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Robert Szynal, CertHE

Mr. Robert J. Szynal CertHE

07910006527

https://robert.szynal.co.uk/

A flexible DevOps Engineer, proficient with cutting edge and legacy architecture. Key talents include the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems and languages in order to efficiently diagnose and solve issues. Keen experience with docker containerisation (Locally, Kubernetes, ECS), pipeline development, and infrastructure as code using terraform.

Skills

AWS Cloud Infrastructure

  • Primarily using Terraform but also CLI and console to manage AWS multi-account infrastructure
  • Using Terraform to write infrastructure as immutable, repeatable and self-documenting code
  • Ensuring security through the use of security groups, WAF, and IAM Roles/Policies

Containerisation

  • Writing Docker buildfiles in an efficient, minimal and organised fashion
  • Creating development-to-live solutions ensuring all environments are 'as live' which eliminates the majority of environment specific problems
  • Creating easily deployed local dev envs which closely match live infrastructure routing

Linux

  • Experience with CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, and Alpine
  • Apache and Nginx config tuning
  • Scripting experience with BASH and python

Monitoring

  • Metric consumption (Direct and federated) and querying in Prometheus
  • Writing useful Alertmanager alerts
  • Logging to Elasticsearch (ELK)

Other Skills

  • Strong knowedge of git, including management of Git flows and branch permissions
  • Jenkins pipelines (Groovy)
  • Managing Chef deployed infrastructure (Ruby)
  • Experience with Hashicorp Vault secrets, approles, and policies
  • Light experience with Kafka topic management and usage
  • Working in a team following a form of agile scrum methodology using Kanban boards to track progress and daily stand-ups to keep everyone up to date
  • Understanding of Object Oriented Programming principles and Basic knowledge of C++, C#, javascript, and Java.
  • On occasion, managing sprints within JIRA
  • Good communication both verbally and via electronic mediums such as Slack team chat or email
Employment History

Senior DevOps Engineer Sky Betting and Gaming, Leeds, 2021+

DevOps Engineer Sky Betting and Gaming, Leeds, 2018-2021

DevOps Engineer The SaleGroup, Lincoln, 2015-2018

IT Support North Lindsey College, Scunthorpe, 2012-2015

Projectionist Vue Cinema, Scunthorpe, 2010-2012

Guest Assistant Vue Cinema, Scunthorpe, 2006-2010

Customer Assistant Marks & Spencer, Huddersfield, 2006-2007

Waiter Winteringham Fields, Winteringham, 2004-2006

Education

North Lindsey College 2011-2012

Level 2 Diploma in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

University of Huddersfield 2006-2008

CertHE Electronic Engineering (Comms)

John Leggott College 2004-2006

Electronics, Computing, Physics, Maths

Winterton Comprehensive School 1999-2004

9 GCSEs A*-C including English, Maths, Science and ICT

Hobbies
  • Various small projects on my servers and Raspberry Pis
  • Rollerskating
  • House renovation
  • Driving, learning about cars and understanding how they work
References

People Support

Sky Betting and Gaming, 4 Wellington Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 4AP

Personnel

The SaleGroup, West Retford Hall, Rectory Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 7AY