Lead Cloud/Platform Engineer at Coherent Solutions

Led a Cloud/Platform team on NDA project; built a Terraform-managed AWS + EKS stack from zero and cut infra lead time from days to hours; reported quarterly to engineering leadership on risks, plans and outcomes; built operational bridges between engineering and product teams; drove ~10% annual AWS savings across 30+ accounts by rightsizing, tagging, and budget controls; stabilized a fragile production system to HA and reduced incident noise via runbooks and alerts.

Cloud/Platform Engineer at Coherent Solutions

Delivered scalable AWS environment in weeks with Terraform; automated QA regression runs; migrated teams from legacy deployments to modern CI; set up AWS WorkSpaces for product teams; documented inherited production stack; reduced manual steps and improved incident response; aligned priorities with product; contributed to AWS cost optimization.

QA Automation Engineer at Allied Testing

For The Economist (UK): Built from scratch an AWS QA environment with CloudFormation upgrades; maintained QA library core engine and tests; established operational processes between QA, DevOps and Development to reduce delays; redesigned CI/CD for faster feedback and fewer flaky runs; containerized QA stack with Docker/Selenium for scalable cross-browser testing.

QA Automation Engineer at Allied Testing

For Reed Exhibitions (UK): Leveraged QA automation to bridge CI/CD, applications, and infrastructure; evolved pipelines from legacy Cake to standardized tooling; improved reliability and incident response; implemented infrastructure changes via CloudFormation and AWS SDK; close collaboration with developers across SDLC.

Lead QA Automation Engineer at Allied Testing

For Omdia / Informa PLC (USA): Set up automation in infrastructure with Jenkins and Selenium Grid; bridged legacy test automation with modern CI; updated test framework core and test libraries; integrated SDLC with CI best practices; delivered automation improvements during engagement.