Summary
Steven Mackenzie is a pragmatic software engineer with nine years of professional experience and a decade-plus career in financial and public-sector technology roles, most recently as an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley. He combines hands-on Java and .NET/C# development with systems integration and web stack expertise (JBoss/Tomcat), and a strong orientation toward project management, business analysis and ROI-driven delivery. Known for translating complex business requirements into maintainable, auditable systems, he has progressed from senior developer roles in government to technical lead and senior management in professional services and banking. Based in London, he brings cross-jurisdictional experience from Australia to the UK, which informs his pragmatic approach to governance and risk in enterprise software. Although his GitHub bio wryly reads "Ex-developer," he retains a developer’s instincts for clean integration and reliable back-end services alongside stakeholder-facing leadership. Colleagues value him for blending technical depth with commercial focus and a curiosity for new challenges.
9 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Australian National University