Jul 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Remote · Remote

• Collaborated within a cross-functional team of AND and client engineers, spearheading cloud migrations using Terraform and AWS.
• Cloud migration initiatives on AWS.
• Managing network resources – creating subnets, security groups, and VPN connections
• Utilise Terraform to transfer products seamlessly across geographic locations.
• Implemented Terraform best practices and upgraded to the latest version.
• Created standardised CI/CD pipeline templates within Gitlab, streamlining deployment processes.
• Leveraged Docker for containerised application deployments, ensuring scalability and reliability.

Oct 2020 – Jul 2021 · 9 mos · Leeds, England, United Kingdom · Remote

• I led a utility company project as a tech lead and senior data engineer, delivering comprehensive data solutions.
• Orchestrated the entire project lifecycle, from requirements gathering to data architecture.
• Carried out Domain modelling and data modelling.
• Leveraged Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, and DataBricks/Spark.
• Created robust data pipelines and analytical solutions.
• Proficiently utilised SQL Server for data storage and management.

May 2020 – Oct 2020 · 5 mos

• Supported Covea's IT infrastructure modernisation by advising on AWS services for data-related functions, including data lake, data warehouse, and data science teams.
• Developed Terraform deployments and Jenkins pipelines.
• Enabled self-service approach for deploying AWS services.
• Leveraged Dynatrace to ensure monitoring and optimisation of cloud resources.
• Utilised AWS SageMaker for machine learning and data science workflows.
• Implemented Kubeflow and Seldon for machine learning model deployment and orchestration.

Dec 2019 – Apr 2020 · 4 mos · Greater Leeds Area

• I contributed to SkyBet, a leading company in the Leeds area known for its agile practices and cutting-edge DevOps adoption. Within the data tribe of the data platform squad, led a pivotal project focused on migrating HBase services from Rancher 2 to Kubernetes and Helm. I successfully planned and executed this complex migration, transitioning existing services from Docker Compose to Helm, and provided guidance as a Senior DevOps consultant for future migration strategies.
• Orchestrated the migration of HBase services from Rancher 2 to Kubernetes and Helm.
• Demonstrated expertise in troubleshooting Jenkins, Spark, and Cloudera jobs.
• Conducted documentation and code review for an HBase JRuby application.
• Spearheaded proof-of-concept (PoC) initiatives on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Set up BigQuery for advanced data analytics.
• Streamlined data collation from HBase, Cloudera (Hadoop), and Vault.
• Rewrote a Python application in JRuby, enhancing data processing capabilities and efficiency.

Aug 2019 – Nov 2019 · 3 mos

• Jenkins
• Ansible
• MATLAB CI / CD
• Python
• Anaconda

May 2019 – Aug 2019 · 3 mos · Leeds, United Kingdom

• Cloud Ops
• AWS provisioning via Portal and Terraform
• NodeJS and Java pipelines using Jenkins and Gitlab
• Ping Federate SSO admin
• Liaising with global dev and infrastructure teams
• Chef and Ansible Infrastructure as Code

Sep 2018 – Apr 2019 · 7 mos · Greater Leeds Area

• CI/CD: Octopus, Team City
• Performance testing: K6, JMeter
• Provisioning: ARM Templates, Terraform, Powershell
• Analytics: Azure App Insights, Power BI

Mar 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos · Sheffield

• Big 4 bank mortgages replatforming project.
• NodeJS and Java pipelines using Jenkins
• Pivotal PCF provisioning and admin
• Liaising with global support and infrastructure teams
• Ansible and Puppet Infrastructure as Code
• Chef Inspec

Jan 2016 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Leeds Area

• At Capita I managed a team of 3 DevOps Engineers. I put in place a deployment pipeline using Octopus and test driven infrastructure using the Powershell Pester framework and the Azure Resource Management deployment tool.
• Introduced automated deployment pipeline using Octopus Deploy
• Migrated systems from legacy on-premise hosting to Microsoft Azure platform
• Introduced process modelling and improvements using Kanban and Toyota's improvement kata
• Automated deployment of storage, service bus and other aspects of the system infrastructure using ARM templates and Powershell.
• Deploy and manage IIS website using Chef
• Train staff at other sites in deploying services developed internally and by suppliers.

Sep 2014 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Leeds Area

• Python support and devops.

Aug 2013 – Sep 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Java developer and devops

Jan 2010 – Aug 2013 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Head of Support for aviation systems at Heathrow, train monitoring systems for the whole country and mobile phone systems across the world. And devops.

Mar 2008 – Oct 2010 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Java UI development for mixing desks which were piloted live on X Factor. And devops.

Jan 2004 – Mar 2008 · 4 yrs 2 mos

• Devops (though the term wasn't invented yet and I had to write my own bug tracker). Java systems support for banks. Database upgrade consultancy for banks. Rollout testing and support for banks.

May 2000 – Sep 2001 · 1 yr 4 mos

Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 · 1 yr