Dominic McKeown
Profile
Hands-on technology enthusiast responsible for large-scale, real-time solutions. Innovative leader with experience managing teams of architects and engineers. Adept in problem solving, complex incident management, with a proven track record of delivery.
Work Experience
Enterprise Architect, Sr Director — Cox Automotive Inc. / Vitu (Sep 2021 – Current)
- Oversaw technology direction across multiple product lines ($350M revenue).
- Maintained enterprise architecture framework and roadmap.
- Guided teams on architecture principles and emerging technologies.
- Collaborated with business leaders to align tech with strategy.
Achievements:
- Led data center migration to AWS.
- Restructured architecture team and improved maturity.
- Introduced OCR for document classification.
Principal Technical Architect — Cox Automotive (Oct 2019 – Sep 2021)
- Release Train Architect supporting five Cox products.
- Executed WAF reviews, ensured compliance, and led knowledge sharing.
Achievements:
- DevOps lead for Enterprise Data Center migration.
- Acting RTE for two quarters.
- Planned bi-annual hackathons and modernized legacy systems.
Software Architect — DealerSocket (Aug 2018 – Oct 2019)
- Oversaw architecture for three products, coordinated across leadership teams.
- Ensured PCI DSS compliance and mentored engineers.
Achievements:
- Led shift from monolith to microservices with CI/CD.
- Hackathon Alexa project, AWS cert initiative (90% pass rate).
- Promoted to engineering manager.
Solutions Architect — Ericsson (Aug 2011 – Jul 2018)
- Led architecture for pre-sales and delivery, including C-level engagement.
- Resolved project issues, led cross-team troubleshooting.
Achievements:
- Global Innovation Finalist (2012, 2013).
- Led Rogers IPTV Project ($525M).
- Architect for AT&T’s Sponsored Data ($10M value).
Education
University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
BSc (Hons) Computing Science