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.
DevOps engineering on RapidDeploy's cloud-native public-safety platform — building and operating the infrastructure behind mission-critical emergency response services.
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.
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.
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.
Now a DevOps Engineer at Motorola Solutions — RapidDeploy (since July 2026). Not actively seeking new roles, but always happy to talk shop, swap notes on Kubernetes and infrastructure, or just connect. Based in Wellington, South Africa.