Engineering Leadership

Driving efficiency through Terraform, GitOps, and Sustainable Cloud Infrastructure.

View 2026-2029 Vision

The GTO DevOps Vision 2026-2029

A strategic roadmap for engineering excellence and organizational impact.

0-12 Months
Foundation & Standards
  • Continue establishing COE
  • Unify tooling around CGI standards
  • Embed well operated reviews
  • Implement a golden path
  • Start looking at a “DevOps Academy”
1-3 Years
Scale & Alignment
  • Position GTO as the BU's DevOps partner of choice
  • Collaborate with global peers to align strategy
  • Drive GTO profitability through advanced practices
3+ Years
Leadership & Legacy
  • Become the first VPE in GTO
  • Establish an industry-leading DevOps hub
  • Lead architectural innovation across the group

The DevOps Golden Path

A standardized, high-velocity engineering workflow. Click a stage to see the chosen tooling and impact.

Job: Source

Git / GitHub

Job: Lint

TFLint / Checkov

Job: Unit Test

Vitest / Jest

Job: Build

Docker / Vite

Job: Security

Snyk / Trivy

Job: Policy

OPA / Sentinel

Job: Registry

AWS ECR

Job: Provision

AWS / Terraform

Job: Test (IaC)

Terratest

Job: Deploy

Github Actions / Flux / ArgoCD

Job: UI Test

Playwright / Cypress

Job: Monitor

Prometheus

Select a stage to explore

Rationale:

Explore the benefits of our chosen toolset.

TOIL Reduction:

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Tooling Reference

Dev & Source

  • Git / GitHub Source Control
  • Vite Build & Dev Server
  • Vitest / Jest Unit Testing

Security & Quality

  • TFLint / Checkov Static IaC Analysis
  • Snyk / Trivy Vulnerability Scanning
  • OPA / Sentinel Policy as Code

Infra & Registry

  • AWS ECR Container Registry
  • Terraform Infrastructure as Code
  • Terratest Infra Integration Testing

Ops & Automation

  • Flux / ArgoCD GitOps CD
  • Playwright E2E & UI Testing
  • Prometheus Monitoring

2-Day DevOps Academy

From zero to functional: A cloud-agnostic approach to modern infrastructure.

Day 1: Foundations

  • Introduction to DevOps: Culture, CAMS, and the Three Ways.
  • Infrastructure as Code: Deep dive into Terraform (HCL, State, Modules).
  • Version Control: Advanced Git workflows for infrastructure.
  • CI/CD Fundamentals: Building your first automated pipeline.

Day 2: Orchestration

  • Containerization: Docker basics and multi-stage builds.
  • Kubernetes Essentials: Pods, Deployments, and Services.
  • Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus and Grafana basics.
  • GitOps & Security: Automated deployments and scanning.

AWS FinOps & GreenOps Optimizer

Model your cloud footprint based on real AWS region and hardware efficiency data.

200 Instances
50 1000

Est. Savings vs Baseline

$0

Monthly direct cost reduction

Carbon Footprint Reduction

0%

CO2e reduction vs baseline

Comparison Baseline Assumptions
  • Region: US-East (N. Virginia)
  • Hardware: x86 Standard (m5)
  • Strategy: Legacy VM (Low Density)
  • Unit Price: $50 / Month

Calculations are based on internal AWS benchmarks for compute and carbon intensity.

About Me

As a dedicated engineering leader, I balance high-scale infrastructure automation with community involvement.

Chair of Governors

I serve as the Chair for a local primary school, focusing on strategic oversight, financial health, and educational excellence. My role is to lead the governing body in supporting and challenging the school leadership to ensure the best outcomes for every child.

This role involves regular board meetings, budget reviews, and policy development, much like steering a large engineering organization.

My Lego Builds

Building complex systems, brick by brick.