Andrew Hughes-Onslow
Devops Engineer and Software Developer
e: [email protected]
w: http://kalpaitch.com
GitHub: https://github.com/kalpaitch
Drupal.org: https://www.drupal.org/u/kalpaitch
LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/hughesonslow/
Devops engineer and software developer with over a decade of experience working for public and private sector projects in senior, lead and architect roles. Scrum master holding SC clearance.
- Predominantly working with Drupal, Python and Node applications
- Developed systems with microservice / serverless and data pipeline based architectures
- Experienced with Docker / ECS and containerised deployment
- Significant experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform / CloudFormation
- Creation and automation of CI/CD pipelines
Employment
Technical Architect > March 2023 - present
Olive Jar > Primary Authority Register
- Orchestrating a move from a GovUK PaaS to AWS with Copilot
- Communication with SOC, accessibility and wider teams to achieve GovUK Service Standard
- Increasing automation through CD with a shift-left approach to QA
Lead SRE & Devops Engineer > July 2020 - December 2021
Fetch for Pets > Multi-vendor pet product wholesaler
- Architected a serverless infrastructure with data pipelines to optimise advertising spend
- Development of Python application to analyse sales data with revenue in excess of $1million / day
- Administration of devops processes and CI pipeline with Chalice / Docker / Terraform
Lead Developer & Dev-Ops Engineer > June 2017 - March 2023
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy > Primary Authority Register
- Responsible for leading the migration and development for a Drupal backed government service
- Administration of devops, CI and deployment pipeline with CircleCI and Cloud Foundry
- Supported by Postgres utilising Redis & Opensearch to optimise performance for data retrieval
Senior Developer > Dec 2016 - June 2017
Dennis Publishing > Magazine publisher, owner of The Week
- Responsible for drupal development within an agile team of 9 back-end developers
- Creating a new Drupal 8 platform for subscriptions services and magazine publishing platforms
Senior Developer > May 2015 - November 2016
Eurostar > Trains from London to Paris
- Creation of a new Drupal 8 component-based site for Eurostar to increase revenue across mobiles
- Contributor to the Drupal component initiative
- Responsible for development within an agile team of 6-8 developers
Senior Developer > July 2015 - July 2016
Warmshowers.org > A free worldwide hospitality exchange for touring cyclists
- Development and management of migration from Drupal 6 to 7
Senior Developer > August 2013 - January 2014
New Digital Partnership (Permanent) > A digital agency specialising in drupal
- Senior developer responsible for development of Drupal-based projects and data migrations
Technical Developer > October 2012 - July 2013
Reading Room (Permanent) > A global digital agency
- Responsible for all technical aspects of development on Drupal-based projects
Lead Developer > July 2010 - September 2012
Firecracker (Permanent) > A small, fast-paced digital agency
- Responsible for all development based around CakePHP, Drupal and Wordpress
Key Technologies
Development > Php, Python, Javascript, Drupal
DevOps > AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Cloud Foundry, CI
Data > MySQL, Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka
Education
BA (architecture) > Oxford Brookes University > 2004 - 2008
3 A levels (history of art, design and technology, geography) > Eton College
13 GCSEs > Eton College
Personal achievements and interests
Twice inter-schools croquet champion with Eton College
British Canoeing certified White Water Kayak Coach
References available on request.
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