Description

Colin Shanley is a highly experienced Technical Author specialising in API, cloud, and AI documentation for government and financial services sectors. He has delivered compliant, audit-ready documentation supporting Azure migrations, GDS standards, and regulatory frameworks such as DORA and IDAM. Colin combines strong technical fluency with content strategy expertise, enabling teams to accelerate sign-off cycles and improve documentation quality. Available for remote or hybrid contracts, he brings a proven track record in digital transformation, policy writing, and information architecture across complex, regulated environments.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

London (up to 50km)

NHS England – National Breast Screening Service Cloud Migration
Technical Author
January 2025 - September 2025 (8 months)
Produced the Solution Architecture Overview and supporting TRG documentation, enabling approval for the migration of NBSS from legacy systems to Azure. Delivered clear, audit-ready documentation covering architecture models, key decisions, and compliance requirements, ensuring governance alignment and risk reduction. I authored all critical documentation for TRG assessment and governance, including:
• Solution Architecture Overview (SAO), data models and flows, Disaster Recovery Plan, etc.
• Logical/physical architecture models, key decisions, and cloud hosting requirements.
• Software Engineering Technical Process Guide.
• Documented identity and access management (IDAM) processes and RBACS.
• API documentation. Government Engineering Thermodynamics Power User guides Technical manual Quality assurance GDS
Cabinet Office
Technical Author (Mechanical)
July 2024 - January 2025 (6 months)
• Developed technical documentation for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) related to Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and energy capture/utilization schemes.
• Adhered to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
• Defined and implemented publishing solutions, including archive and retrieval requirements, formatting, markup, information architecture, and version control. Government Engineering Thermodynamics Power User guides Technical manual Quality assurance GDS
Lloyds Banking Group /
Technical Author (Financial Services)
August 2023 - May 2024 (9 months)
Satago Lake, St. Ignace, MI, USA
• Documented an AI-powered financial risk management system (SaaS) used by LBG, including the API and all technical aspects. The system utilizes parameter-based weighted equations to calculate transaction risk.
• Supported organizational risk mitigation and due diligence for M&A activity.
• Target audience included developers, business operations, and financial underwriters. AI Machine learning API software Financial services Risk management Quality assurance