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Hi! I am Daniel, the founder of Ikoko, an Amazon Certified Cloud & Java consultancy based in Sussex.

I am a Senior Java & Cloud Platform Engineer delivering backend, cloud and integration solutions across logistics, finance, telecoms, government and enterprise organisations including Evri, Rightmove, Discover Financial Services, Virgin Media and Deutsche Bank.

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I've got what you need!

Specialising in modern Java and AWS-based platforms, with extensive experience designing, building, troubleshooting and supporting cloud-native applications and distributed systems.

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Strong background across the full software delivery lifecycle including backend engineering, CI/CD pipelines, containerised deployments, cloud infrastructure, integration testing, operational support and production troubleshooting.

DevOps Ready!

I have invested heavily in training over recent years to enable my future direction which I very much see as cloud-based and with devops skills.


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Skills

Delivering cloud-native backend engineering, platform modernisation and distributed system solutions across enterprise environments.

Core Expertise

  • Java 21
  • Spring Boot
  • AWS Cloud Platforms
  • Containerised Deployments (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • CI/CD & Jenkins Pipelines
  • REST APIs & Distributed Systems
  • Integration & Messaging Systems
  • SQL & Relational Databases

Trading Expertise

  • Algorithmic Strategy Development
  • Backtesting & Execution Simulation
  • Monte Carlo Permutation Testing
  • Technical Indicators
  • EMA, MACD, Stochastic, VWAP, ADX, ATR
  • Support & Resistance Detection
  • Risk-Based Position Sizing
  • Trading-Cost Modelling
  • Stamp Duty & CFD Financing
  • Interactive Brokers TWS API
  • Market Data Pipelines (OHLCV Candles)
  • Bracket Orders & Paper Trading
  • Forward Testing
  • LSE Equities & CFDs

Languages & Frameworks

  • Java 21
  • Spring Boot
  • Spring Framework
  • Spring Batch
  • Kotlin
  • Groovy
  • REST APIs
  • Javalin

DevOps & Delivery

  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • CI/CD
  • GitHub
  • Ansible
  • TeamCity

Messaging & Data

  • RabbitMQ
  • Kafka
  • Amazon Kinesis
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • MariaDB
  • MySQL
  • DynamoDB
  • Cassandra
  • MongoDB
  • Liquibase
  • Hibernate/JPA

Cloud & Platform

  • AWS (ECS, ECR, EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, Step Functions, Glue)
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • CloudFormation
  • Terraform
  • Pivotal Cloud Foundry

Testing, Quality & Security

  • JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, Spock, TDD, Qodana, SonarQube, SNYK

Agile & Engineering

  • Scrum, Kanban, Agile Delivery, Microservices, Distributed Systems

View my full certification history here.



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Gecko

Alongside client work I build Gecko, an algorithmic trading research platform for London Stock Exchange equities — written in Java 21 with PostgreSQL, and integrated with the Interactive Brokers API for market data and order placement.

  • 38 million+ market data candles across 115 LSE stocks and ten years of history
  • Backtesting with 5-minute execution simulation and Monte Carlo permutation testing
  • Real trading-cost modelling: commission, UK Stamp Duty and CFD overnight financing
  • Nightly automated trade tips and one-click paper-trading orders

The findings — what held up, what didn't, and why — are published as I go.


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Clients

My client list includes:

  • Evri
  • Rightmove
  • Intellectual Property Office
  • Discover Financial Services
  • Virgin Media
  • European Space Agency c/o Sapienza Consulting
  • Deutsche Bank
  • RMIT (Melbourne)

In addition to freelancing I have been employed by:

  • Paradine
  • Oakton (Melbourne)
  • Telewest
  • British Airways

Please contact me for a copy of my latest CV or connect with me on LinkedIn.


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Let's Get In Touch!

Available for backend, cloud and platform engineering engagements

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my email address

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My latest news regarding work status should be posted in my twitter timeline below.

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