Jatin Nanda
Summary
Innovative Technical Lead with knack for driving project success and team collaboration. Spearheaded multiple software development projects, leading to significant improvements in system efficiency and user satisfaction. Skilled at fostering productive work environment, resulting in enhanced team performance and streamlined workflows.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Technical Lead
Ministry of Justice
Remote
02.2025 - 06.2025
- Led technical efforts on Victim Pathfinder discovery project hosted on MoJ Cloud Platform.
- Defined architecture and technical roadmap, collaborating within multi-vendor ecosystem.
- Developed scalable proof-of-concept application using Express, TypeScript, and GOV.UK Design System.
- Configured CI/CD pipelines, adhering to security best practices and MoJ cloud governance.
- Conducted stakeholder workshops to validate user needs with delivery, design, and policy leads.
- Established a foundation for trauma-informed service enhancing victim communication in justice process.
Senior Engineer
Ministry of Justice
Remote
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Company Overview: Electronic Monitoring, via MadeTech
- Developed a frontend service to present historical electronic monitoring ('tag') data using the HMPPS Node.js tech stack
- Contributed to architectural decisions and frontend build with TypeScript, Express, and the GOV.UK Design System
- Delivered end-to-end tests using Cypress and ensured WCAG-compliant accessibility
- Collaborated closely with backend teams (Kotlin microservices) and provided input to the cross-functional delivery planning process
- Worked with policy stakeholders and provided mentorship and peer review to junior developers
- Electronic Monitoring, via MadeTech
Technical Lead
DEFRA
Remote
07.2024 - 09.2024
- Company Overview: Waste Tracking, via Hitachi Solutions
- Delivered frontend and backend components for a Greenfield Waste Tracking Service using React (Next.js), Node.js, and TypeScript
- Worked within a fast-paced delivery environment to meet MVP goals, collaborating with cross-functional teams across product and engineering
- Aligned work with government standards and participated in accessibility reviews and iterative deployments
- Contributed to architectural refinement and component reusability across the service
- Waste Tracking, via Hitachi Solutions
Technical Lead
Automated Data Processing
Remote
04.2024 - 06.2024
- Company Overview: via Redrock Consulting
- Migrated legacy MomentJS usage to DayJS by designing and implementing a custom wrapper library in TypeScript for an AngularJS application
- Resolved over 100 WCAG-related accessibility issues, improving the usability and compliance of ADP's NGUK platform
- Engaged with QA, accessibility testers, and internal stakeholders to prioritise and deliver rapid enhancements
- Supported engineering team through peer reviews and refactoring exercises
- Via Redrock Consulting
Senior Engineer
Ministry of Justice
Remote
12.2023 - 05.2024
- Company Overview: Consider a Recall, via Create Change
- Delivered feature enhancements and refactors on a live Express + TypeScript service built on the GOV.UK Design System, with extensive Jest and Cypress testing
- Supported a probation caseworker-facing tool for making recall decisions; ensured compliance with accessibility and testing standards
- Worked collaboratively with policy and delivery colleagues, contributing to sprint planning and grooming activities
- Assisted in identifying tech debt and proposing scalable improvements during the final phases of the project
- Consider a Recall, via Create Change
Technical Lead
DEFRA
Bristol
02.2019 - 10.2023
- Served as technical lead for Defra.Identity, a central authentication platform supporting all DEFRA public-facing services during and after Brexit delivery phases
- Defined and evolved the technical roadmap for a multi-tenant identity and access management system using Node.js (Hapi), MongoDB, Microsoft Azure (CosmosDB, B2C)
- Led development of v2 of the platform, incorporating OpenID Connect capabilities and aligning to strategic shifts in Defra's cloud and security architecture
- Worked alongside internal teams, external vendors, and government departments in a multi-vendor ecosystem, ensuring coherent architectural vision
- Acted as technical advisor to programme sponsors, presenting strategic options, risks, and trade-offs for platform adoption and extensibility
- Facilitated integration across services, including onboarding workshops and tailored documentation for downstream teams
- Reviewed and influenced the designs of other architects and vendors to ensure alignment with platform constraints and shared standards
- Provided technical coaching to engineers, improved delivery processes, and advocated for test automation and CI/CD pipelines
Technical Lead
Raileasy
Remote
07.2017 - 10.2018
- Led the digital transformation programme for Raileasy, modernising their legacy travel systems into a cloud-native architecture hosted on AWS
- Defined technical direction and migration strategy, transitioning core services from hosted infrastructure to AWS (including S3, Lambda, SNS)
- Introduced and implemented Kafka-based messaging architecture to improve scalability and decouple tightly integrated systems
- Designed and delivered key internal tools: real-time log viewer, automated load testing suite, and a React-based back office admin portal
- Supported cross-functional delivery teams, embedding Agile ways of working, improving developer velocity, and enforcing shared standards
- Provided strategic input to executive stakeholders, outlining technical opportunities and constraints in modernisation efforts
- Championed DevOps practices, introducing CI pipelines and deployment automation
- Mentored engineers across backend and frontend disciplines, supporting knowledge sharing and upskilling
Technical Consultant
Hazardous Frog
01.2015 - 01.2017
Tech Lead
Flybe
01.2014 - 01.2015
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Leicester
Leicester 09.1995 - 06.1998
Skills
- Solution Architecture
- System Design
- Legacy Modernisation
- Integration Patterns
- Event-Driven Architecture
- API Design
- Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
- Microservices
- Monolith Decomposition
- AWS
- Azure
- Infrastructure as Code
- Kubernetes
- Serverless Architecture
- CI/CD
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Nodejs
- React
- Express
- Hapi
- Angular
- Redux
- Nunjucks
- Handlebars
- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Jest
- Cypress
- Mocha
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- AppInsights
- Logging and Monitoring
- Technical Roadmapping
- Architectural Decision Records (ADR)
- Agile/Scrum Delivery
- Technical Board Participation
- MultiVendor Collaboration
- Security by Design
- Accessibility (WCAG)
- Confluence
- Jira
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Technical Lead
Ministry of Justice
02.2025 - 06.2025
Senior Engineer
Ministry of Justice
09.2024 - 12.2024
Technical Lead
DEFRA
07.2024 - 09.2024
Technical Lead
Automated Data Processing
04.2024 - 06.2024
Senior Engineer
Ministry of Justice
12.2023 - 05.2024
Technical Lead
DEFRA
02.2019 - 10.2023
Technical Lead
Raileasy
07.2017 - 10.2018
Technical Consultant
Hazardous Frog
01.2015 - 01.2017
Tech Lead
Flybe
01.2014 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Leicester
09.1995 - 06.1998
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