boundaries. His background includes long-term platform integration work at Standard Life, where he bridged legacy COBOL systems with modern Java SOA solutions. Trained in both computer science (MSc) and humanities (MA Hons in Medieval History with Logic and Metaphysics), he brings analytical rigor and clear communication to complex engineering problems. Based in Ormiston, East Lothian, he balances technical craftsmanship with a desire to write better documentation and inspire others through STEM outreach.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
MA Hons, Medieval History with Logic and Metaphysics, MA Hons, Medieval History with Logic and Metaphysics at University of St AndrewsMSc, Computer Science, MSc, Computer Science at University of Dundee
Github Skills (9)
telescope4
skeleton4
gitlab4
portal4
k8s4
nodejs3
webpack2
javascript2
observation1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mark-nicol/mark-nicol
Nov 2022 - Dec 2025
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
ska-telescope/ska-engineering-ui-compose-utils
Mar 2019 - Nov 2019
Docker Compose files for the SKA OSO-UI team
Contributions:14 PRs, 23 pushes, 16 branches in 8 months
osodockercomposeskadocker-compose
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