Phil Baker
Founder, Amaya Technology
I'm Phil Baker, founder of Amaya Technology. I've spent over a decade leading engineering and security teams — in fast-moving startups and in regulated enterprises. Amaya is how we bring that experience to leadership teams: as a fractional CTO or CISO, an AI advisor, or an independent eye on a deal.
My background is in leading technology and security — building and growing teams, setting direction, and owning the outcome when it ships. We work best with leadership teams who know technology matters to their future and want a senior partner to help them get it right, whether that means shipping faster, satisfying a regulator, making sense of AI, or knowing what they're buying.
0+
years leading technology & security
0
sectors — regulated and not
0+
frameworks we work to
Discover
A focused conversation about the decision in front of you and what good looks like.
Lead
We own the strategy and the hard calls, working alongside your team — not from the sidelines.
Hand over
We leave you stronger: a capable team, clear documentation, and a runway to carry on.
A few principles we don't compromise on.
Outcomes over artefacts
A strategy nobody follows is waste. The goal is a working company, not a tidy document.
Security that enables
Done right, security and compliance speed the business up — they win deals and survive incidents — rather than grinding it to a halt.
Operators, not bystanders
We've led engineering and security teams through real delivery — so the advice is grounded in how things actually ship, not how they look on a slide.
Plain language
Boards, regulators, and engineers each get the version they need — no jargon used to hide a thin answer.
Ways to bring me in
Fractional
A standing seat at your leadership table as CTO or CISO — enough to own the strategy and the hard calls, sized so it makes sense for your stage.
Project & Consultancy
A specific piece of work with a clear deliverable — a strategy, an audit, an AI proof-of-concept, a due-diligence report — delivered to a deadline.
Advisory
Lightweight, ongoing access to senior judgement for founders and leaders who mostly need the right question asked at the right moment.
Let's talk about what you're building.
A short, no-obligation conversation is usually the fastest way to tell whether we can help — and how.