Tom C.

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ABOUT TOM C.

Cloud & Infrastructure Lead with 6 years building secure, scalable cloud platforms and enabling engineering teams to ship faster and safer.I specialise in AWS platform engineering with growing multi-cloud depth across Azure covering infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD automation, DevSecOps, container orchestration, serverless application development, and platform reliability. I work across the full stack: from designing multi-account environments with automated governance and guardrails, to building CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning that reduced deployment lead time by 50% and infrastructure costs by 20%, through to serverless application development.My platform engineering approach centres on removing friction for development teams as standardised landing zones, reusable infrastructure patterns, automated account vending, and pipelines that embed security without slowing delivery. I\'ve led SaaS transformations, built observability frameworks that reduced MTTR by 40%, and maintained 99.9% uptime across production workloads.Earlier in my career I worked in an early-stage healthcare start-up environment, scaling operations and backend engineering while maintaining compliance and reliability in a regulated, high-growth setting. That experience shaped how I think about building infrastructure that supports rapid growth without sacrificing security or stability.I hold an MSc in Enterprise Systems Management (Distinction) from Birmingham City University and I\'m actively deepening expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, and AI-enabled infrastructure tooling.What drives me is solving real infrastructure problems as automating repetitive tasks, hardening systems against security risks, and building platforms that teams actually want to use. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams and finding practical solutions that balance technical excellence with business needs.Currently based in Bedford, UK. Skilled Worker visa (sponsorship required for new roles). Open to Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, and Technical Leadership opportunities.Happy to connect with fellow engineers and discuss cloud infrastructure challenges.