Lead DevOps Engineer | BSc(Hons) MBCS
With over 25 years of experience in technology and software development, I have progressed from Java Developer to Senior DevOps Engineer across diverse industries including energy innovation, telematics, financial services, government, and media. My career spans roles at leading organizations such as Energy Systems Catapult, TRAKM8, Credit Suisse, Avios, MailOnline, Capgemini, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
I specialize in DevOps transformation, cloud infrastructure, automation, and modern software delivery practices. My expertise includes migrating legacy systems to cloud-native architectures, implementing CI/CD pipelines, containerization with Kubernetes, and leading cross-functional teams through digital transformation initiatives.
I hold a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree and am a Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS), demonstrating my commitment to professional excellence in computing and technology.
My expertise spans cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and modern DevOps practices, all applied within the context of sustainable energy innovation.
Jun 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
I am a Lead DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of experience at Energy Systems Catapult, where I contribute to accelerating Net Zero energy innovation through cutting-edge technology solutions and infrastructure automation. My role involves leading DevOps initiatives that support clean energy research, green business development, and innovative clean technology solutions that drive the UK's transition to a sustainable energy future.
Energy Systems Catapult is the UK's leading energy innovation centre, established to accelerate the transformation to a clean, intelligent energy system.
Cutting-edge research into sustainable energy solutions and technologies.
Supporting businesses in their transition to sustainable energy practices.
Developing and deploying innovative clean technology solutions.
Feb 2020 - May 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
TRAKM8 is the UK's largest telematics manufacturer, providing best-in-class fleet management software and telematics solutions, specialising in vehicle cameras and route optimisation.
Maintained and enhanced existing infrastructure while leading strategic modernisation initiatives. Successfully orchestrated the migration of critical RabbitMQ messaging infrastructure to Kafka, improving scalability and reliability. Implemented comprehensive DevOps process improvements, streamlining deployment pipelines and enhancing operational efficiency across development and production environments.
Feb 2018 - Jan 2020 · 2 yrs
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Design and develop a new greenfield website for 360 panoramic image uploads and sharing. Designed two new API's that were successfully delivered to production. Using NodeJS/Express/MongoDB. Developed Angular 4-11 UI with full login using Auth0.
Jan 2016 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Gatwick, England, United Kingdom
Delivery of projects through the full stack of environments up to production. Automation of outdated delivery processes using build servers, python and ansible scripting. 3rd Level Support.
May 2015 - Jan 2016 · 9 mos
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Deploying various web applications, writing shell scripts. Start/stopping services. Splunk log file analysis. Debugging & fixing issues with articles, layouts & modules (JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Google Web Tools). Development team support, progressing and scheduling patches, bug fixes and web application updates.
Oct 2007 - Feb 2015 · 7 yrs 5 mos
Zurich, Switzerland
Technical Owner & Integrator for Subversion Server, JIRA Issue Management Server, Confluence Enterprise Wiki, Crowd SSO Server, Bamboo & Jenkins Build Servers. Introduce a new I.T. project tool chain for the EMEA region.
Jun 2005 - Sep 2007 · 2 yrs 4 mos
Telford, England, United Kingdom
An outsourced project delivering improved business and IT services to HMRC. I was responsible for a team managing the build and integration for projects within the Cap Gemini account.
Jun 1999 - Apr 2005 · 5 yrs 11 mos
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Develop Java Applications and UI's for OpenView Monitoring Software, formerly I.T. operations written in C/C++ for HP Unix, but later migrated to Java.