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Marnus Marx

Executive And Leadership Mentor And Coach, DevOps Technologist, Agilist

Horsham

Summary

Detail-oriented and orderly technology leader proficient in industry best practices and compliance guidelines. Highly trained in team formation and coaching, as well as digital transformation and organisational restructure and optimisation.

Specialising in leading delivery of complex transformation programmes with a strong focus on coaching and mentoring and a proven track record in creating high performing environments, identifying the skills required to grow high-performing teams, and delivering value sustainably for any organisation.

Skilled strategic forward thinker identifying business shortfalls and technologies to that shape the future, with the vision of where to apply these technologies to maximise the team output while maintain a positive moral.

Excellent communicator to comfortably work with executives, board, peers, clients and vendors alike.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certificates

years of post-secondary education

Languages

Skills

Digital and Agile Transformation

Strategic Planning and Leadership

Value Stream Identification and Optimisation incl OKRs

High Performing Team Development and Coaching

Project Planning and Execution

Technical Design and Implementation

Mentoring, Coaching, and Motivation

Stakeholder Management

Communication and Collaboration

Talent Development

Executive Leadership

Technical Leadership

Work History

Director / Lead Technical Consultant

J29:11 Solutions Ltd

07.2022 - Current

Leading change in the agile and DevOps transformation space for numerous clients in the UK and abroad with teams over 100
Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, teaching, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth across multiple disciplines and organisations to facilitate measurable, definitive improvement
Worked closely with organisational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy
Defining roadmaps for change and facilitating OKR and transformation strategies creation in various industries with leadership and teams leading to value delivery improvement and sustained benefit for the client
Clients include: Fujitsu, JNCB, Post Office, RBI

Principal Agile Digital Consultant

Fujitsu UK

04.2019 - 06.2022

Programme - UK Tax and International Customs; Agile Transformation Lead - led programme delivery and transformation, and Agile and SAFe® across multiple delivery teams, both onshore and offshore
Programme - UK Public Sector Retail Organisation; SPC and RTE - led process adoption and optimisation of Agile and SAFe® across delivery teams, both onshore and offshore; PI planning
Led Agile adoption across North-West Europe and Japan for Fujitsu, working with delivery teams and leadership across UK government accounts (HMRC), Northern Europe and Cyber Security
Mentor in Fujitsu FDE, Fujitsu AMCS, and Woman-in-Tech (WTECH) global mentoring schemes
Awarded Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer status in 2020

Senior Manager

Reed Business Information

09.2017 - 03.2019

Programme - Led Agile transformation project involving 200+ team members; finished three months ahead of schedule; defined and implemented strategies including DevOps and automation
Project - Designed, developed, and implemented CI/CD pipelines deploying other pipelines and infrastructure in AWS; reduced end-to-end development time from one / two weeks to 24 hour
Led various teams across DevOps, Access and Entitlement and QA practices
Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
Mentored junior team members on best practices and technical skills, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement

Linux Technical Architect

City Financial Consulting

12.2013 - 08.2017

Contracted to Public Sector: Solution Architect (DfE), Technical Architect (The Insolvency Service)
Contracted to Private Sector: Technical Architect (RBI), DevOps Systems Engineer (Learndirect), Infrastructure Consultant (Fleetcor), Technical Consultant/Technical Lead (AdminRe)
Project examples include being a Technical Lead on a large-scale, financial policy migration (Admin Re)
Collaborated with clients to determine project specifications and scope

Solution Designer

Standard Bank Group

09.2012 - 10.2013

Linux Consultant / System Designer

MTN

04.2011 - 07.2011

Technical Lead/Architect - UNIX systems

BankABC

04.2010 - 12.2010

Linux Specialist

Barclays Bank Plc.

01.2010 - 04.2010

Senior Linux Consultant

SYSDBA

04.2009 - 10.2009

Linux Consultant

IMS Ltd

04.2003 - 02.2009

Contracted to Public Sector: Red Hat Linux Architect (E.D.S. for MoJ), IT Administrator (NHS, King Fisher Medical Surgery)
Contracted to Private Sector: Server Engineer (Morgan Stanley & City Group), Linux Expert / Consultant (Intel Corporation), Linux Designer (Orange UK), Linux Specialist / Engineer (Mitech UK), Linux Technical Lead (Intergence Systems)
Collaborated with clients to determine project specifications and technical delivery and scope

IT Manager/Consultant

Advidata

12.1997 - 03.2003

Education

Master of Science - Digital & Tech Specialist in IT/Digital Futures

Northumbria University

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

08.2020 - 12.2022