Architecting and automating cloud environments using
Infrastructure as Code. Specialising in Azure, DevSecOps, and
CI/CD pipelines for private and public sector organisations.
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Experience.
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Oct 2025 to Present
Version 1
Senior Azure DevOps Engineer
Responsible for architectural decisions across large-scale
private and public sector projects, from initial scoping through
to delivery.
Build and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and Bicep,
keeping everything idempotent and version-controlled.
Design advanced CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and GitHub
Actions, ensuring linting, testing, security scanning, and
deployment all run before anything hits an environment.
DevSecOps approach, shifting security left so issues surface
early rather than in production.
Write architectural design documents and low-level designs for
stakeholders, with clear business justifications for technical
decisions.
Work across the full breadth of Azure services, picking the
right tool for the job rather than defaulting to what's
familiar.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, helping them grow
technically and get comfortable with new tooling.
Customer-facing, working directly with clients to understand
business needs and identify where value can be added.
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Sep 2024 to Oct 2025
Redcentric
Azure Cloud Engineer
Held active NPPV3 & SC clearances, working with sensitive
client data across public sector environments.
Onboarded new clients into Azure managed services, designing
and deploying IaaS and PaaS solutions with Bicep and GitHub
Actions.
Provided 3rd line support and incident management (24/7
on-call) across large Windows and Linux estates.
Right-sized workloads and automated routine tasks with
PowerShell and Bash to cut costs and free up time.
Owned change control, backup strategies, and disaster recovery
planning for client environments.
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2023 to 2024
Marks & Clerk
Infrastructure Engineer
Managed hybrid Windows Server infrastructure (2012–2022)
including ADDS, GPO, PKI, and DNS.
Led vulnerability management and network hardening to achieve
Cyber Essentials and CIS compliance.
Provided 3rd line support and mentored junior staff.
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2022 to 2023
Midland Heart
IT Engineer
2nd line support across hardware, software, and AV in a hybrid
environment.
Helped migrate endpoint management from SCCM to Intune.
Built an onboarding programme for new IT staff that cut ramp-up
time significantly.
