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Working as the designated LittleFish Enterprise Architect, my remit was vast, even if the ask was clear. National Grid were splitting into two separate entities- National Gas (Gas) and National Grid (Electricity) for the UK.Multiple workstreams were identified in the separation: Devices, Microsoft 365, Service/Support, National Control Centre (NCC), Print..

Remote

The remit, challenge or master plan was for the Migration of 20 Apps in 19 weeks, with 18 of them needing to be complete within 15 weeks, prior to the closure and exit from the main client DC at Stuttgart.The silver lining was that I didn't need to do the physical lift and shift of the kit and the reconfig of the virtual servers, the reality was that all.

Remote

The aim, or the challenge was to become Togaf certified.This isn't something which can be achieved by reading books and studying alone, hence GL kindly funded my week-long virtual course. At the conclusion of this, my initial thought was that I would be exam ready....hmmm, practice exams suggested otherwise.To pass the two exams required significant.

Remote

Successful creation of an Role Based Access Control Architecture (RBAC) functionality facilitating seemless access to the AWS Console for Data and Analytics Colleagues. Increased functionality allowing for interactive querying and analysis using AWS Athena, alongside cost saving benefits immediately being realised due to the reduction of the workload on.

Halifax, United Kingdom

• Infrastructure ArchitectECS: Walgreen Boots Alliance Aug21 on
• Migration of WBA owned pharmaceutical company from on prem- Azure cloud
• CSA Creation - complex 120page documents showing current state of operations
• Creation of complex Modelling Diagrams showcasing current and future data flow and infrastructure
• High Level Design Documents describing the transition to the Azure cloud in wide detail
• Low Level Designs building on the HLD design in granular design… Show more Infrastructure ArchitectECS: Walgreen Boots Alliance Aug21 on

Halifax

• A 7year project to remove 27,000~ servers from the LBG global ecosystem, of which I was at the forefront of for the final 6 since my introduction in 2015, being entrusted as one of the last men standing to ensure that.
• Design and modernisation of LBG systems- including removal of 27k Win2k3 servers
• Creation of design documents (RAOs) showcasing Current State Documentation, CMO, FMO… Show more A 7year project to remove 27,000~ servers from the LBG global ecosystem, of which I was at the forefront of for the final.
• Creation of design documents (RAOs) showcasing Current State Documentation, CMO, FMO and full design of movement to 2008-2016 servers then GCP Cloud
• Team Leader - planning team duties, driving targets & spreading workloads
• Formation of relationships across team-boundaries and motivation of colleagues

Leeds

Starting out as an SME across multiple subject areas dictated a steep but rewarding learning curve. Lifecycle management predicates work across the packaging and deployment, patching and remediation of the LBG estate of servers. Deployments and route to live (RTL) work centring around the HPSA Automation tool set are delivered across all windows servers.

Leeds

Consulting as a Senior Technical Consultant to Lloyds Banking Group, who possess one of the largest server estates in the UK. I have called upon previous networking and infrastructure skills but also learnt a new array of expertise associated with change management, ITIL procedures and the rigorous process of decommissioning servers. Maintaining the vast.

Yeadon

• Principle remit to ensure that the hardware and software encompassed in the company infrastructure is kept at its High availability limits whilst also maintaining user access be it remotely or whilst in the office
• Pan develop and maintain highly specialist lending applications for the finance (loans) industry- inbound/outbound connections from clients are to our datacentre. Maintaining connectivity and ensuring the.
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• Planning, design, implementation and test of email system upgrade from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013, including construction of a DAG, full setup of wildcard certificates and protection of the OWA site using reverse.
• Upgrade of company Domain Controllers (DCs) including build of new servers, upgrades from Server 2003 to Server 2008 R2, decommission of old DCs along with addition of a third DC to provide load balancing and HA
• Rollout of two new MS Office deployments- 2010 and 2013 along with entirety of stylesheets

Halifax

• Design, build and installation on and off client site of servers to bespoke specifications and budgets based on Microsoft Windows SBS 2003/2008/11 servers using active directory, Microsoft Exchange, Draytek routers and.
• Implementation and scoping of LAN to LAN VPN architecture for Republic of Ireland managed services customer base. Incorporating, IP routing Switch and firewall… Show more
• Implementation and scoping of LAN to LAN VPN architecture for Republic of Ireland managed services customer base. Incorporating, IP routing Switch and firewall aspects, brokerages ranged from the 3seat client to the.
• Implementation of test plans and procedures for migration from Windows XP to Windows 8 including feasibility testing for SSP’s insurance products when using current and forthcoming versions of Microsoft Office
• 2nd and 3rd line support of a wide ranging product set – ranging from Servers & Clients to hardware. Server 2000-2011, Windows 2000-Windows8, Printers, modems, routers and network peripherals. Close contact with third.
• Configuration of group policies and registry settings, including in-depth server based issues involving MS Exchange, SBS & Terminal Services. Show less

Leeds

• Varying ranges of installs all proceeded by detailed documentation and user manuals. Customers including the likes of Cable and Wireless, MOD, NPIA PITO (National Police Improvements Agencies), National Rail, Bearing.
• Common role based access control procedure put into place, preventing the lower level ranks from accessing sensitive information using Identity based controls and managing… Show more
• Common role based access control procedure put into place, preventing the lower level ranks from accessing sensitive information using Identity based controls and managing data appropriately
• Support hybrid tasks involving some day to day maintenance of the solutions implemented or the management of large scale firewalls for companies such as Lakeland and large councils
• Formed key relationships with important customers, principally Scottish Power which led to a system upgrade and the replacement of older legacy systems with the Siteminder suite. Additionally Sessions of York which I.

Bachelor Of Science 2:1 (Bsc Hons), Computer Software Engineering & French, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Software Engineering, Data Warehousing, Web Coding 4 Year Course, which included modules relating to programming.

A Level, Gcses, 10 Gcse (A&B) 3 A-Levels (A-C)