Banstead, England, United Kingdom
Senior Infrastructure & Systems Engineering Leader | 25+ Years Enterprise Linux (RHEL/Suse/Debian), Cloud & Security Compliance | DevOps & Automation. I focus on on-prem and cloud infrastructure, combining technical expertise in Linux, Python development, Docker and Kubernates. My work also includes creating generative AI and agentic systems, showcasing my commitment to innovation and modern solutions. Previously, I led and contributed to multi-functional infrastructure and systems engineering teams, bringing expertise in VMware ESXi, project management, and software development. My career is defined by a dedication to security, automation, and delivering stable, efficient infrastructure solutions to meet evolving business needs. Experienced in introducing and supporting next-generation infrastructure technologies, including cloud-native platforms, automation frameworks and modern monitoring solutions. Proven track record of transforming observability practices to deliver actionable insight, improve operational resilience and support large-scale production environments. Judgement, creativity and leadership with real experience. Available for contract or perm.
Supporting AI infrastrcuture for ERA4. Era4 develops, owns and operates AI infrastructure across the UK, powered by renewable energy. Converting legacy industrial and energy sites into modern data-centre facilities, Era4 is combining brownfield regeneration opportunities with cleaner, efficient, scalable compute capacity for healthcare, research, finance, enterprise, and public-sector organisations
I currently provide independent consulting services and hands on support to organisations requiring expertise in infrastructure engineering, cloud platforms, automation, security compliance, and operational improvement. My recent engagements have included infrastructure modernisation, Linux and cloud administration, DevOps automation, security tooling, AI-enabled business automation, and technical advisory services. With over 20 years of experience across financial services, media, e-commerce, and enterprise environments, I have led infrastructure teams, delivered large-scale migration projects, improved security and compliance posture, and implemented resilient cloud and on-premises platforms. Alongside consulting engagements, I am actively exploring senior permanent and contract opportunities where I can contribute my expertise in infrastructure engineering, cloud operations, security, automation, and technical leadership. Specialties: Linux, AWS, Azure, VMware, Automation (Ansible/Terraform), Security & Compliance, DevOps, Infrastructure Leadership, AI Automation, IAC.
In my role, I lead a multi-functional infrastructure team dedicated to technical operations for Beazley PLC. Bridgehamptons main client. I defined team objectives and service level agreements to align with business goals, while overseeing security compliance and system management. My efforts in automation and configuration management significantly improved operational efficiency and stability across multiple environments. My skill set is wide ranging. However my focus was on security, storage and compliance reporting. Troubleshooting issues with development, database and networks teams.
Manager and Senior member of a multi-functional Systems Engineering/Devops team. Managing the team goals, performance, development and support operations Deliver infrastructure products and services, backed by team OKRs and SLAs Team coach and trainer. Facilitating Project work and BAU Overseeing Level 3 support of Infrastructure Managing 24x7 on call for Systems Engineering/Devops & data centre support Ensuring the ongoing stability of multiple core application platforms, upgrades and patching. Monitoring and resolution of standard infrastructure server/service/application events.Team administration. PDRs, recruiting, time management, setting goals and responsibilities. Build of RHEL , Centos, Solaris, Oracle Linux, Windows OS on RHEV, Solaris, ESX, Citrix Xenserver, XCP, Amazon cloud services (EC2/S3). AMI, Autoscaling, Load balancers, API, Elastic search, Route 53, cloud formation, Openstack, opennebula. Terraform Azure, Entra ID, Office 365 Backup systems: Bacula, Amanda, Veeam Hostmaster operations for DAZN Group, domain registration, transfers, SSL certificate management, consult with directors on domain portfolio and procurement of domains and certificates