Hello Esteemed Reader, I’m Robert J. Obuch — a Welsh-born IT contractor specializing in AWS, Kubernetes, DevOps, and Linux, with extensive experience delivering in the Manchester region. I thrive on solving complex technical challenges and turning them into reliable, scalable solutions. From transitioning from monoliths to serverless architectures, to strengthening cloud security practices and managing intricate microservices ecosystems, I’ve helped organisations in highly regulated sectors including financial services and e-commerce. I’m equally comfortable steering strategic enterprise initiatives or rolling up my sleeves to learn and apply new technologies as required. Your mission is my mission, and I’m eager to discuss how I can contribute to your journey.

Robert James Obuch

Hello Esteemed Reader, I’m Robert J. Obuch — a Welsh-born IT contractor specializing in AWS, Kubernetes, DevOps, and Linux, with extensive experience delivering in the Manchester region. I thrive on solving complex technical challenges and turning them into reliable, scalable solutions. From transitioning from monoliths to serverless architectures, to strengthening cloud security practices and managing intricate microservices ecosystems, I’ve helped organisations in highly regulated sectors including financial services and e-commerce. I’m equally comfortable steering strategic enterprise initiatives or rolling up my sleeves to learn and apply new technologies as required. Your mission is my mission, and I’m eager to discuss how I can contribute to your journey.

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Hello Esteemed Reader, I’m Robert J. Obuch — a Welsh-born IT contractor specializing in AWS, Kubernetes, DevOps, and Linux, with extensive experience delivering in the Manchester region. I thrive on solving complex technical challenges and turning them into reliable, scalable solutions.

From transitioning from monoliths to serverless architectures, to strengthening cloud security practices and managing intricate microservices ecosystems, I’ve helped organisations in highly regulated sectors including financial services and e-commerce. I’m equally comfortable steering strategic enterprise initiatives or rolling up my sleeves to learn and apply new technologies as required. Your mission is my mission, and I’m eager to discuss how I can contribute to your journey.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Remote Cloud Consultant at Evident Global
February 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Led AWS security assessment to strengthen security posture and reduce management overhead. Integrated AWS IAM Identity Center and Microsoft Azure AD for streamlined identity management. Orchestrated efficient Kubernetes cluster deployments and designed a security-focused architecture using AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and SCPs. Guided on-premises-to-cloud migrations via AWS MAP and led cloud cost governance.
Senior DevOps, Kubernetes and AWS at Community Fibre (via Definia, Cloud Consultant)
April 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023
Oversaw ECS infrastructure management and established secure EKS clusters. Implemented GitOps with ArgoCD for streamlined EKS administration. Orchestrated data migrations and data operations. Architected security- and cost-focused cloud operations.
Senior DevOps, Kubernetes and AWS at Co-op Digital (via Radically Digital, Cloud Consultant)
September 1, 2020 - May 1, 2022
Adopted Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform for multiple AWS services. Migrated Docker images to Alpine Linux to reduce attack surface. Implemented serverless architectures and ensured high availability with cross-AZ EKS deployments.
Platform Engineer at City of Manchester Platform Team, via BJSS
July 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020
Delivered HM Revenue & Customs Customs Declaration Service with frequent incremental changes and IaC. Deployed scalable AWS infrastructure using Terraform. Used Ansible for configuration management. Facilitated developer onboarding and maintained security and reliability.
DevOps Engineer at Data Engineering Delivery Group, City of Manchester via Equal Experts
July 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018
Contributed to Lloyds Banking Group modernization efforts; optimized CI/CD; introduced microservices; implemented Chef cookbooks; promoted Scrum/Kanban practices for improved process transparency.
DevOps Engineer at Barclays Bank Group (Halifax, West Yorkshire) via Sapient
November 1, 2017 - May 1, 2018
Migrated developers to Git; established scalable AWS infrastructure; strengthened governance and security; managed change processes and incident troubleshooting; promoted Scrum/Kanban for process transparency.
DevOps Engineer, Atlassian SME [Bitbucket Server Data Center] at Knutsford, Cheshire & Cheshire West
November 1, 2015 - May 1, 2017
Led Atlassian stack deployment and maintenance, improving collaboration and reliability through Bitbucket Server/Data Center setup and related DevOps practices.

Education

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Qualifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) - CNCF
December 1, 2021 - January 22, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03)
November 1, 2019 - January 22, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Government, Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services