Vlad Chiriac
@vladchiriac
Engineering manager driving scalable cloud, DevOps, and GenAI solutions.
United KingdomWhat I'm looking for
I am an Engineering Manager with over six years of back-end development, DevOps, and GenAI experience, leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact digital solutions across public and private sectors.
At Deloitte Digital I led technical delivery for the UK government public health platform, ensuring 24/7 availability, regulatory compliance, and zero-downtime operations during critical national health emergencies.
I architect scalable microservices and APIs (Java, Scala), design CI/CD pipelines, and manage cloud platforms (AWS, GCP). I pioneered enterprise GenAI adoption, delivering automated document validation with 97% precision and securing funding for enterprise AI initiatives.
I focus on team development, quality improvement, and stakeholder engagement, achieving measurable outcomes such as a 40% reduction in deployment time, significant cost savings, and multiple internal promotions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Engineering Manager
Deloitte Digital
Jun 2024 - Present (1 year 4 months)
Lead cross-functional teams of up to 18 engineers delivering high-impact public and private sector digital platforms, ensuring 99.9% availability for a national pandemic response portal and securing £1.5M in funding for GenAI initiatives.
DDTechnical Lead
Deloitte Digital
Jun 2022 - Jun 2024 (2 years)
Designed scalable ML-powered APIs and overhauled CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 40% and SLA time-to-live by 50% while establishing code quality and security standards.
DDSoftware Engineer
Deloitte Digital
Oct 2019 - Jun 2022 (2 years 8 months)
Developed and maintained Scala microservices for high-traffic government platforms (100k+ daily users), implemented real-time monitoring and automated pipelines that cut incident response time by 40% and saved £15k annually on AWS.
DDJunior Software Engineer
Deloitte Digital
Mar 2019 - Sep 2019 (6 months)
Fast-tracked from a 16-week coding bootcamp into Deloitte's graduate pathway, built full-stack applications and mentored cohort students while adopting TDD and agile practices.
Senior Manager
MadiganGill
Apr 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 11 months)
Managed a 43-person team across commercial and residential newbuild projects, improving schedule delivery by four weeks and leading health, safety, quality, and sustainability initiatives.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Deloitte Pathway Makers Academy (Coding Bootcamp)
Bootcamp Certificate, Software Engineering
2019 - 2019
Activities and societies: Built full-stack applications; final project using VR with C# and Unity; mentored cohort students.
Completed an intensive 16-week software engineering bootcamp covering full-stack development, TDD, and project-based delivery in 2019.
UGUniversity of Greenwich
Master of Science, Sustainable Futures
2012 - 2014
Completed an MSc in Sustainable Futures with a focus on sustainability principles and applied research from 2012 to 2014.
George Bacovia University
Bachelor of Science, Marketing
2005 - 2008
Completed a BSc in Marketing covering marketing theory, consumer behaviour, and business communication from 2005 to 2008.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United KingdomAuthorized to work in
Switzerland
SpainSalary expectations
Skills
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