LinkedInPersonal Statement
I'm a Lead Platform Engineer and Developer based in Cambridge, UK, with nine years of experience across AWS, Azure, and infrastructure technologies. I build internal tools, developer platforms, and full-stack solutions. Passionate about productivity and lifelong learning, I'm always exploring new ways to grow and stay ahead in tech.
Work Experience
Lead Platform Engineer | Capgemini | London, UK
Dec 2024 - PresentI'm a Lead Platform Engineer for a public sector client.
Main duties:
- Oversee the technical aspects of the platform team in my area, effectively acting as the Principal Engineer.
- Manage a team of eight engineers and support another eight engineers.
Projects:
- Simplify the code base for 25 services to bring all the new and legacy services under one code structure.
Senior Platform Engineer | Capgemini | London, UK
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024I'm part of the Platform Engineering BU. We mainly work with the Public Sector, delivering new solutions and maintaining existing ones.
Main duties:
- Plan, architect, develop and build complex solutions in the platform space.
- Contribute to team leadership and training of other engineers.
Projects:
- Build a custom serverless web app to manage AWS Sandbox accounts.
- POC for the deployment of the platform SAS Viya4 in EKS.
Senior Platform Engineer | IMGARENA | London, UK
Feb 2021 – Jan 2023At IMGARENA, I was part of the Platform team. We were responsible for building and maintaining the shared platform (EKS) that the development teams use.
Main duties:
- Help development to expand DevOps practices.
- As an AWS Architect, I help design and deploy multiple data flows using AWS services.
- Build and support the Kubernetes platform.
- Run Terraform workshops to help improve HCL implementation and create better code that is easy to read and reuse.
Projects:
- Redesign Terraform Architecture and Deployment strategy.
- Create Terraform patterns to help the Platform team to design Terraform Modules.
- Refactor Terraform CICD pipelines to use GitHub Actions while increasing developers' feedback and deployment speed.
- Introduce AWS SAM to help with the local development, testing, and deployment of serverless applications.
Full-Stack Developer | Freelancer | London, UK
Nov 2019 - Nov 2020The focus was on a self-funding project to develop a new learning application using TypeScript, React, Redux, Electron, and CouchDB.
System Engineer III - Cloud Engineer | Tesco Technologies | London, UK
Jun 2019 - Nov 2019I was a member of Tesco's CPE (Cloud Platform Engineering) team, which manages its AWS and Azure platforms. Our focus was on helping customers migrate from AWS to Azure.
Main duties:
- Help development teams migrate infrastructure from AWS to Azure.
- Create multiple automations using Python, Bash or PowerShell to solve issues or improve management.
Projects:
- Create part of the automation for the Azure hub DR (hub-spoke architecture).
- Create new functionalities for the CPE team portal (Python and Flask).
Lead System Administrator | Kaplan International | London, UK
Aug 2017 - Jun 2019As a Lead System Admin, I created a team roadmap that aligns with the business goal. I also took an important role in deciding which technologies to use and how to execute critical projects.
Main duties:
- Create the Team Road Map, following the business goals.
- Manage the team following Agile methodology and practices.
- Move the team towards a DevOps way of operations.
Projects:
- Migrate Citrix 6.5 running in Rackspace to Citrix 7 in AWS.
- Create a highly available infrastructure on AWS using DSC, PowerShell and CloudFormation.
- Migrate IIS and MSSQL servers from Rackspace to AWS.
Earlier Roles
System Administrator | Kaplan International | London, UK
Feb 2016 - Aug 20172nd Line Support Engineer | Kaplan International | London, UK
Aug 2015 - Feb 20161st Line Support Engineer | Kaplan International | London, UK
April 2014 – Aug 2015Skills
Cloud
AWS
ExpertIAM, VPC, EKS, ECR, ECS, EBS, EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, KMS, SES, API Gateway, CloudWatch, EventBridge etc. Experience working with multi-region deployments.
IaC
Terraform
ExpertExperience creating complex modules, working with multiple Terraform providers (AWS, GCP, OKTA, Checkly, Vault, Artifactory, Gitlab, etc), delivering complex Terraform flows using tools like Terragrunt.
CloudFormation
ExpertI have hands-on experience with AWS CloudFormation, including designing and maintaining complex templates, StackSets, nested stacks, custom resources and AWS SAM for serverless applications.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
ExpertCreating, managing and supporting multi-cluster environments using AWS EKS.
Kubernetes Ecosystem
ExpertArgo CD, Valero, Traefik, AWS Load Balancer controller, GitHub Runner Controller, Keda, Polaris, Kubecost, Kind, K3d etc. Packaging and managing applications with Helm.
Kubernetes Monitoring
ExpertPrometheus, Thanos, Loki, Promtail, Tempo, Grafana, Alertmanager.
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
ProficientCreating complex Pipelines. Creating custom actions.
GitLab Pipelines
AdvancedCreating complex pipelines using GitLab CI/CD. Creating dynamic pipelines. Experience with GitOps and CI/CD best practices.
Jenkins
ProficientCreating complex Jenkins pipelines. Building pipeline libraries. Decommissioning Jenkins.
Configuration Management
Ansible
ProficientCreating complex Playbooks for server configurations. Creating Ansible roles.
Scripting
Scripting
AdvancedCreating complex scripts using Python, Javascript, Bash, PowerShell. Creating CLI tools.
Programming Languages
Python
AdvancedCreating complex scripts using Python. Experience with Flask and Django, etc.
TypeScript
AdvancedBuilding type-safe applications and libraries. Experience with React, Node.js, and NextJS.
JavaScript
AdvancedFrontend and backend development with various frameworks and libraries including React, Node.js, and Express.
Go
Working knowledgeDevelopment simple API parts of serverless applications. Knowledge in Go modules, goroutines, channels, and error handling.
Server Management
Linux Server
ExpertManaging and configuring Linux servers including Ubuntu, RHEL, and Amazon Linux. Experience with system administration, security hardening, performance tuning, and automation.
Windows Server
ProficientExperience with Windows Server management, Active Directory, Group Policy, IIS PowerShell automation, etc. Managing and maintaining Windows server infrastructure.
AI Tools
Claude Code
AdvancedUsing Anthropic's agentic coding CLI to plan, write, refactor and review code, automate infrastructure tasks and speed up day-to-day engineering workflows from the terminal.
Copilot CLI
AdvancedUsing GitHub Copilot CLI to work with an AI agent directly in the terminal: generating commands and scripts, explaining code and automating repository tasks.
