Anita Sachan

Backend • London, UK • UTC+00:00 • Work permits: United Kingdom • Available in 2 weeks

Java Developer

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JavaScript

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Overview

Senior software engineering leader with 15+ years of experience leading and scaling engineering organizations in global financial services. Experienced in delivering and modernizing mission-critical, high-availability payment platforms, including cloud-native and event-driven architectures. Leads large distributed teams and engineering strategy, with expertise across Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevSecOps and observability/security tooling.

Technical skills

Node JS

JavaScript

Databases

Apache Kafka

MySQL

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Frontend

React.js

DevOps

AppDynamics

CI/CD

Docker

Dynatrace

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Rest API

Splunk

TeamCity

Cybersecurity

CyberArk

HashiCorp Vault

Cryptography

Vault

Timeline

Vice President • Executive

JPMorgan Chase • Full-Time

Oct 2024 to Present 1 Year 10 Months In office

Led five globally distributed Agile engineering teams (40+ engineers), coaching Engineering Managers and technical leaders and setting engineering delivery standards. Owned a security automation initiative that reduced cryptographic key compromise risk by 99% and contributed to recognition via a company innovation award. Drove engineering roadmap planning and stakeholder reporting, and established recurring engineering forums to improve knowledge sharing and continuous learning. Supported adoption of GenAI/agentic AI in delivery workflows to improve developer productivity and decision-making speed.

Lead Consultant • Lead

Lloyds Banking Group • Full-Time

Jul 2022 to Aug 2024 2 Years 1 Month In office

Directed globally distributed Agile engineering teams (30+ engineers) delivering resilient event-driven payment services. Led modernization of legacy payment platforms into a cloud-native, containerized microservices architecture and shaped engineering strategy and technical roadmaps across multiple payment services. Built and developed engineering teams through coaching and 1:1s, translating business objectives into execution plans aligned with operational excellence, security, and compliance.

Senior Consultant • Senior

UBS • Full-Time

Apr 2022 to Jul 2022 3 Months In office

Collaborated on development of scalable microservices and enterprise platform components. Supported engineering best practices focused on testing and deployment to help improve delivery reliability and maintainability for platform work.

Senior Java Developer • Senior

NatWest Group • Full-Time

Apr 2021 to Apr 2022 1 Year In office

Contributed to building Open Banking services and supported improvements in platform reliability and scalability. Focused on maintaining production stability through stronger test coverage and engineering practices for dependable service releases.

Senior Java Developer • Senior

Discover Financial Services • Full-Time

Jul 2019 to Apr 2021 1 Year 9 Months In office

Delivered greenfield payment systems and contributed to platform migrations and infrastructure improvements. Worked on engineering changes aimed at improving service delivery and overall platform capability during migration efforts.

Software Engineer • Middle

Various Organisations • Full-Time

Jul 2010 to Jun 2019 8 Years 11 Months In office

Senior Software Engineering Leader with 15+ years of experience leading, scaling and transforming high-performing engineering organisations within global financial services. Proven track record of delivering mission-critical, high-availability platforms by leading cross-functional engineering teams, defining technology strategy and driving large-scale cloud and platform modernisation initiatives. Experienced in designing and delivering cloud-native, event-driven solutions that enhance scalability, resilience and operational excellence.

A collaborative technology leader with deep expertise in software architecture, distributed systems, Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevSecOps and engineering best practices. Passionate about fostering engineering excellence, building empowered, high-performing teams and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, accountability and ownership. Skilled at partnering with Product, Delivery, Architecture and Business stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into secure, scalable and customer-centric technology solutions that improve developer productivity, operational resilience and business outcomes.