Christopher Eason

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ABOUT CHRISTOPHER EASON

I\'m a Solution Architect with a strong track record of delivering mission-critical platforms in financial services and retail. My background spans infrastructure, applications and real-time data integration, enabling me to bring a joined-up approach to complex technical and strategic challenges.I take a collaborative and customer-focused approach, always keeping business outcomes front and centre. I\'ve led cross-functional technical and business workshops, chaired governance forums and resolved fundamental Kafka architecture and design issues. I\'m recognised for bridging the gap between developers, engineers and business stakeholders, combining strategic thinking with technical depth.I bring a proven ability to shape application design, support engineering teams hands-on, and lead solution architecture across domains.Key areas of expertise and experience:‣ End-to-end solution architecture across infrastructure, applications and data.‣ Real-time data streaming architecture (Apache Kafka, Confluent Platform)‣ Technical leadership and stakeholder engagement across business and IT‣ Design governance and strategy‣ Disaster recovery and high-availability design for critical systems‣ Application and integration non-functional requirements‣ Application reliability and performance tuning (including code-level reviews)‣ Workshop facilitation and cross-functional problem solving‣ Infrastructure modernisation and platform transformation‣ Regulated environments and risk mitigation (regulatory, reputational, operational)