# open_to_work = True

Noah Rotheray

DevOps & Cloud Engineer

8+ years managing Linux infrastructure, VoIP systems, and cloud environments across Azure, AWS & GCP. Hands-on with Kubernetes, ELK, Ansible & Chef — track record of running high-availability voice infrastructure at global scale. Certified LPI DevOps Tools Engineer with a bias for automation, observability, and well-documented systems.

noah.rotheray@gmail.com View Experience
location Wellington, South Africa exp 8+ years Open to work
profile.py
1# noah_rotheray · profile.py
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3class NoahRotheray:
4"""DevOps Engineer · Wellington, ZA"""
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6name = "Noah Rotheray"
7experience = "8+ years"
8
9cloud = ["Azure", "AWS", "GCP"]
10orchestration = ["Kubernetes", "Docker"]
11config_mgmt = ["Ansible", "Chef"]
12monitoring = ["ELK", "Prometheus",
13"Grafana", "Zabbix"]
14
15certifications = [
16"LPI DevOps Tools Engineer", # 2025
17"LPIC-2", # 2021
18"LPIC-1 / Linux+", # 2016
19]
20
21open_to_work = True
# stack
Kubernetes Ansible Azure Docker AWS ELK Stack Chef Python Bash Linux PostgreSQL FreeSwitch / Asterisk
# experience

Work Experience.

Qcontact Feb 2024 — Present
DevOps Engineer

Own all Azure infrastructure running Debian, including multiple Kubernetes clusters and Docker host VMs. Led SOC2 compliance implementation and serve as the primary escalation point for voice incidents.

  • Manage Azure infrastructure across Kubernetes clusters and Docker host VMs running Debian
  • Led SOC2 Type II compliance implementation via Drata, coordinating evidence collection across engineering and operations
  • Administer ELK stack for centralized logging and production reporting across all services
  • Develop Python & Bash automation scripts to reduce manual operational toil
  • Tier 3 escalation for all voice-related incidents, maintaining high-availability SLAs
  • Technical lead for new client onboarding — infrastructure provisioning and integration
Azure Kubernetes Docker ELK Stack Drata / SOC2 Python Bash Debian
Sudonum Feb 2020 — Feb 2024
Voice DevOps Engineer

Managed global FreeSwitch voice infrastructure on Debian across Azure, AWS, GCP & VMware. Configuration and deployment orchestrated through Ansible & Chef across a distributed, multi-region environment.

  • Managed and monitored global FreeSwitch infrastructure across Azure, AWS, GCP & VMware
  • Deployed and maintained configuration management via Ansible & Chef across all environments
  • Administered Homer SIP capture and ELK stack for voice observability and call tracing
  • PostgreSQL & MySQL database administration across production and utility systems
  • Managed Git repositories for infrastructure code and deployment automation
  • Maintained AWS/Azure infrastructure and served as Tier 3 escalation point
FreeSwitch Ansible Chef AWS Azure GCP ELK Homer SIP PostgreSQL MySQL VMware
ScopServ South Africa Feb 2016 — Feb 2020
ICT Manager & Asterisk Engineer

Sole technical owner of all ICT operations — from client scoping to solution architecture and deployment. Specialised in Asterisk-based VoIP on RHEL/Debian infrastructure, bare-metal and virtualised.

  • Designed and implemented end-to-end VoIP solutions — scoping, architecture, and deployment
  • Administered RHEL/Debian systems: Asterisk, Zabbix, SBC, ClearOS, FreeNAS, OpenE — bare-metal & virtual
  • Managed virtualised environments across Hyper-V, VMware, and XenServer
  • Final escalation point for all SIP, Asterisk, and Linux incidents
  • Wrote Bash/Python scripts for system maintenance and operational automation
  • Led client projects from architecture design through installation and handover
Asterisk SIP / VoIP RHEL / Debian Zabbix VMware Hyper-V XenServer Bash Python
# proficiencies

Technical Skills.

cloud & infrastructure
Azure AWS GCP VMware Hyper-V XenServer
containers & orchestration
Kubernetes Docker
configuration & IaC
Ansible Chef Terraform Git
observability
ELK Stack Prometheus Grafana Zabbix Nagios Homer SIP
languages & scripting
Python Bash SQL REST APIs
databases
PostgreSQL MySQL
operating systems
Debian / Ubuntu RHEL / CentOS CoreOS
voip & networking
FreeSwitch Asterisk SIP HTTP / REST
compliance & security
SOC2 (Drata) Cyber Security Ethical Hacking
# credentials

Education & Certifications.

certifications
LPI DevOps Tools Engineer
Linux Professional Institute
2025
LPIC-2
Linux Professional Institute
2021
Python for System Administrators
Linux Academy
2021
LPIC-1 / Linux+
Linux Professional Institute / CompTIA
2016
Cyber Security Foundations & Awareness
Lynda / LinkedIn Learning
2017
Ethical Hacking
Udemy
2017
Bash Scripting for System Administrators
Linux Academy
2017
education
BA — Archaeology & Forensic Anthropology
University of Pretoria
2013 – 2015
languages
English
Written & Spoken — Native
Afrikaans
Written & Spoken — Proficient
interests
CrossFit Fly Fishing Hiking Gaming Open Source
# contact

Open to the right role.

Looking for DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering roles — ideally with exposure to Terraform and Kubernetes at scale. Based in Wellington, South Africa — open to remote.

Email noah.rotheray@gmail.com
Phone +27 71 383 6033
Location Wellington, South Africa
Languages English · Afrikaans
Availability Open to work