I am Linh Nguyen, a dedicated infrastructure automation expert with 10+ years of hands-on experience building scalable, secure cloud platforms on AWS and Azure. I specialise in Terraform modules, Ansible configuration management, containerization with Docker, and Kubernetes orchestration, and I’ve engineered CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab to accelerate delivery. I thrive in agile teams, collaborate across disciplines, and enjoy mentoring colleagues as I help organisations adopt GitOps, Istio service mesh, and secure secret management with HashiCorp Vault.

Linh Nguyen

I am Linh Nguyen, a dedicated infrastructure automation expert with 10+ years of hands-on experience building scalable, secure cloud platforms on AWS and Azure. I specialise in Terraform modules, Ansible configuration management, containerization with Docker, and Kubernetes orchestration, and I’ve engineered CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab to accelerate delivery. I thrive in agile teams, collaborate across disciplines, and enjoy mentoring colleagues as I help organisations adopt GitOps, Istio service mesh, and secure secret management with HashiCorp Vault.

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I am Linh Nguyen, a dedicated infrastructure automation expert with 10+ years of hands-on experience building scalable, secure cloud platforms on AWS and Azure. I specialise in Terraform modules, Ansible configuration management, containerization with Docker, and Kubernetes orchestration, and I’ve engineered CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab to accelerate delivery.

I thrive in agile teams, collaborate across disciplines, and enjoy mentoring colleagues as I help organisations adopt GitOps, Istio service mesh, and secure secret management with HashiCorp Vault.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

