Sachin Sharma
Cambridge
Summary
Experienced and adaptable IT professional with over 10 years in the banking industry, progressing from graduate entrant through support and development roles to leadership positions. I bring a strong delivery track record across high-impact, regulated environments, having led engineering teams through major cloud migrations, regulatory transformations, and platform re-architectures.
I thrive in complex programmes that require both technical insight and clear leadership and I've delivered successfully across both Agile and hybrid delivery models. I have a proven ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders, manage large cross-functional teams, and ensure structured governance in enterprise settings.
I'm now seeking a Delivery Manager role where I can continue driving high-quality, resilient technology change in fast-paced, mission-critical environments.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Engineering Lead - Azure Migration
Lloyds Banking Group
London
01.2024 - Current
- Leading the technical delivery of a strategic migration from Sybase IQ to Azure Hyperscale, supporting performance, scalability, and future growth demands.
- Navigating complex cloud architecture and legacy dependencies with limited SME availability under a high-pressure delivery timeline.
- Acting as the primary engineering representative in steering committees, providing updates on technical risks, team velocity, and delivery status.
- Driving project governance through RAID management, documentation standards, and alignment to programme milestones.
- Leading a cross-functional delivery team through Agile ceremonies and daily stand-ups, creating a culture of trust, delivery ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Supporting team management including 1:1s, rota planning, performance coaching, and well-being initiatives.
- Managing daily delivery through JIRA – ensuring all stories, defects, and technical tasks are raised, tracked, and closed effectively.
- Leading on incident and problem management, including root cause analysis and post-mortem processes to drive long-term service stability.
Engineering Lead - GCP Migration
Lloyds Banking Group
London
11.2021 - 05.2024
- Led the end-to-end migration of a legacy Hadoop-based data lake to a cloud-native platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), over a multi-year programme.
- Directed a team of 50+ engineers (permanent and vendor mix) across multiple locations, including workstream leads for ingestion, transformation, platform, and governance.
- Re-architected core platform components using BigQuery, Google Cloud Storage (GCS), Kafka, and other native GCP services to improve scalability, cost efficiency, and maintainability.
- Oversaw delivery planning, governance, and reporting for a £multi-million initiative, with high visibility at CIO and board levels.
- Created delivery frameworks, architectural blueprints, and engineering standards to ensure consistent quality across a large programme.
- Collaborated with infosec, cloud engineering, and architecture boards to navigate enterprise governance, controls, and audit readiness.
- Led daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and steering forums, ensuring both Agile delivery practices and enterprise reporting requirements were met.
- Managed risks, issues, and dependencies across technology, operations, and business teams to ensure on-time delivery.
- Successfully delivered the project after 2.5 years, decommissioning legacy infrastructure and enabling future analytics capabilities on cloud.
Engineering Lead - RFR Transition
Lloyds Banking Group
London
07.2022 - 09.2023
- Delivered the LIBOR to Risk-Free Rate (RFR) transition for the Market Risk function, a regulatory-critical initiative.
- Re-engineered the SIMRA platform to handle double the data volume, while maintaining SLA compliance and compute efficiency.
- Worked with Quant, Risk, and Business SMEs to validate and implement new risk model inputs aligned with RFR methodologies.
- Collaborated across Dev, Ops, and Infrastructure teams to deliver performant code, parallel processing, and storage optimisations under tight regulatory timelines.
- Produced and maintained all governance artefacts – including project risk logs, documentation for audit, and delivery updates for stakeholders.
- Supported Agile ceremonies and sprint delivery, ensuring close collaboration between technical and business contributors.
- Led key incident investigations during go-live and transition phases, managing escalations and implementing root cause fixes.
Software Engineer
Lloyds Banking Group
London
12.2016 - 03.2020
- C# developer working on integration of quantitative models into risk systems.
- Delivered enhancements, bug fixes, and model updates using internal tools and frameworks.
- Wrote unit tests, supported model validation, and followed best practices for code quality.
- Used GitHub for version control and CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing and deployment.
- Collaborated closely with quant teams to ensure model accuracy and performance.
Application support analyst
Lloyds Banking Group
London
11.2014 - 12.2016
- Collaborated with development teams for successful software enhancements.
- Diagnosed system malfunctions to maintain business continuity.
- Investigated reported issues, leading to prompt resolution times.
- Worked to monitor and support the overnight batch process
- Assisted in software implementation, resulting in smoother transitions during upgrades.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Hertfordshire
09.2011 - 07.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
De Montfort University
09.2006 - 06.2009
Skills
- Leadership excellence
- Complex system integration
- Technical Delivery Management
- Cloud Transformation
- Agile & Hybrid Delivery
- Stakeholder Communication
- Governance & Risk Management
- Incident & Problem Management
- Mentorship & Coaching
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Engineering Lead - Azure Migration
Lloyds Banking Group
01.2024 - Current
Engineering Lead - RFR Transition
Lloyds Banking Group
07.2022 - 09.2023
Engineering Lead - GCP Migration
Lloyds Banking Group
11.2021 - 05.2024
Software Engineer
Lloyds Banking Group
12.2016 - 03.2020
Application support analyst
Lloyds Banking Group
11.2014 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Hertfordshire
09.2011 - 07.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
De Montfort University
09.2006 - 06.2009