Jay Lewis

Jay Lewis has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Jay is currently working at Feefo as the Head of Data Engineering, a position they have held since October 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Think Money Group as a Senior Data Engineer, where they designed and implemented an event-driven Data Lake in AWS using various tools and managed it with Terraform.

Before that, Jay served as the Lead Data Engineer at Sky Betting & Gaming, where they established a high-performing team and promoted values of ownership, improved documentation, and technical upskilling. Jay also collaborated with the squad leadership team to define clearer responsibilities and ensure each member excelled in their role.

Additionally, they worked at Asda as a Solution Architect, where they created solution designs across various architectural domains and built collaborative relationships with stakeholders from around the Walmart business. Jay also served as the Technology Lead - Informatica Big Data Management at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, leading a team and implementing ETL solutions within Hadoop and Hive.

Jay's previous experience includes roles such as Application Support Developer at innocent drinks, Analyst at Dstl, and Outreach Demonstrator at the University of Southampton, where they promoted science and conducted research projects. Jay has also worked in customer-focused roles, such as Betting Cashier at BD Stadia and Community Foundation Officer at Rotherham Rugby Club Community Foundation.

Overall, Jay Lewis has a strong background in data engineering, solution architecture, and leadership, with experience in various industries and a track record of delivering successful projects.

Jay Lewis completed their education at the University of Southampton from 2010 to 2014, where they earned a Master's degree in Physics with Nanoscience. Prior to that, they attended King Edward VII Sixth Form from 2008 to 2010, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period. In addition to their academic qualifications, Jay has obtained several certifications including Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate from A Cloud Guru | A Pluralsight Company in July 2022, AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty from A Cloud Guru in July 2021, Python from Kaggle in March 2021, Engineer Data in Google Cloud from Qwiklabs in October 2020, Lightbend Scala Language Professional - Level 2 from Lightbend, Inc. in April 2020, Intermediate Certificate in Enterprise & Solution Architecture and Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise & Solution Architecture from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT in October 2019. Additionally, Jay holds a Full Clean Driving Licence obtained from DVLA in January 2009 and a Professional Cloud Architect certification from Google in March 2021.