Infrastructure & DevOps Architect

Candidate Description

A seasoned Infrastructure & DevOps Architect with more than 14 years of hands-on experience, this professional excels at designing, migrating and modernising hybrid and multi-cloud environments across financial services, telecommunications, government, and not-for-profit sectors. They bring deep expertise in Azure, AWS and GCP architectures, fortified by strong skills in networking, security-by-design and Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Bicep and Ansible. Their career spans high-impact engagements for organisations such as a Financial Institution, a Telecommunications Company and a Technology Consulting Firm, underpinned by advanced analytical abilities and a passion for resilient, cost-optimised cloud solutions.

Leveraging an impressive technical toolkit, they have orchestrated secure Azure landing zones, automated CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and GitLab, and containerised workloads with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS/EKS/GKE). Key achievements include cutting provisioning times by 60 % through IaC adoption at a Financial Institution, realising 25 % cloud cost savings via FinOps practices, and accelerating deployment cadence by 50 % for a Telecommunications Company's programme. Their expertise encompasses identity governance, Zero-Trust security, SD-WAN, Databricks analytics, and comprehensive monitoring with Azure Monitor, CloudWatch and Grafana, all delivered through Agile and ITIL-aligned methodologies.

Known for collaborative leadership, they guide cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers and engage stakeholders to align technical strategies with business objectives. Adaptable to diverse industries and complex regulatory landscapes, this individual consistently embeds governance and documentation rigor while driving innovation and operational excellence. Organisations seeking a strategic yet hands-on architect to future-proof infrastructure and expedite digital transformation will find substantial value in their breadth of knowledge and proven delivery record.