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Confirmed 20 Aug 2026
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Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer with 25+ years of experience in enterprise IT infrastructure and 10+ years specialising in cloud, DevOps, DevSecOps and platform engineering. I have extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing and supporting secure, automated platforms across AWS, Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift, with particular expertise in CI/CD, GitOps, infrastructure automation, containerisation and secure software delivery. My background spans traditional enterprise infrastructure through to modern cloud-native platforms, giving me a strong understanding of both the underlying infrastructure and the development platforms built on top of it.
Core skills
DevOpsDevSecOpsPlatform EngineeringCI/CDGitOpsContinuous DeliveryRelease AutomationSecure Software DeliverySoftwareDevelopment PracticesAWSKubernetesRed Hat OpenShiftTKGIRancher
See LinkedIn profile for more details Apr 2026 – Present | IBM SiXworks Platform Engineer - Contract Apr 2023 – Mar 2026 | Digi2al Limited - Data and Navy Applications (DNA) Senior Platform / DevOps Engineer - Contract Mar 2020 – Mar 2023 | Digi2al Limited - Royal Navy Digital Services Senior DevOps Engineer - Contract Sep 2019 – Feb 2020 | St. James’s Place Wealth Management plc AWS Cloud Consultant / Engineer - Contract Sep 2018 – Aug 2019 | IBM Global Services - National Law Enforcement Data Programme AWS Cloud / DevOps Engineer - Contract Nov 2015 – Aug 2018 | IBM Global Services Infrastructure Specialist - Contract July 2013 – Nov 2015 |IBM STG Storage Systems Development SAN/Storage Support Engineer - Contract Aug 2007– June 2013 | Play.com / Rakuten group Senior Unix Engineer/Team lead May 2001 – July 2007 |Debenhams PLC Technical Support Analyst / Team Lead
Experience & credentials
Certifications, sector experience and security clearance are self-declared unless specifically marked as independently verified by IT Contractors UK.
Sector experience
Financial Services · Defence · Public Sector · Retail
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate · AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate · AWS Certified Developer - Associate · CompTIA Security+ · IBM Certified Systems Expert - Enterprise Technical Support AIX & Linux · IBM Certified Administrator AIX 7.1
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