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Kalin Rachev
Ancona, Italy

Experience

May 2023 - Dec 2025
2 years 8 months
Germany

Technical Project Manager

Deutsche Bank

  • Managed the infrastructure deployment in the largest enterprise database transformation programme, delivering Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC) across multiple data centres in a Tier-1 regulatory environment.
  • Owned the full delivery lifecycle from demand signal to capacity planning, build, installation, commissioning, and operational handover, coordinating Oracle, network, security, third-party partners, and data centre teams.
  • Established governance, delivery plans, and RAID management, ensuring all deployments met security, regulatory, availability, and operational resilience standards.
  • Coordinated the efforts of engineering, operations, and DBA teams to automate Exadata cluster deployment, enabling large-scale legacy database migration with zero-downtime cutovers while improving delivery timelines by ~30%, increasing stability, and successfully deploying ~500 database clusters.
  • Directly contributed to the bank’s cloud adoption and database modernisation strategy delivering measurable outcomes: accelerated platform availability, reduced infrastructure risk, improved performance and scalability, and a stable operational handover.
Jun 2021 - May 2023
2 years
United Kingdom

Technical Project Manager

HSBC

  • Led end-to-end delivery of cloud-native software initiatives for a financial risk and analytics platform, coordinating distributed engineering, data, and architecture teams.
  • Delivered data and platform projects including APIs, data automation, reconciliation, visualisation, and ML model integration, meeting regulatory and security requirements.
  • Managed multiple workstreams and cross-project dependencies across a complex change portfolio.
  • Embedded Agile and DevOps practices, accelerating time-to-value while maintaining governance and architectural standards.
  • Owned change control, governance, and IT impact assessment within a regulated financial services environment.
Apr 2020 - Apr 2021
1 year 1 month
United Kingdom

Technical Programme Manager

Refinitiv

  • Defined and led large, complex transformation portfolios, aligning delivery outcomes with strategic business objectives.
  • Held accountability for portfolio governance and performance, controlling scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and business value.
  • Established governance frameworks, tooling, and executive reporting to ensure effective decision-making and sustained sponsorship.
  • Managed portfolio-level risks, dependencies, and vendor performance, driving mitigation and delivery predictability.
  • Communicated complex delivery and technical challenges at the executive level, enabling timely course correction.
Apr 2018 - Mar 2020
2 years
United Kingdom

Project Manager

Lloyds Banking Group

  • Led DevOps delivery for a €20m Machine Intelligence programme, building and deploying an enterprise ML platform on an Azure Stack hybrid architecture.
  • Coordinated internal teams and external vendors across Azure, Hadoop, Teradata, and cyber security, enabling secure platform adoption by data science teams.
  • Governed operational readiness and handover of ML capabilities, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and risk controls.
  • Established automated infrastructure provisioning and deployment pipelines, embedding DevOps and SDLC best practices.
  • Supported onboarding of business ML models and complex data ingestion from disparate sources.
Jun 2013 - Dec 2017
4 years 7 months
United Kingdom

Technical Project Manager

UBS AG

  • Acted as infrastructure SME within an Investment Banking infra & DevOps team, driving Agile and DevOps adoption (CI/CD, Docker, Puppet, Git).
  • Delivered cloud, container, and low-latency trading infrastructure initiatives across Equities, FX, Rates, and Credit, meeting MiFID II regulatory requirements.
  • Led feasibility studies and business cases for cloud adoption, presenting P&L impact, cost savings, and utilisation improvements to senior leadership.
  • Delivered a complex data centre migration, achieving £1m+ cost savings, and oversaw storage migration to as-a-service models with 40% TCO reduction.
Jun 2011 - Jun 2013
2 years 1 month
Switzerland

Project Delivery Manager

Credit Suisse AG

  • Led infrastructure delivery programmes supporting cloud adoption and network segmentation, ensuring compliance with security and operational standards.
  • Coordinated distributed delivery teams and vendors across multiple geographies.
  • Partnered with enterprise architects and engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
  • Governed security, financial, and architecture approval processes through formal review boards.
Sep 2010 - Apr 2011
8 months
United Kingdom

Platform Engineer

Transport for London TfL

Oct 2007 - Sep 2010
3 years
United Kingdom

Infrastructure Engineer

CSC

Nov 2005 - Jan 2007
1 year 3 months
United Kingdom

Technical Lead Engineer

Lloyds TSB

Oct 2004 - Jan 2005
4 months
United Kingdom

Windows Deployment Consultant

Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP

Jun 2004 - Jul 2007
3 years 2 months
United Kingdom

Technical Design Consultant

RM UK

Jan 2003 - Jun 2004
1 year 6 months

Support Engineer

Microlink PC

Summary

Technical Project / Programme Manager with dual UK & EU citizenship and extensive experience delivering large-scale transformation programmes across Tier-1 banks and financial services organisations. Proven track record leading complex, multi-year, cross-functional initiatives spanning enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, data, DevOps, and regulated environments. PRINCE2 and Scrum certified, fluent across Waterfall, Agile, and DevOps delivery models, with strong governance and operational focus. Highly effective working with engineering teams in iterative delivery, driving automation, stability, and accelerated outcomes at scale. Confident senior stakeholder manager, resilient under pressure, and consistently focused on measurable business value and sustainable technology change.

Skills

  • Technical Project & Programme Management
  • Financial Services (Tier-1 Banking)
  • Cloud & Hybrid Platforms (Exacc, Azure, Aws, Oci)
  • Devops & Automation
  • Database & Data Platform Transformation
  • Agile / Scrum / Waterfall / Prince2
  • Governance, Raid & Change Control
  • Regulatory & Operational Resilience
  • Multi-vendor & Distributed Team Leadership
  • Stakeholder Management (Engineering To Executive)

Languages

Bulgarian
Native
English
Advanced
Italian
Intermediate
Russian
Intermediate
German
Elementary

Education

Greenwich University

BA · Business Studies · London, United Kingdom · First Class Honours

Technical High School

Diploma · Electronics · Kazanluk, Bulgaria

Certifications & licenses

PRINCE2 Foundations 2017

Professional Scrum Master I

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