Chris Cudmore
Principal Devops Engineer @TP ICAP
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WORK HISTORY
Principal Devops Engineer @TP ICAP
London, GB
Strategic Technical Authority: Define the multi-year Rates & FX DevOps roadmap and \"Golden Path\" standards for market-critical, high-performance delivery systems.AI & Platform Engineering: Drive \"Platform-as-a-Product\" using Kiro CLI and AI-driven automation to measurably improve developer productivity and stability across diverse stacks.Cloud-Native & GitOps: Engineer secure-by-design AWS (EKS) pipelines using ArgoCD and Terraform/CDK, ensuring robust failover and strict operational-risk auditability.SRE & Observability: Lead \"build it, run it\" culture via OpenTelemetry and the LGTM stack, reducing MTTR and enhancing resilience for mission-critical services.
EDUCATION
Birkbeck, University of London
MSc, Computer Science
The University of Manchester
BA (Econ), Economics
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRIS CUDMORE
As Principal DevOps Engineer and Technical Authority for Rates & FX at TP ICAP, I define the strategic roadmap and \"Golden Path\" standards for automated software delivery. Reporting to the Rates & FX CIO, I lead the evolution of mission-critical platforms, ensuring change is delivered safely and at pace within rigorous operational-risk frameworks.With 20+ years in Tier-1 Financial Services (RBS, UBS, Credit Suisse), my expertise spans from kernel-level systems to modern cloud-native architecture. I drive \"Platform-as-a-Product\" thinking, utilizing AI-driven automation via Kiro CLI to enhance developer experience and productivity.Strategic & Technical Expertise- Technical Authority: Owning multi-year DevOps strategy, CI/CD patterns, and engineering standards- Reliability & SRE: Driving a \"build it, run it\" culture by establishing SRE standards and self-healing infrastructure to ensure operational excellence moving towards agentic AI remediation- Cloud & Runtime: Expert in AWS, Kubernetes, and GitOps (ArgoCD)- Engineering & IaC: Proficient in C#, Python, Java, C++, Terraform, Ansible, CDK, and GitLab CI/CD- Observability: Establishing telemetry standards via OpenTelemetry and the LGTM stack (Grafana, Mimir, Loki, Tempo).I hold an MSc in Computer Science (Birkbeck) and a BA (Econ). An annual AWS re:Invent attendee, I specialize in bridging cutting-edge technology with complex, regulated market requirements.
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