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Turn business needs into technical decisions
Translate stakeholder and user needs into clear requirements and pragmatic technical solutions.
Freelance Cloud Architect & Lead Cloud Engineer
Cloud architecture that moves work forward.
I help organisations turn business and technical challenges into practical cloud and platform solutions. From understanding the real problem and defining the architecture to hands-on implementation, automation and operational delivery.
Cloud Architecture
AWS & Azure
Platform Engineering
DevOps & Automation
Why clients bring me in
Architecture is only useful when it can be delivered.
I work at the intersection of business needs, architecture and engineering. The goal is not simply to choose the right technology, but to create solutions that are practical to build, operate and evolve.
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Combine architecture with hands-on engineering
Define technical direction while remaining close enough to implementation to help make it real.
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Think beyond the architecture diagram
Balance business value, reliability, security, maintainability and operational reality from the start.
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Take ownership across the value chain
Work from requirements and solution design through implementation, migration and production readiness.
How I can help
Cloud and platform expertise where strategy meets delivery.
Cloud & Solution Architecture
Designing cloud and technical solutions around real business, operational and engineering requirements.
Platform Engineering
Building and evolving platforms that help engineering teams develop, deploy and operate software effectively.
Cloud Engineering & Automation
Hands-on implementation, Infrastructure as Code and automation for repeatable, reliable delivery.
Cloud Migration & Modernisation
Modernising infrastructure and helping organisations move workloads and platforms towards cloud-based solutions.
DevOps & CI/CD
Improving how infrastructure and software are built, tested, deployed and operated.
Technical Leadership
Providing technical direction and helping teams make sound decisions across complex initiatives.
How I work
Understand the problem. Design the solution. Help deliver it.
01 · UNDERSTAND
Start with the actual challenge
I work with stakeholders and users to understand the underlying problem rather than assuming the requested technology is automatically the answer.
02 · DESIGN
Create a solution that fits the context
I translate the challenge into technical requirements and architecture while considering functionality, security, quality, performance and operations.
03 · DELIVER
Bridge architecture and engineering
I work with the relevant specialists and engineering teams to turn the design into a working solution and keep the work aligned as requirements evolve.
04 · OPERATE
Design for what happens next
I consider how the solution will actually be deployed, maintained, secured and operated—not just how it looks in an architecture diagram.
Selected experience
Experience across cloud, platforms and enterprise infrastructure.
Cloud architecture and technical leadership
Designed and evolved cloud infrastructure and platform solutions, translated stakeholder needs into technical solutions and combined technical leadership with hands-on engineering. Also founded and led a Community of Practice connecting 100+ cloud engineers.
Cloud and platform architecture
Responsible for the architecture and evolution of cloud and development platforms supporting software engineering and IT operations, including integrations, reliability and technical strategy.
Cloud, automation and enterprise delivery
Designed and implemented cloud and DevOps solutions across AWS and Azure, including Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and Kubernetes-based platforms.
A broad enterprise infrastructure foundation
Worked across networking, storage, databases, security, monitoring and business continuity, including large-scale infrastructure transitions and transformations.
Selected examples
Solving the problem behind the technology.
Examples of the kind of challenges I have worked with—presented without client-specific details.
DEVOPS · AUTOMATION · QUALITY
Making production changes safer and repeatable
A business-critical script was running in production without reliable version control or a controlled path from development to production. I helped establish automated testing and a deployment pipeline to make changes traceable and reproducible.
Focus: safer delivery and better operational control
BUSINESS NEEDS · INFRASTRUCTURE · DATA
Finding the real problem before choosing the solution
A new application had been purchased before the underlying need was clearly understood. By working with users and stakeholders, the actual capacity, data and performance challenges became clear and could be addressed directly.
Focus: solving the underlying business problem
CLOUD · STORAGE · MIGRATION
Designing around operational requirements
Experience includes cloud and on-premises infrastructure, storage for large research datasets, data movement, database migrations and automation—with integrity, security and operational stability as core considerations.
Focus: architecture that works in production
COLLABORATION · STANDARDISATION · LEADERSHIP
Connecting engineering teams around shared practices
Established and drove a cross-team Community of Practice that brought engineers together around common tools, practices and knowledge sharing, strengthening collaboration and standardisation.
Focus: technical leadership beyond the individual project
The profile
Broad technical experience. Clear focus on business value.
I am a Cloud Architect and Lead Cloud Engineer with a background spanning enterprise infrastructure, cloud architecture, DevOps and software development.
That breadth helps me see the whole system, ask the right questions and bring the right specialists together when a challenge extends beyond a single technology or platform.
I am particularly well suited to assignments where an organisation needs someone who can bridge business needs, architecture and hands-on engineering.
AWS
Azure
Terraform
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Python
TypeScript
Infrastructure as Code
Available for freelance assignments
Need a Cloud Architect who can also help deliver the solution?
I am available for freelance and contract assignments involving cloud architecture, platform engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code and infrastructure modernisation.