Manager It | Platform Engineering
Current🚀 Managing the Platform Engineering team at FedEx involves overseeing our product, the Cloud Native Platform (CNP). Tailored to streamline the integration of cloud-native apps, the CNP empowers our teams to thrive in the public cloud, delivering the 'Next-Gen' solutions at FedEx.☁️ CNP Core Capabilities🛠️ Core Platform Engineering: Guiding the construction and upkeep of the CNP foundations of PaaS services. Utilising Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. Directing Azure resource & network design, as well as K8s cluster provisioning and maintenance.🔁 CI/CD: Developing and maintaining CI/CD solutions using GitHub Actions, integrating security and compliance tools to enable on-demand releases across various programming languages and environments, including containerised solutions.📊 Data Engineering: Managing the EMEA Azure data mesh for big data analytics, enhancing data presence and distribution with Azure Data Factory, Data Lake, and Data Bricks. Facilitating data governance, masking and ephemeral virtualisation with Delphix.🔍 Reliability Engineering: Ensuring CNP reliability and high availability whilst enhancing observability with Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch and Elastic APM. 💻 IaaS: Providing efficient virtual machine infrastructure on demand. Provisionining with IaC, and supporting and automating security updates to the global Azure VM estate.💰 FinOps: Evolving cloud financial management practices, providing accurate cost reporting and facilitating data-driven spending decisions. Delivering strategic solutions to reduce cloud spend, including: Right-Sizing, Savings Plans & Reservations.👩💻 Developer Experience (DevEx): Aiding teams in embracing the CNP and guiding them towards self-sufficiency. Focussed on streamlining processes and automating solutions to ensure seamless adoption of the CNP for IT & development teams.🔥 Trainer of 'The Phoenix Project' DevOps business simulation: https://www.gamingworks.nl/