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About Me

Andri de Jager

I started out as a software developer, which is still the foundation everything else sits on. From there I moved into business analysis and technical project management: requirements workshops, functional specs, delivering software across CMS, CRM, ERP, and eCommerce projects. Along the way I took on DevOps and cloud infrastructure too, managing AWS environments with containerised workloads, before progressing into architecture and the work I do today.

That background spans the full stack of a project, from writing code to cloud infrastructure, requirements to architecture, and it's what lets me move quickly and skip a lot of the back-and-forth that slows things down. I don't just design the solution and hand it off; I build it.

Recent work centres on AI-driven systems: agentic architectures, RAG pipelines, MCP integrations, and automated workflows. My approach is to validate fast. Build a proof-of-concept that gives a clear go/no-go signal before any significant investment is committed.

Certifications
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
  • HubSpot: Platform Consulting, Data Integrations, Architecture I & II, Salesforce Integration
  • Certificate in Requirements Engineering
  • Certificate in Business Analysis Practice
Experience

Feb 2024 – Present

Remote

Innovation & Solutions Architect

Human First Collective

  • Work across client-facing and internal initiatives to identify bottlenecks and emerging opportunities, then design and build solutions ranging from straightforward integrations and automations through to AI-powered proof-of-concepts.
  • Specialise in the integration layer, connecting systems through API orchestration, data mapping, and workflow automation to ensure data flows reliably and arrives in a usable form.
  • Where AI is the right tool, focus on connecting LLMs and autonomous agents into existing enterprise infrastructure in a way that is operationally sound and built for real-world use.
  • Move from business problem to validated technical blueprint quickly, using rapid prototyping to prove whether an idea is worth pursuing before any significant investment is committed.

Jul 2023 – Feb 2024

Cape Town

Presales Solutions Architect

Huble

  • Led requirements discovery and solution design for HubSpot implementations, covering data migration, integrations, and change management.
  • Produced functional specifications including ERDs covering data flows and integration logic for complex multi-system environments.
  • Connected source systems into cloud data platforms including Snowflake and BigQuery for large-scale analytics.
  • Set up and ran live PoC demos for technical and non-technical audiences.

Jun 2022 – Jul 2023

Cape Town

Senior Technical Product Owner & Delivery Lead

Riverr | A LAB Group Agency

  • Owned the technical product roadmap for bespoke enterprise web applications, aligning delivery with business strategy.
  • Led cross-functional teams through requirements gathering, system design, and delivery across composable cloud-native platforms (MACH).
  • Implemented and managed AWS cloud infrastructure, including containerised workloads on Fargate and image delivery via ECR.

Mar 2015 – Dec 2022

Cape Town

Operations Director, South Africa

Lab | Digital Agency

  • Founded and scaled the South African delivery unit, growing it into a profit centre generating over £1m in delivery throughput per annum at peak.
  • Responsible for production quality, profitability, statutory compliance, and people management across a multidisciplinary team.

Feb 2011 – Mar 2015

London, UK

Technical Project Manager & Business Analyst

Lab | Digital Agency

  • Delivered CMS, CRM, ERP, and eCommerce solutions in Agile and Scrum environments for clients across finance, media, and retail.
  • Business-facing role: requirements analysis, workshop facilitation, functional specification writing, and process mapping.
Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Management

Regent Business School

2019 · NQF Level 8

Senior Management Development Programme

Stellenbosch Business School

2017 · NQF Level 7

N.Dip in Information Technology

Nelson Mandela University

1998–2000