DevOps Engineer at DWP
July 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Working with GitLab CI/CD and IaC development on Azure and AWS. Implement GitOps FluxCD tooling for MicroServices deployment onto EKS. Developing GitLab-CI CI/CD YAML for Terraform and Ansible and applications for DevOps and Cloud platform teams. Working with Ansible development for IaaS Linux and Windows software configuration deployment. Working with Kubernetes, Helm to deploy the MicroServices application to the Kubernetes cluster. Working knowledge of Snowflake by integrating with Azure Storage-Account to collect CSV files.
DevOps Engineer at The Insolvency Service
January 1, 2025 - June 1, 2025
Implemented various DevOps tools and processes, achieving a 40% reduction in deployment time and significantly improving system reliability and scalability. Planned, implemented, and documented a CI/CD pipeline for Java SpringBoot, .NET and IaC using Kubernetes, GitLab, AWS EKS and Azure AKS; worked with Artifactory to pull/update new Docker images. Scripting in Bash and PowerShell; Terraform for multi-environment deployments; secret-detection, SaST, SCA integration.
DevOps Engineer at Acora/Tokio Marine Kiln
April 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Delivered Under Writing Workbench insurance project across DEV, SIT and UAT environments via Terraform and Ansible automation with GitLab CI/CD for AWS and Azure. Implemented Azure Terraform for APIM, KeyVault, Function-App, App-Service, AKS, VNET, Subnet, Security-Group and related features. Created a GitLab Group Access Token and set up GitLab Runners for per-repo CI/CD execution. Developed Helm charts with Istio and NGINX, and Ansible playbooks for Windows IIS, AD, and MySQL. Implemented Terraform for AWS AutoScaling-Group, EC2, subnets and security groups; used Snowflake to upload CSV data from S3. Managed Azure Identity Management and Key Vault integration as part of Terraform modules.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Eviden/HMRC
January 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Terraform IaC for AWS and Azure; HashiCorp Vault PKI CA including RootCA and Intermediate certificates; Kubernetes authentication to external Vault; GitLab-based workflows; Snowflake and PowerBI for data extraction and reporting; Helm charts for Istio/Traefik; Vault permissions management and workshop demonstrations; downstream Terraform propagation across AWS and Azure environments; GitLab PR processes and custom GitLab-runner configurations.
DevOps Engineer at Methods (HMCTS)
January 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
Terraform development for Azure cloud platform features; PAAS PostgreSQL replication; Azure Identity Management using azuread provider and azurerm_role_assignment; Azure PAAS resources (Function App, App Service, SQL, PostgreSQL); automations to enable scalable environments and secure access management.
DevOps Engineer at Shelby Finance Ltd
April 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
AWS EKS delivery via Terraform; Helm charts for Istio/NGINX; AWS Load Balancer configurations; Kubernetes-based deployments; CI/CD pipelines with GitLab; automation for Dev, SIT and UAT environments.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Allianz Deutschland (Germany)
March 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020
Developing Ansible playbooks for Nexus and LogStash integration; Dockerfile creation for Java microservices; automation of deployment and monitoring pipelines; collaboration with cross-functional teams to streamline release processes.
DevOps Engineer at Keytree Ltd
December 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020
Developing Terraform modules for Azure Resource Group, Storage Account, VNet, Subnet, Security Group, and Virtual Machine; Hashicorp Packer to customise Linux OS images; Ansible playbooks for SAP software installation and configuration; integration with NodeJS for machine provisioning.
DevOps Engineer at Azuri Ltd
July 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019
Developing Terraform modules for AWS, including VPC, Subnets, Security Groups, RDS; Ansible for SAP/Java stack; Jenkins CI/CD workflows; Kubernetes cluster provisioning and management.
DevOps Engineer at Sapient
January 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
Terraform and Azure PAAS automation (AKS, DataFactory, DataLake); Jenkins CI/CD for multi-language apps; Ansible playbooks; Packer build processes; Kubernetes-based deployments and cluster management.
DevOps Engineer at Santander
April 1, 2017 - November 30, 2018
Terraform and AWS/VPC automation; Site-to-Site VPN, S3, CloudFront; Ansible for ELK stack; Dockerfile creation for Java microservices; Jenkins-based CI/CD; AKS provisioning and Helm charts for deployment.
DevOps Engineer at World First
January 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017
Ansible for HAProxy, Apache, MariaDB Master Cluster, FreeAPI; Vagrant for local testing; ELK stack upgrades and automation; Bash scripting for operational tasks.
DevOps Engineer at DWP
November 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
On-site automation using Puppet; Nagios monitoring; LDAP Tomcat auth; Jenkins deployment pipelines; ELK centralisation; Terraform demos for AWS; Packer-based image customisation; Docker/Kubernetes orchestration.
DevOps Engineer at MetroBank
April 1, 2015 - October 31, 2015
Automation of AWS infrastructure; ELK stack with Ansible; Docker containers; Kubernetes-based orchestration; Jenkins CI/CD; Packer for OS image customisation.
Senior Linux Systems Administrator at Nice Systems UK Limited
September 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015
Ansible playbooks for Nexus administration and configuration; automated LogStash integration; Dockerfile creation for microservices; collaboration with teams for BAU tasks.
Unix/Linux System Administrator at Nomura International plc
August 1, 2013 - January 31, 2014
Unix/Linux BAU and project work, server administration, patching, and performance tuning.
Unix/Linux Systems Engineer at Jefferies International
November 1, 2012 - February 28, 2013
Unix/Linux engineering, patching, system administration and64 tasks supporting trading platforms.
Unix/Linux Technical Specialist at ATOS
August 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012
UK Border Agency project; Unix/Linux engineering, clustering and system administration.
Unix/Linux Systems Engineer at WTG
November 1, 2010 - April 30, 2011
BAU and project work managing Unix/Linux environments.
Unix/Linux Engineer at PrePay Solution
May 1, 2010 - August 31, 2010
Unix/Linux engineering tasks and support.
Unix/Linux Technical Lead at HCL Great Britain
November 1, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Technical leadership on Unix/Linux for Deutsche Bank project; lead and mentor team.
Unix/Linux System Administrator at SmartsGroup Ltd
November 1, 2008 - January 31, 2009
System administration tasks and infrastructure support.
Senior Unix/Linux System Administrator at Symbian Ltd
June 1, 2008 - October 31, 2008
Senior UNIX/Linux administration in mobile software environment.
Unix/Linux Engineer at Fujitsu Services
August 1, 2007 - May 31, 2008
Unix/Linux engineering for The FSA project; patching, deployment and support.
Senior Unix/Linux System Administrator at VerizonBusiness
October 1, 2006 - July 31, 2007
Senior Unix/Linux administration; system provisioning and maintenance.
Senior Unix/Linux System Administrator at Accenture Ltd
April 1, 2005 - September 30, 2006
Senior UNIX/Linux administration; environment support and project delivery.
System Administrator at Imperial College
January 1, 2000 - March 31, 2005
System administrator for university infrastructure.

Education

BSc (HONS) Computer Systems with Electronics at Middlesex University
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 2000

Qualifications

Unix Server Administrator for the Enterprise System
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
Build a Secure Virtual Private Network
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Planning & Migration
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
Oracle 9i Database Administration
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
Oracle 9i SQL
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
CCNA
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Government, Financial Services