Feb 2024 to Present2 yrs 9 mos
Senior Technical Staff, Systems & Cloud Architecture
University of Cambridge · Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Designed and implemented enterprise-class DR and BCP frameworks using Cohesity, NetBackup and Veeam for secure, scalable, resilient backup.
- Built automated backup lifecycle processes, including validation, recovery drills, DR failover testing and runbook orchestration, for predictable RTO and RPO.
- Part of the private cloud team delivering a multi-tenant VMware Cloud Foundation environment with cyber-resilient infrastructure for internal clients.
- Part of the Architecture team designing a Zero Trust IAM posture integrating Entra ID, PIM and MFA.
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- Delivered solution designs, architecture blueprints and RFP-winning proposals for enterprise and higher education technical services projects.
- Partnered with executive stakeholders to present cybersecurity, backup modernisation and DR strategies in workshops, governance boards and steering committees.
- Led design and management of IaaS and multi-cloud environments, ensuring compliance with BCP/DR mandates and business outcomes.
- Transitioned manual, error-prone procedures into automated SOPs using Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell and Bash.
- Directed enterprise cloud migration and deployment programmes using Microsoft CAF to embed DR readiness into every layer of design.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enforce technical governance, reduce operational risk and deliver complex hybrid cloud and DR-enabled projects.
- Produced architecture blueprints, DR runbooks, solution designs and technical documentation supporting audits, RFPs and regulatory compliance.