David Armstrong

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ABOUT DAVID ARMSTRONG

David is an experienced Senior Manager and Cloud Architect with over 15 years of experience in the financial and utilities sectors, specialising in Credit Risk and Financial Crime products and services. He has a proven track record of delivering customer-focused solutions and bridging knowledge gaps across multi-technology work-streams. His technical background allows him to translate strategic business goals into technical delivery outcomes for developers, ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standard, on time, and within budget.Recently, David has leveraged his extensive expertise as the Product Owner and Solutions Architect for a Greenfield mortgage lending company, where he managed the Azure Data Platform and Mulesoft data integration layer. This role honed his ability to design and implement complex data architectures, ensuring seamless integration and high performance. His leadership in delivering a Data Management Strategic Roadmap and a Data Quality Solution for a large retail banking client underscored his strategic planning skills and his commitment to enhancing data integrity and governance.As the Senior Lead on a Financial Crime Data project for a major transactions company, David lead the implementation of a Data Lineage and Data Quality solution on the Azure Databricks platform. This experience enhanced his proficiency in cutting-edge data technologies and reinforced his capability to deliver scalable, efficient solutions in a complex technology and stakeholder environment.These experiences have enriched David’s skill set, making him adept at translating complex technical requirements into actionable solutions, fostering collaboration across diverse teams, and consistently delivering projects that meet and exceed business objectives. His work exemplifies his ability to provide strategic direction, ensure high-quality delivery, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.David’s background in Statistics, Credit Risk, and Financial Crime gives him a deep understanding of the challenges and data requirements needed to deliver effective Risk strategies across various industries. This expertise has enabled him to deliver scalable and forward-looking data solutions to common risk challenges. He possesses a personable client-facing manner, working well with stakeholders and experts across the business, and can tailor discussions to the audience, explaining complex matters in easy-to-understand terms.