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Robert Small

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Head of Platform Engineering at Arbor Education
📍 United Kingdom

Robert is a seasoned technical leader with over 20 years of experience at firms like McKinsey, Nokia, and Walgreens. He specializes in cloud, DevOps, and platform engineering, focusing on translating technical expertise into business value. People who have worked with him describe him as an effective, insightful, and empathetic leader.

As the Architecture Guild Chair at Tessian, he led technical solutions for high-profile clients including ARM, Schroders, and Bain Capital.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Head of Platform Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Platform Engineering
His career at Arbor Education, Tessian, and McKinsey has centered on redefining and leading internal platform engineering teams to enhance technical solutions and efficiency.
Cloud & DevOps
He has extensive experience leading Cloud and DevOps initiatives, implementing comprehensive automation, and is actively hiring engineers with AWS and Terraform skills for his team.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Head of Platform Engineering
Arbor Education
9-2022 - 2024
Architecture Guild Chair & Platform Architect
Tessian
9-2020 - 9-2022
Technical Leadership on Platform Team
McKinsey & Company
9-2019 - 9-2020
Technical Leadership for Cloud and DevOps in QuantumBlack/Labs
QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey
12-2017 - 9-2019
Head of Cloud and DevOps Engineering
QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey
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Education
2024 - 2024
MBA Essentials
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Master’s Degree
Western Governors University
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