Cancer Research UK Technology Team’s Post

Our Head of Platform Engineering in our Technology department, Pete Ainsworth, was recently over in the USA with the #IMAGINENonprofit community for a day of knowledge sharing between nonprofit leaders, technologists, and innovators. 🌟 The event, presented by AWS, looks to discuss how technology can help drive a positive impact for both people and planet. We're proud to have Pete represent Cancer Research UK as a nonprofit leadership voice! #ProfessionalsWithPurpose #TechForGood #Tech4Good #TechLeaders #AWS

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A huge well done to Vineet Bhalla, Natasha Quarto, Brian Henry, Pete Ainsworth, Tom J., and all the other Cancer Research UK (CRUK) directors who braved storm Ciaran last week for Drench the Director! Thank you to everyone who donated to Drench the Director, so far you helped raise a fantastic £6,846 in the Stand Up To Cancer 👏 💪 🎉 #ProfessionalsWithPurpose #LifeAtCRUK #FunAtWork #Fundraising

You know when you just need to get that one thing done before you finish for the day … and then servers are down. Don't take out your frustration on the Tech, take it out on your Tech Directors instead! It's Stand Up To Cancer week meaning it's one of the most anticipated times of the year when our employees have the opportunity to nominate a Director or Head to have a bucket or sponge thrown at them tomorrow 🌊 ☔ 🙊 Best of luck in this weather to Vineet Bhalla, Natasha Quarto, Brian Henry, Pete Ainsworth, and Tom J.- you poor, brave souls! 100% of the money you raise goes towards speeding up life-saving research so if you would like to nominate a director(s) to drench please donate using the below link #LifeAtCRUK #ProfessionalsWithPurpose #StandUpToCancerWeek #StandUpToCancer #Tech4Good #TechForGood

Our very own Pete Ainsworth has featured in another brilliant article celebrating the rearchitecture of our online payments and clinical trial products from legacy applications to AWS serverless cloud technologies. Read to learn how our team's award-winning innovation and partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made it easier for Cancer Research UK (CRUK) to handle peaks of up to 800 transactions per second, reduce costs by 94%, and made it easier to align with roadmaps of other products! A huge well done to all the teams involved in this journey, we are so proud to see your hard work pay off, the value you have added in helping to drive our charity's mission, and the direct impact you have had on people affected by cancer. Our transformation journey is only just beginning with a multitude of exciting change initiatives being delivered by our team so watch this space for future success stories and insights to come... #TechnologyTransformation #InnovativeTechnology #DigitalInnovation #CloudTechnology #CloudApplications #CloudInnovation #CloudInfrastructure #CloudEngineering #TechLeaders #DigitalLeaders #TechSkills #TeamAppreciation

Huge thank you and show of appreciation to Lara Mackey, Ruby Chohan, and Natalie Menzel for sharing their Technology, Engineering, and Early career journeys with Women in STEM! Read more to learn what it means to have a meaningful technology career, an inclusive and passionate work environment, develop new skills, and gain new opportunities in our team... If you wish to join our team, check out our current vacancies at: https://lnkd.in/eHWcwHXP #ProfessionalsWithPurpose #WomenInSTEM #WomenInTech #Tech4Good #TechForGood #DiversityAndInclusion #TechnologyJobs #TechnologyCareers