Matt Ramsey Email & Phone Number

Auckland, Nz

As an Elastic Solutions Architect - Security Specialist, I focus on driving the strategic adoption of Elastic's security products within our clients' environments. My role combines deep architectural knowledge with a strong emphasis on security, helping organizations safeguard their digital assets through advanced analytics and comprehensive security solutions.

Auckland, New Zealand

Leading the architectural strategy of all technology within my portfolio to meet strategic imperatives across annual, 5 year and 10 year planningPrimary responsibilities and deliverables have included:- Leading our Data Services Team to deliver new Data Platform of cloud based components for purpose of advanced Analytics and Business Intelligence capability- Defining and maintaining the Observability Roadmap across our applications and infrastructure solutions using tools such as the Elastic Stack, Sentry, Solarwinds etc- Security-Focused Architecture: Developed and implemented security-focused architectures and practices, ensuring robust protection and compliance across enterprise solutions.- Worked with our Digital Platform team to provide guidance on the integrations relating to ourdeveloped software solutions.- Developing enterprise-wide architecture and processes which ensure that the strategic application of change is embedded in the management of the organisation, ensuring the buy-in of all key stakeholders- Developing and presenting business cases, for high-level initiatives, approval, funding andprioritisation- Established strategies, policies, and standards to ensure alignment between business strategies, technology strategies, and enterprise transformation activities.- Set policies and strategies for selecting solution architecture components, coordinating design activities to ensure consistency and security compliance.

Auckland, New Zealand

Providing Domain Architecture in the Media and Content Metadata area. Also providing leadership in Design across all facets of a solution, whilst also ensuring the Architecture meets the stakeholder requirements. Designing a Microservices Architecture utilising a Kafka based event stream for the goal of end to end Linear Event and VOD content delivery. Primary Responsibilities- Understand business and functional requirements to develop appropriate architectures- Communicating conceptual ideas and design rationale- Delivering the architecture for enterprise projects which include the logical and physical models, the service design, the infrastructure and information architectures, testing and reporting considerations- Working with SME's to ensure designs are fit for purpose- Being responsible for the overall end-to-end solution- Being responsible for coordinating the operational support handover to ensure a smooth BAU transition- Designing AWS based Kafka clusters- Integrating Kafka Data Lake/Data Warehouse using Apache NiFi- Designing content metadata search solutions using Elasticsearch

Auckland, New Zealand

Working as Technical Lead, offering Design and Build services into projects alongside managing of L2 & L3 Support, BAU improvements, and Systems Analysis of Media Applications. Primary Responsibilities:- Providing Solution Design, Detailed Design, Implementation, Test Support, and Handover Documentation and on-going Support of VOD Content Delivery workflows for all Online Platforms. - Working with cross-departmental teams on Media Asset Management System Implementation, providing Design Governance- Managing Team of 10 Systems Analysts and Systems Specialists, all working to deliver several high profile agile projects concurrently. - SME for Media Content Applications- Participant in solution development/acquisition and design reviews- Metadata Management and Metadata SME for Media Asset Management Implementation- Develop assets and processes to support the testing and release of Media applications including enhancements and maintenance releases- Provide Level 3 Support for Media Applications.- Conduct applications performance analysis and develop performance improvement / remediation action plans- Maintain applications documentation in accordance with the lifecycle plan and relevant policies- Using project management methodologies, principles and techniques to develop project plans and to cost, resource and manage projects

Specializing in Media Applications and managing/planning future releases with issue management and acting as 3rd line support. Primary Responsibilities: - Carry out detailed implementation design, build, integration, transition & optimisation of core systems, applications & technologies for the assigned Technology domain. - Provide subject matter expertise & technical skills required for the portfolio especially in regard to Media & Digital Asset Management systems & technologies - Help create & relevant test scripts & assist with testing activities.- Creating & maintaining relevant technical or business documentation including Detailed Designs, As Builts, Network Diagrams, Configuration Guides, Troubleshooting Guides, FAQs etc.- Conduct applications performance analysis & develop performance improvement / remediation action plans by collaborating with other Technology groups including Operations & Service Management. - Oversee & provide project planning & coordination for small pieces of work for which official project management is not readily available.Media Applications portfolio includes:- IBMS - Broadcast Management System- Harmonic Carbon Coder - File to File Transcoding- Quantel - Sports Edit Systems - Quictools - Media Asset Management - Dixons Sports Logger - Metadata Tagging of Sports Highlights- Landmark II - Advertising Sales- ScheduALL - .Resource Management

Auckland, New Zealand

Supporting Sky Television NZ media based applications such as IBMS, Landmark II, Quantel suite, and more.Also provided Incident Management, Support and Bug Fix deployment/testing for the http://www.skygo.co.nz VOD site.

1st line Troubleshooting and Support, logging issues for a variety of platforms, applications and hardware

Windows based desktop and server support. Maintenance and deployment of hardware and new software packages

1st line Phone support for major North American clothing company. Initial troubleshooting and problem diagnosis and issue management to 2nd and 3rd line teams.