Colin Kidwell

Colin Kidwell has extensive work experience in the IT industry. Colin most recently worked as a Group Cloud Engineering Lead at Vanquis Banking Group, starting in 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Provident Financial Group (PFG) as a Cloud Engineering Lead and Azure and Identity Engineer from 2019 to 2023. At Mencap, they served as an IT Architect and 3rd Line Infrastructure Lead from 2016 to 2019. Colin also worked at Expert IT as a Senior Technical Support Specialist, at EIP as an IT Coordinator, and at T-Tech as an IT Infrastructure Engineer, Senior Helpdesk Engineer, and Team Leader. Colin has a strong background in managing IT infrastructure, providing technical support, and leading teams.

Colin Kidwell attended Westminster Kingsway College from 2009 to 2011, where they pursued an IT Practitioners BTEC Extended Diploma Level 3. Prior to that, they studied Public Services (Uniformed) BTEC Level 3 at South Essex College (Previously South East Essex College) between 2007 and 2009. Additionally, they obtained certifications in Dell Compellent Storage Center Advanced Administrator from Dell in 2017 and MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional from Microsoft in 2013.