About
I am an AWS Cloud Platform engineer who has had the pleasure of working with large enterprise organisations
and
small start ups.
I am a keen IT enthusiast who loves to learn new technologies in order to deliver fast,
reliable
and resilient cloud solutions.
AWS Cloud Engineer
I have been developing my skills for over 20 years focusing on Infrastructure, Virtualisation, Cloud and Containerisation.
- Operating Systems: Linux, MacOS, Windows
- CI/CD Bitbucket, Jenkins, Github Actions
- IAC Terraform, Cloudformation
- Tools Visual Studio, AWS CLI
- Containerisation Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, K9s
- Programming/Scripting Bash, Python
Skills
I have been developing my skills for over 20 years focusing on Infrastructure, Virualisation, Cloud and Containerisation.
CV
Sumary
James Easton
With strong technical knowledge through diverse roles across Operations, Development and Architecture, I have evolved into a professional, dynamic individual who understands the challenges faced within an organisation by delivering secure cloud solutions. .
- Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK
- (44) 7873 955188
- james.easton@eastonit.co.uk
Professional Qualifications
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA)
Professional Training
Linux Administration
The Linux Foundation
Docker
Kubernetes CKA
QA.com
Kubernetes Advanced
Introduction to Python
cloudacademy.com
Professional Experience
ITV Ltd / ITVX.com
12/2023 - Present
Wood Lane, London, UK
- Embedded Platform Engineer supporting ITVX Development Teams
- Update and support application microservice infrastructure
- Contribute to Common Platform IAC modules to ensure platforms are deployed on recent versions of AWS resources
- Manage, monitor and upgrade Kubernetes clusters
QA Ltd / Cloudacademy.com
06/2022 - 12/2023
St. Katherines Dock, London, UK / Mendrisio, Switzerland
- Write and maintain IaC through Terraform and CloudFormation
- Delegate tasks to the 7 members of the design team and provide counsel on all aspects of the project.
- Managed and supported many AWS services for IaaS services such as ECS, ECR, Cloudfront, API Gateway, EC2, S3, CloudWatch, System Manager, Eventbridge, RDS, AWS BackUp
- Worked with Development Teams to advise on pipeline practices and AWS platform
Dash Studios Ltd Group Start Up
12/2017 - 06/2022
Hitchin, Herfordshire, UK
- Worked with business stakeholders to understand business requirements
- Managed and supported many AWS services for IaaS services such as EC2, VPC, Auto Scaling, Load Balancing, Direct Connect.
- Worked with Development Teams on projects using Agile Project Methodology and tools such as Trello and Confluence
TUI Group Gmbh
09/2015 - 12/2017
Luton Airport, Bedforshire, UK / Hannover, Germany / Bangalore, India
- Working with InfoSec to ensure solutions follow best security practice
- Help define AWS Cloud Strategy and help implement a Cloud Competency Centre
- Managing a team of DevOps engineers during Web Stack migration project to AWS cloud
easyJet Company Ltd
08/2009 - 09/2015
Luton Airport, Bedforshire, UK / Delhi, India
- Responsible for developing easyJet's maturity within Amazon Web Services by establishing an internal cloud capability (following the Cloud Adoption Framework)
- Writing and Presenting to Senior Management on AWS Cloud adoption progress
- Sponsor of internal Self Service Portal project to enable better visibility to internal development teams