Dynamic and results-oriented Solution Architect with a proven track record of leading high-performing teams. I specialize in designing robust, scalable solutions in cloud environments, leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as Terraform, Kubernetes, and AWS. My expertise ensures seamless integration, high availability, and the reliability and security of infrastructure.I am adept at implementing CI/CD pipelines, utilising the shift-left principle to enhance development efficiency. Additionally, I excel in ensuring business continuity through effective disaster recovery strategies.

Following the acquisition of Personal Inc. by Digi.me, I continued my role with Digi.me, where I played a pivotal role in introducing a DevOps culture to the team. My responsibilities included establishing robust CI/CD processes and orchestrating the migration of existing infrastructure to Kubernetes. The overarching goal was to enhance service availability, reliability, and resilience, while simultaneously reducing costs, streamlining the deployment process, and fortifying overall security.

Facilitated the organization's shift left by introducing DevOps practices and procedures to the team. Established CI pipelines using Jenkins, ensuring that unit and integration tests, along with library dependency checks, are run on each commit. This proactive approach ensures the team is well-informed and can promptly address security issues in the supply chain.Standardized infrastructure provisioning with SaltStack to enable seamless infrastructure scaling and to ensure controlled infrastructure improvements from development environments to production.Conducted quarterly infrastructure and application penetration testing to guarantee system security and stability. Additionally, served as an advisor to the QA team (refer to my previous position).

Led the transformation of the QA team, transitioning from exploratory-based testing to a more standardized and organized approach. This involved creating a functional test case database aligned with client management requirements.With established release processes and procedures, our focus shifted towards efficiency. We introduced automated testing using TestLink and Robot Framework. Upon successful integration into the existing testing process, we streamlined execution by combining automated and manual test cases under a single test plan. This integration enabled real-time reporting from both automated test jobs and manual testers, resulting in a remarkable 60% reduction in test time.

As part of the development team, I led the creation of a comprehensive data archiving and storage solution, proficiently managing AIT, DLT, and LTO tape libraries. My role extended to working on Windows kernel drivers to enhance support for Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) file systems.To ensure the robustness of our solutions, I designed and implemented a custom framework and testing suite. This allowed for seamless automated end-to-end testing of our storage solutions, ensuring not only the functionality but also the reliability and performance meet the highest standards.