Experience
Professional background
5+ years of cloud engineering across financial services, government, and consulting — from junior DevOps to senior cloud architect.
Core Skills
Technical capabilities
Cloud Infrastructure
AWS, Kubernetes, Docker
DevOps & IaC
Terraform, Ansible, Helm Charts
SSL/TLS Security
Certificates, HTTPS, Renewals
CMS Management
WordPress, Joomla, Drupal
Networking
Load Balancing, VPN, DNS
Database Management
RDS, EC2 Databases, Tuning
Automation
Python, Bash, Jenkins Pipelines
Security & Compliance
Crowdstrike, Qualys, Hardening
Career
Work history
Senior Cloud Systems Engineer
Tesco Bank
- Led infrastructure improvements in Terraform modules and version control practices
- Resolved critical system access issues preventing major operational outage
- Led certificate renewal initiative, optimising configuration management
- Transitioned key applications to Kubernetes with custom Helm charts
- Revised automation workflows to support critical database functions
Junior Cloud Engineer
Capgemini
- Led Cloud Engineering support with focus on best practices and security
- Developed and managed Terraform configurations for Network Load Balancing
Junior DevOps Engineer
Disclosure Scotland
- Developed Python-based health checks for cloud-hosted services
- Managed AWS resources with Ansible and Jenkins automation
Freelance Consulting
GrantOps Consulting
- WordPress website builds and AWS hosting for SMB clients
- SSL certificate installations and troubleshooting
- AWS infrastructure design and migration projects
- GitLab instance on Amazon EKS for CI/CD pipelines
- Docker-based applications with Nginx reverse proxy
Certifications
Industry recognised
