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James Antill

@jamesantill

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Experienced CTO and software leader specializing in cloud architecture, team building, and compliance-driven delivery.

Ireland

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a leadership role where I can architect cloud solutions, build and mentor teams, ensure compliance and quality, and drive strategic growth in an innovative company.

I am an experienced technology leader with 25 years building and leading software teams, architecting cloud solutions (primarily AWS and Azure), and delivering compliance-focused platforms such as the Bonafi system. I combine hands-on development, strategic IT planning, and strong stakeholder collaboration to drive high-quality, auditable solutions.

Throughout my career I have built and coached global teams, established CI/CD and DevOps practices, and led migrations and product deliveries across enterprises and startups. I seek to apply my leadership, architecture, and delivery expertise to drive transformational growth and operational excellence in a forward-looking organization.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Chief Technology Officer

Bonafi

Apr 2023 - Dec 2025 (2 years 8 months)

Directed IT strategy and architected the Bonafi compliance platform on AWS, implemented GxP-aligned processes audited successfully, and built global development, QA and DevOps teams to meet delivery targets.

AWS Team Leadership DevOps CI CD & Security Agile

Software Development Manager

NTT

Aug 2018 - Apr 2023 (4 years 8 months)

Led development teams delivering private cloud services using Java and Jenkins CI/CD, managed a team of 6, and migrated a UI project to Dublin while establishing Agile processes and structured handovers.

Java Jenkins Azure Agile Team Management CI CD JavaScript Scrum

Technical Team Lead

IBM

Oct 2015 - Jul 2018 (2 years 9 months)

Technical lead for web client teams using Node.js and React, coordinating global teams, driving Agile planning, code reviews and UX-integrated design for server-side REST endpoints.

Node React Agile REST APIs Code Review Team Leadership UX collaboration Distributed Teams

Lead Front-end Developer

IBM

Mar 2013 - Oct 2015 (2 years 7 months)

Led front-end development for a global team building an online learning application using Dojo 1.8, planned UI with stakeholders and delivered interfaces to external systems.

Dojo Front End Developer UI Design Global Team Collaboration JavaScript

Software Developer

IBM

Jul 2008 - Mar 2013 (4 years 8 months)

Developed features for IBM Quickr and IBM Connections using Java and Dojo, working with DB2, MS SQL and Oracle for backend data storage.

Java Dojo IBM DB2 SQL Oracle Server Side Development Collaboration

Lead Developer

Revenue Commissioners

Dec 2001 - Jun 2008 (6 years 6 months)

Led development of high-profile applications including a Case Management system and Bogus Non-Resident Account program, designing Java/Struts architecture and CA-OpenROAD solutions.

Java CA OpenROAD Case Management System Design Team Leadership

Key Software Developer

Revenue Commissioners

Feb 1997 - Jun 1999 (2 years 4 months)

Key developer for the initial design and first live release of the Integrated Tax Processing application using CA-OpenROAD, COBOL/Tuxedo services and Ingres database.

Ingress CA OpenROAD COBOL Tuxedo Ingres System Integration

Software Developer

ASDA

Feb 1996 - Feb 1997 (1 year)

Designed and developed store planning tools using CA-OpenROAD with Ingres, collaborating with external product teams and providing broad IT support to store staff.

Ingress CA OpenROAD Ingres Requirement gathering Support

Software Developer

ITSA - UK Civil Service

Jun 1991 - Feb 1997 (5 years 8 months)

Developed large-scale mainframe applications for UK National Insurance using COBOL, Ingres 4GL, C and Unix shell scripts, maintaining ISO 9001 documentation standards.

COBOL Ingres 4GL C++Unix ISO 9001