Irfan Ayub
Senior Platform Engineer @Vodafone
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Platform Engineer @Vodafone
London, GB
Founding engineer on the Azure Platform Engineering team, building an internal developer platform from zero infrastructure. Delivered MVP in 3 months, grew team from 2 engineers, now supporting UK tenant workloads approaching production with global expansion planned- Architected multi-tenant platform from scratch: hub-spoke networking, DNS architecture, zero trust security model, and tenant isolation patterns- Consulted on many aspects of cloud services and private connectivity designs, working with architects on integration patterns- Led platform stabilisation through complete environment re-provisioning, resolving critical deployment issues and improving CI/CD reliability- Designed database expansion supporting large-scale tenant workloads with geo-resilience and autoscale capabilities- Implemented security integrations and controls, including OIDC federation, private connectivity patterns, and compliance resolutions- Built automation foundations: Terragrunt and Terraform modules, ArgoCD for GitOps, policy enforcement, and standardised deployment workflows- Established documentation and architectural standards adopted across the team- Unblocked tenant delivery through technical guidance and Microsoft collaboration on capacity planningTechnologies: Azure Kubernetes Service, Cilium, Terragrunt, Terraform, ArgoCD, Kyverno, Cloudflare, Azure Application Gateway, MongoDB Atlas, Cosmos DB, Azure API Management, Azure DevOps.
EDUCATION
DeMontfort University
Bsc Hons Multimedia Computing, Computer Software and Media Applications
SKILLS
ABOUT IRFAN AYUB
I specialise in building scalable cloud systems and secure multi-tenant platforms.As a founding engineer on Vodafone’s Azure Platform Engineering team, I helped design and build an internal developer platform from zero infrastructure to production. The kind of foundations that stay in place long after the team moves on.My work spans telecoms, energy, government, and housing. Not every engagement is platform engineering, but the standard is consistent across all of them. I design the architecture, go deep when the problem needs it, and build the engineers around me.My expertise sits in Microsoft Azure and cloud security. Scalable solutions, zero trust security models, and production-ready environments that support real operations.I already operate at Staff level. I make architectural decisions that carry organisational weight, define the patterns teams build on, and grow engineering capability across organisations. I lead cross-team initiatives, mentor engineers, and shape how platforms are built and owned.Where I’m heading is Principal. Influencing engineering direction at a wider scale, shaping platform strategy across organisations, and driving the kind of technical leadership that outlasts any single project.My focus is always the same: reduce friction, raise the floor, leave it better.If you’re looking for someone who leads cross-team initiatives and grows engineering capability across organisations, let’s connect!
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