Dean Burns

Lead Architect @Ziipline

London, GB

Responsibilities- Define enterprise and target architecture strategy across multiple client portfolios, ensuring alignment with business objectives, compliance, and scalability- Provide strategic oversight on delivery across portfolios and intervene in critical escalations- Govern architecture for large-scale, multi-org environments, setting integration and design standards- Advise C-level executives on technology strategy, investment, and transformation roadmaps- Represent Ziipline externally in industry forums, shaping thought leadership and influencing best practices- Define and optimise DevOps, AI-first delivery approaches, and development tooling strategy- Guide Salesforce product and feature adoption across clients and internal teams- Maintain architecture governance frameworks and ensure compliance with legal, security, and industry standards- Mentor architects and technical leaders, developing internal capability and driving a community of practice- Define enterprise technical strategies for bids and proposals, building executive-level trust during pre-sales.Achievements- Delivered Ziipline’s enterprise information security programme, achieving Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, and ISO/IEC 27001 certification- Strengthened organisational maturity, client trust, and readiness for enterprise-scale engagements- Established reusable architecture patterns, governance processes, and cross-portfolio delivery standards.