Professional narrative

About Michael Boothby

Michael Boothby is a Strategic Chief Technology Leader, Enterprise and Solution Architect with over 35 years of experience driving business and technology strategy through digital transformation and AI-enabled innovation. Expert in aligning enterprise solutions with business goals to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-effective architectures.

He has led architecture governance for the UK's GBP11bn Smart Metering programme, directed cloud transformations for the Home Office and Aviva, and managed architecture teams at Boeing.

Now combining that enterprise delivery pedigree with hands-on AI and software engineering, Michael is building multi-agent AI systems, developing AI-powered agentic platforms, and publishing thought leadership on the intersection of architecture and artificial intelligence.

Location

Neston, Cheshire / Bristol, North Somerset

Contact

mike.boothby@gmail.com

Security Clearances

SCNPPV3

Social & Code

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Core competencies

Key Skills

Strategic Digital Transformation

Driving technology strategy that aligns with business objectives, delivering secure cloud-first and AI-enhanced architectures that modernise legacy systems and enable agile delivery across government, financial services, and CNI sectors.

Cloud & Security Architecture

Expert in AWS cloud solutions (certified Professional & Security Specialist), designing secure, compliant architectures for Official Sensitive programmes.

Enterprise Architecture Leadership

Establishing architecture practices, governance frameworks (TOGAF, ArchiMate), and design authorities that ensure solution quality while enabling programme velocity.

AI Integration & Innovation

Proficient in leveraging generative AI tools for architecture design, code generation, and solution development. Experienced in integrating AI capabilities into enterprise solutions and using AI-assisted development tools for rapid prototyping.

AI Agentic Software Development

Actively building and shipping full-stack AI-powered platforms using multi-agent architectures, agentic coding workflows, and collaborative AI toolchains — translating enterprise architecture thinking into working software.

Complex Systems Integration

Architecting microservices and event-driven solutions that bridge legacy systems with modern cloud platforms, managing technical debt while delivering business value.

Programme & Stakeholder Leadership

Leading cross-functional architecture teams, managing complex stakeholder environments, and presenting through governance boards to secure approval and funding for transformative initiatives.

Experience & Delivery Timeline

Strategic enterprise architecture, cloud transformation, and delivery leadership across regulated, high-value programmes in government, energy, defence, insurance, policing, and financial services.

Certifications

TOGAF 9 PractitionerAWS Certified Solutions Architect - ProfessionalAWS Certified Security SpecialistPrince2 PractitionerDSDM Agile Project Management PractitionerITIL Foundation

Industries Served

GovernmentEnergyFinancial ServicesInsuranceDefencePolicingRetailManufacturingEducationSupply ChainSmart IoT

Feb 2025 - Present

Principal Architect (Contract)

Aviva

Senior Architect defining data migration architecture from legacy mainframe to target cloud SaaS platform across a highly complex multi-platform landscape.
Identifying downstream impacts across multiple platforms, defining strategies for data quality, consistency, reconciliation, and currency.
Persuaded programme leadership to invest over GBP1M in end-to-end testing infrastructure, significantly reducing risk to reputation, regulatory fines, and customer impact.
Coordinating with enterprise, data, security, and risk architects to navigate Aviva's governance processes and secure architectural approvals.
Leveraging AI-assisted tools (Claude, ChatGPT) to accelerate data mapping analysis, architecture documentation, and solution design.

Oct 2021 - Feb 2025

Senior Enterprise / Principal Architect

Capgemini / Home Office

Led digital transformation of a major official-sensitive Home Office legacy system to a microservice-based, cloud-first architecture on AWS.
Spearheaded transition from police networks to a secure cloud-based environment, ensuring compliance with AWS Well-Architected Framework.
Defined architecture meta-model using ArchiMate enabling traceability from business features through to technology.
Developed AWS Security and Infrastructure designs for DevOps. Presented at Security Design Board and Technical Design Board.
Guided a team of six architects ensuring alignment between product features, user journeys, process models, and architecture standards.
Presented designs through Home Office governance forums to secure architecture approval and funding for transformative initiatives.

Jan 2019 - Oct 2021

Head of Design Authority — Smart Metering

DCC

Led architecture governance for the UK's GBP11bn Smart Metering critical national infrastructure programme, reporting directly to CTO and COO.
Established a collaborative engineering-based design authority, integrating business analysis, architecture, service design, and quality assurance.
Implemented a BiZZdesign digital twin to enhance enterprise-wide collaboration across stakeholders and suppliers.
Oversaw the Next Gen Smart Metering Program and next-day energy switching architecture.
Defined Engineering and Architecture capability model, Architecture Artifacts, and governance model.

Dec 2017 - Jan 2019

Systems Integration Architect

DCC

Provided end-to-end design governance for the integration and implementation of the UK Smart Metering Program.
Led architectural governance boards, including the Design Issues Board (DIB) and Architecture Review Group (ARG).
Influenced adoption of collaborative agile governance over engineering programme and supplier delivery.

Dec 2016 - Dec 2017

Enterprise Architect

Boeing UK

Lead Architect for Boeing's Staffordshire Police Programme and hybrid-cloud IT transformation.
Managed architectural governance for virtualisation, high availability, business continuity, and mobile data.
Led a team of five architects with weekly stakeholder meetings aligning IT strategy with policing objectives.

Dec 2014 - Dec 2016

Senior Solution Architect

Boeing Defence UK

Led architectural solutions for Boeing's MoD support contract, focusing on supply chain and finance capabilities.
Worked on multi-million-pound proposals for MoD logistics, including ITAR compliance projects.
Designed SOA and microservices solutions to address complex, heterogeneous system requirements.

Pre-2014

Various senior architecture, delivery, and operations roles

IBM, HP, ABN-Amro, Cigna, LeasePlan, Edexcel, and others

Held roles spanning Solutions Architect, Technical Lead, Development Manager, and IT Operations Manager.
Delivered ERP, systems integration, SOA, and transformation programmes across financial services, retail, manufacturing, education, and the public sector.