Steve Johnston

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Steve Johnston is an experienced Java Technical Lead at Barclays with a strong background in software development and deployment. He is currently seconded to the DevOps team to facilitate the deployment of Web APIs for backend banking software at Barclays branches worldwide.

Steve's expertise includes working with various technologies such as Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenshiftV3 to streamline the deployment process. He has a proven track record of successfully implementing and maintaining complex systems in a high-pressure environment.

Prior to his role at Barclays, Steve held key positions at reputable companies like Moneysupermarket, where he worked on back-end web services for a large web aggregation framework. He utilized technologies like Akka, Play, Dropwizard, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, and Kafka to build robust and scalable systems for travel price comparison services.

Steve also worked as a Java Engineer at Google, focusing on car insurance comparison products. His time at Google honed his skills in Java development, emphasizing best practices, design patterns, and code quality through extensive peer reviews.

Before his tenure at Google, Steve served as a Java Developer at Rentokil Initial, where he specialized in Java middleware technology and container-managed environments, leveraging EJB technology to build service-oriented architectures. He also gained significant experience in working with MySQL databases.

Steve's educational background includes a 2:1 degree in Computing and Computer Science from The Open University, and he also studied Public Policy and Management with a focus on Public Policy Analysis at Sheffield Hallam University.

In addition to his current role as a Vice President Technical Lead at Barclays UK, Steve has held various technical leadership positions at organizations like Moneysupermarket and Rentokil Initial. His diverse professional experience across different industries has equipped him with a well-rounded skill set in software development and technical leadership.