Phil Hagger
Director of Technology & Innovation @Ambrey
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Technology & Innovation @Ambrey
GB
Own the technology strategy and full technical estate at Ambrey, reporting at board level and accountable for every decision across software engineering, IT operations and global infrastructure.→ Engineering leadership. Manager of managers running a Software Development Lead for the engineering team and an IT Manager for global infrastructure. Built hiring, onboarding and career frameworks from scratch, and introduced sprint cadence, CI/CD and DevOps culture as the function matured. Run a monthly software committee with business stakeholders so engineering decisions stay tied to commercial outcomes.→ Cloud-native platform delivery. Architected and shipped Sentinel (real-time security alerting), Overwatch (operational intelligence) and Ambrey\'s external API ecosystem. Node.js, TypeScript, Azure Functions, Service Bus, API Management, Key Vault, event-driven, containerised, delivered through GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.→ AI-assisted software delivery. Embedded Claude Code across the engineering workflow and authored Ambrey\'s AI governance framework covering data protection, acceptable use and responsible adoption.→ Governance and compliance. Led ISO 27001 accreditation (via Drata), Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification, and GDPR compliance. Authored the data sharing contracts, with legal, that underpin Ambrey\'s external API revenue.→ Commercial accountability. Full sign-off on technology spend across cloud, software, hardware, licensing and global connectivity. Formal RFI/RFP procurement practice. Manage MSP and key supplier relationships.→ Transformation through M&A. Ran the full technology carve-out during Ambrey\'s acquisition while keeping both businesses operational, and took on the acquirer\'s Director of Digital Operations mandate through the integration programme.
EDUCATION
The Open University
Bachelor of Science BSc (hons), Computing and IT
SKILLS
ABOUT PHIL HAGGER
Hands-on technology director who builds engineering teams and platforms that run production businesses. For six years I\'ve led Technology & Innovation at Ambrey, a global maritime security company, where I built the in-house engineering and IT function and the cloud-native technology estate that underpins it.My work sits at the intersection of engineering leadership and commercial accountability: set the strategy, own the roadmap, present at board level, and still shape the technical decisions that make the platforms work.What I bring:→ Engineering leadership at scale. Manager of managers running a Software Development Lead and an IT Manager. Built hiring, onboarding and career frameworks from scratch, and introduced sprint cadence, CI/CD and DevOps culture as the function matured. Run a monthly software committee with business stakeholders so engineering decisions stay tied to commercial outcomes.→ Cloud-native platform delivery. Architected and shipped Sentinel (real-time security alerting), Overwatch (operational intelligence) and Ambrey\'s external API ecosystem: Node.js, TypeScript, Azure serverless, event-driven, API-first, containerised, delivered through GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.→ AI-assisted software delivery. Embedded Claude Code across the engineering workflow and authored Ambrey\'s AI governance framework covering data protection, acceptable use and responsible adoption.→ Commercial and governance accountability. Full sign-off on technology spend. Led ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus and GDPR compliance. Authored the data sharing contracts, with legal, that underpin Ambrey\'s external API revenue.→ Transformation through M&A. Ran the full technology carve-out during Ambrey\'s acquisition while keeping both businesses operational, and took on the acquirer\'s Director of Digital Operations mandate through the integration.Before Ambrey: eleven years at BT in satellite engineering and software. TEMPEST-trained, SC-cleared, mission-critical network systems for BBC, BT Sport and defence contracts.Chair of Members at Ashperton Primary Academy Trust. Run a substantial home lab (Proxmox, Docker, Linux, ZFS, Home Assistant) because the curiosity is genuine.
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