Derek Yau
Client Applications Manager
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDerek Yau is a client applications manager based in London with a strong track record of managing and supporting enterprise applications across financial and professional services. Over a career spanning roles from hands-on systems and Unix administration to team leadership at AlixPartners and Toyota Financial Services, he blends deep operational expertise (SQL Server, Oracle, Linux, Citrix, ETL and eDiscovery platforms) with ITIL-aligned change and incident management. He has progressed from technical support and scripting to leading cloud, client services and innovation initiatives, demonstrating an unusual combination of legacy system stewardship and modern cloud-focused delivery. Known for bridging stakeholder needs across regions, Derek excels at turning complex integrations and high-availability requirements into reliable, auditable solutions.
2 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree BSc (Hons) IT for Business, Bachelor's Degree BSc (Hons) IT for Business at Aston University
Chinese
Github Skills (15)
golang10
gcp-config-connector10
google-cloud-platform10
go10
google-cloud10
terraform10
gcp10
bigtable9
apache-beam9
bigquery9
google-cloud-dataflow9
google-cloud-storage9
google-cloud-spanner9
dataflow8
kubernetes7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
djyau/k8s-config-connector
Mar 2025 - May 2025
GCP Config Connector, a Kubernetes add-on for managing GCP resources
Contributions:133 pushes, 11 branches in 1 month
djyau/java-bigtable
Aug 2024 - Nov 2024
Contributions:76 pushes, 4 branches in 2 months
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