Niall Mc Shane
About Niall Mc Shane
Niall Mc Shane is a CATT Technical Analyst at First Derivative, where he has worked since 2019. He has extensive experience in data engineering and analysis, having held various roles within the company since 2014, and has a background in finance from Queen's University Belfast.
Work at First Derivative
Niall Mc Shane has been employed at First Derivative since 2014. He currently holds multiple roles, including CATT Technical Analyst, Data Engineer, and Calypso Technical Analyst. His tenure as a CATT Technical Analyst began in 2019 and has continued for five years. As a Data Engineer, he has been with the company since 2021. Previously, he worked as a Summit Consultant for six months in 2014 and as a Calypso QA Test Analyst for two months in 2016. His experience spans various locations, including London and Dublin.
Education and Expertise
Niall Mc Shane studied at Queen's University Belfast, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Finance from 2007 to 2012. His educational background includes foundational knowledge in finance, which supports his analytical roles in the technology sector. He also attended Abbey Grammar School in Newry from 2000 to 2007, completing his secondary education before pursuing higher studies.
Technical Projects and Contributions
Niall Mc Shane has contributed to various technical projects during his career. He created a hybrid cloud Java application for processing JSON datasets from an on-premise source system to AWS S3. Additionally, he designed and built an ETL solution for integrating datasets into a new Data Warehouse solution using Snowflake. His expertise extends to implementing Jenkins deployment automation for Snowflake and AWS using Python and Liquibase, as well as developing test automation for data pipelines using CATT, Java, and Cucumber.
Previous Work Experience
Before his current roles at First Derivative, Niall Mc Shane held several positions within the company. He worked as a Business Analyst in Johannesburg for two months in 2015 and as a Summit Business Analyst in Dublin for five months in the same year. He also briefly served as a Calypso QA Test Analyst in London in 2016. Earlier in his career, he worked at Queen's University Belfast as Finance Support from 2009 to 2010.