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Lee Morgan

@leemorgan

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Executive engineering leader specializing in AI and cloud technologies.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking a role that fosters innovation and collaboration, with opportunities for growth and impactful projects.

I am an executive engineering leader with nearly two decades of experience, specializing in AI, Python, .NET, Node, and Cloud Engineering. I am known for designing efficient and innovative solutions that prioritize simplicity and technical excellence. My leadership approach emphasizes collaboration and innovation, which has consistently delivered exceptional results for my customers.

Throughout my career, I have accumulated over 12 years of banking experience at CBA and Westpac, where I delivered cutting-edge technology across high-performing platforms such as Online and Core Banking. I have spearheaded significant projects, including Qanooni AI, which secured Series A funding, and won multiple awards for my contributions to technology and team leadership.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

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Qanooni

Nov 2023 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Spearheaded AI-driven innovation in the legal sector, transforming workflows with advanced technology. Designed, built, and initiated coding for the Legal AI Co-Pilot, an AI-powered platform streamlining legal assistance, successfully securing funding to drive further growth.

Azure Python fastAPI Go)React Node Langsmith GitHub Actions

Head of Product and Engineering

Jul 2022 - Present (3 years 2 months)

Directed the development of technology solutions at BP, including hands-on leadership, technology roadmap creation, and delivery in the tooling space. Successfully delivered a cost-effective observability solution across BP.

AWS EKS Lambda Azure Data Factory Python Helm Flux GitOps Grafana Loki Tempo Jenkins SonarQube Azure Cognitive Search Azure DevOps

Engineering Director - UK Platform

Zip

Aug 2020 - Present (5 years 1 month)

Built, deployed, scaled, managed, and supported the inaugural UK platform for Zip. Established the first engineering team in the UK and successfully transitioned it to a production model.

C# .NET Core Kubernetes React Native Azure DevOps Terraform AWS Python NodeJS Data Driven Development Microservices

Platform Engineer - Devops and SRE

Capita RPA

Sep 2019 - Present (6 years)

Implemented IaC solutions in Azure for numerous automation projects. This role focused on leveraging infrastructure as code to streamline and automate deployment processes.

Azure DevOps Python ServiceNow PowerShell

Senior Engineering Manager - Devops SRE

Recreo Financial

Dec 2018 - Present (6 years 9 months)

Second-in-command to the Head of Engineering, overseeing 70 engineers. Spearheaded the delivery of a new superannuation platform in 6 months.

Azure DevOps AWS Terraform .NET Core AngularJS

Senior Engineering Manager - Devops SRE

Westpac Bank (Fiserv)

Sep 2012 - Present (13 years)

Spearheaded performance optimisation and built for the Online Transformation Project (OTP) for Westpac Bank. Managed site reliability for the customer banking application serving over 5.2 million customers.

Visual Studio ASP.NET AngularJS SQL Server

Solution Architect

Colonial First State

Mar 2012 - Present (13 years 6 months)

Designed a new web application for advisory information administration, auditing, and tracking. This involved creating a robust system to manage and monitor financial advisory data.

Visual Studio ASP.NET

Software Engineer

Fidelity Investments Security Ireland (FISC)

Aug 2010 - Present (15 years 1 month)

Managed the full development life cycle for Fidelity's internal workflow and security access site. This included design, development, testing, and deployment of critical internal applications.

Visual Studio Silverlight WPF WCF .NET Oracle

Lead Software Engineer

Commonwealth Bank Australia (CBA)

Feb 2006 - Present (19 years 7 months)

Designed and implemented solutions for the bank's core banking platform. This involved developing critical components to support the bank's primary financial operations.

Visual Studio .NET Oracle PL SQL ASP.NET JavaScript WinForms

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Macquarie University

Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science

Grade: 3.7 (NSW Grading, Highest Value 4.0)

Completed a Bachelor of Computer Science, focusing on core principles and advanced topics in the field. Achieved a GPA of 3.7 out of 4.0, demonstrating strong academic performance.

Barrenjoey High School

Higher School Certificate, General Studies

Achieved a Higher School Certificate with notable distinctions in key subjects. Ranked 1st in class for Software Design and Development and Physics, and 2nd in Extension Mathematics.