Technical Architecture & Cyber Security Consultancy
Over two decades of experience delivering secure, resilient platforms across UK Government and private sector. Andrew simplifies complex technical challenges, strengthens cybersecurity, and improves platform performance.
Organisations we have worked with
Our Services
From architecture review to hands-on security assessment, We cover every layer of your technology stack.
Technical Architecture Review & Strategy
Andrew conducts non-functional reviews of technical architecture, assessing maturity using software engineering quality attributes. He creates migration strategies with optimisations for build, deployment, security, maintainability, operability and portability. Deep analysis across source code, build packages, documentation, patterns and practices.
Cyber Security Assessment & Hardening
Andrew delivers comprehensive security assessments, penetration test remediation, and security-by-design architecture. He builds least-privilege authorisation systems, security scanning pipeline integration, and defence-in-depth strategies. Patent-pending security innovations.
Cloud Architecture & Migration
Andrew develops cloud migration strategies covering 12-month, 12-36 month, and long-term roadmaps. He delivers Kubernetes migrations achieving up to 60% infrastructure cost reductions. AWS architecture including EKS, Lambda, WAF, Guard Duty, CloudFront with Infrastructure as Code via Terraform.
IT Due Diligence & Technical Consultancy
Andrew conducts technical reviews on behalf of private equity firms. He delivers platform assessments covering code quality, operational maturity, and technical debt. Strategic recommendations with quantified business impact including multi-million pound savings opportunities.
Industries We Have Served
Proven experience delivering technical architecture and security consultancy across sectors where getting it wrong is not an option.
Government
Interim Chief Application Architect at DWP. Led the technical review of Universal Credit Full Service alongside Thoughtworks. Member of the Digital Design Authority. Technical Architect of the award-winning Blue Badge Digital Service for the Department for Transport, delivering £4.9M annual savings and a letter of commendation from the Minister of State for Transport.
Financial Services
Principal Consultant at Zühlke Group, extending the First Direct (HSBC) Bank API, Android and iOS mobile applications. Technical Team Lead, developer and consultant advising on the Technical Architecture for the platform.
Enterprise Technology
Lead Technical Architect at HP Enterprise Security Services. Developed a least-privilege authorisation layer (ZBAC) on top of RabbitMQ. Patent Pending for fine-grained access control. Poster presenter at HP Tech Con 2014 Miami. Introduced TDD, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices.
Revenue & Tax
Technical Architect at Equal Experts for HMRC. Led review of Data Platform Services creating a migration strategy. Identified reductions in deployment time by up to 6 hours, 90% reliability increases, security scanning lead times from 10 days to minutes, and multi-million pound annual savings. Winner of Security Excellence Awards.
Why Work With Us
Deep expertise at the intersection of architecture and security, delivered with clarity and conviction.
Proven Track Record
From DWP's Universal Credit to HMRC's Data Platform, from HP Enterprise's security services to First Direct's banking APIs. Award-winning delivery including the Blue Badge Digital Service and HMRC Security Excellence Awards. Real results, not theory.
Security-First Mindset
Patent-pending security innovations. Virtually remediation-free external penetration tests. Security scanning pipelines reduced from 10 days to minutes. Every recommendation considers security implications — defence in depth is Andrew's default.
Quantified Business Impact
Andrew doesn't just produce reports. £4.9M annual savings on Blue Badge. 60% infrastructure cost reduction via Kubernetes. 49% increase in digital take-up. Multi-million pound savings identified at HMRC. Every engagement delivers measurable outcomes.
Ready to Transform Your Technical Architecture?
Whether you need a full architecture review, a security assessment, a cloud migration strategy, or IT due diligence — Andrew brings over 20 years of hands-on experience to every engagement.
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No sales pitch. Just a clear conversation about your challenges and how Andrew can help. Having worked with DWP, HMRC, HP Enterprise, HSBC, and more — he'd like to hear about your situation.
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32 Derby St, Ormskirk, L39 2BY
info@andrewreaassociates.com
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