for the corporation. Nagios (check_mk), Newrelic monitoring, Apache, Tomcat, NGINX, IIS, Oracle web server configuration. MySQL and Oracle database maintenance, configuration, tuning. Serverless db, Aurora Big Data and Cloudera (HDFS Hadoop and service configuration), Exadata systems. Configuration automation Vagrant, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, CMDB, cobbler, kickstart, PXE, UEFI Oracle grid, RAC. Exadata DHCP & DNS. EMC Isilon SAN Storage, Netapp, StorageTek 6140 Array, Ontap software, QSAN, Oracle, Pure storage Cisco UCS, Xen Server,ESX, Pure, Shell Scripting,Bash, PHP, Python Atlassian apps ELK, elastic stack configuration & maintenance GDPR, Secdevops support. PCI compliance Kong/hmac-auth Servicenow Mid server Security patching and vulnerability scanning/reporting Nessus/Tenable
Directed a multi-functional Systems Engineering/DevOps team, managing team OKRs, SLA adherence, and development initiatives, acting as team coach and trainer. Oversaw and managed the 24x7 on-call rotation for the Systems Engineering and data centre support teams, maintaining high service levels across multiple core application platforms. Delivered resilient infrastructure products and services, including the build and maintenance of RHEL, CentOS, and Oracle Linux operating systems across Citrix, VMware ESX and AWS (EC2/S3, Autoscaling). Drove configuration automation using Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and Terraform to streamline provisioning and configuration management for large-scale environments. Managed Hostmaster operations, including global domain portfolio consultation and procurement, and ensured ongoing GDPR and PCI compliance for infrastructure components. Led the migration from Nagios/check_mk to New Relic for monitoring, and managed maintenance and configuration of high-volume web services (Apache, NGINX, Tomcat). Engineered and maintained large-scale RHEL deployments across RHEV, VMware ESX and AWS EC2 environments. Designed automated OS build pipelines using Kickstart, PXE, Cobbler and Satellite for consistent golden image provisioning. Managed Satellite-hosted repositories, patch baselines and staged environment promotions to maintain SLA adherence across 24x7 broadcast platforms. Integrated RHEL estate with centralized logging (ELK) and monitoring platforms during migration from Nagios to New Relic. Conducted kernel tuning and performance optimisation for high-throughput media streaming workloads.
Manager and Senior member of a multi-functional and international Systems Engineering/Devops team . Promoted from team leader and for the last two years, systems engineering support team manager. Managing the team performance, development and support operations. Team coach and trainer. Facilitating Project work and BAU as the need arises. Overseeing Levels 2 & 3 and escalation support of Production, Staging & development platforms. Managing on call engineer operations for Sysops/Devops & data centre support (London central, Feltham and Chessington). Ensuring the ongoing stability of multiple core application platforms, upgrades and patching. Monitoring and resolution of standard infrastructure server/service/application events, Managing the team HR operations. PDR, Recruiting, time management, setting goals and responsibilities. Build of RHEL , Centos, Solaris, Oracle Linux, Windows OS on Redhat Enterprise Virtualization, Solaris LDOM, AWS, vmware, Xen Amazon cloud services (EC2/S3). AMI, Autoscaling, Load balancers, API, Elastic search, Route 53, cloud formation, Openstack, opennebula. Backup systems: Bacula, Amanda Hostmaster for Perform Group, domain registration, transfers, SSL certificate management, look after and consult with directors on domain portfolio and procurement of domains and certificates for the corporation. Nagios, Newrelic monitoring, Apache, Tomcat, NGINX, IIS, Oracle web server configuration. MySQL and Oracle database maintenance, configuration, tuning. Big Data and Cloudera (HDFS Hadoop and service configuration), exadata Configuration management and automation of server provisioning. Vagrant, Puppet, Ansible, CMDB, cobbler, kickstart, PXE, UEFI. Oracle grid infrastructure, RAC. Exadata. DHCP & DNS. EMC Isilon SAN Storage, Netapp, StorageTek 6140 Array, Ontap software, QSAN, Oracle storage systems. Cisco UCS, Xen Server Shell Scripting,Bash, PHP, Python JIRA Lots of other technologies. All rounder with over 25 years of experience.