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Adrian Tisbury

Sidmouth,Devon

Summary

Experienced IT professional with a strong focus on cloud technologies, particularly Amazon Web Services, and extensive expertise in server administration and automation using SaltStack. Proficient in database management, network troubleshooting, and Unix/Linux server administration, with a solid foundation in configuration management and cyber security. Skilled in utilising monitoring tools such as Nagios and Cloudwatch to ensure optimal system performance. Committed to advancing a career in IT infrastructure management while continuously enhancing technical skills and knowledge.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work history

Head of Infrastructure

WAER Systems Ltd
Shoreham-by-Sea, East Sussex
09.2021 - 03.2025
  • Implemented robust cybersecurity measures to ensure data protection; including establishing strict access controls to prevent unauthorised intrusion into company's physical and cloud based networks.
  • Ensured adherence to WAER's internal security control framework.
  • Optimised server capacity through careful analysis and planning.
  • Managed routine system updates, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
  • Day-to-day management of over 180 cloud based servers across 4 regions.

Security & Technical Systems Manager

WAER Systems Ltd
Lancing, East Sussex
11.2003 - 08.2021

Overall responsibility for WAER technical systems and security

  • Network design
  • Provision of services to internal and external customers
  • Security of Infrastructure, applications and data
  • Specification, installation and configuration of security and network devices, services and monitoring tools

Performed migration of on-premise infrastructure to Cloud solutions with Rackspace initially, then to Amazon Web Services.

Risk Assessment for services and data

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning - Development, deployment, evaluation, Testing

Information Security Policy - Development, deployment, audit / monitoring

Day-to-day Management of network security team

  • Incident management
  • Patch management
  • Software management
  • Access controls
  • Training and mentoring

Management of both internal and external customer based projects.

Technology manager

WAER Systems Ltd
Lancing, East Sussex
08.2000 - 10.2003

Overall responsibility for WAER networking infrastructure and services

  • Provision of external and internal services
  • Security of infrastructure
  • Security of applications and data
  • Specification, installation and configuration or security and network devices and services

Development, deployment, audit and review of company-wide Information Security policy.

Day-to-day management of software development and network security teams

  • Recruitment
  • Personal appraisal / objective setting
  • Training and mentoring

Development and implementation of customer support infrastructure.

Customer liaison for project and support management, including SLA adherence and on-time delivery.

Education

CISSP -

ISC2
03.2008 - 03.2021

Certificate - Business Continuity

Business Continuity Institute

BTEC Higher National Diploma - Computing

Northbrook College
Sussex

BTEC Higher National Certificate - Computing

Northbrook College
Sussex

Skills

  • Cloud technologies - Amazon Web Services - IAM, EC2, S3, VPC, VPN etc
  • Server administration and automation - SaltStack
  • Database management
  • Network troubleshooting
  • Unix / Linux server administration
  • Configuration management
  • Monitoring tools - Nagios, Cloudwatch
  • Cyber security
  • Policy development and application - Data Protection, Business Continuity, Security

Affiliations

  • Walking in nature, science fiction, travel.

Timeline

Head of Infrastructure

WAER Systems Ltd
09.2021 - 03.2025

CISSP -

ISC2
03.2008 - 03.2021

Security & Technical Systems Manager

WAER Systems Ltd
11.2003 - 08.2021

Technology manager

WAER Systems Ltd
08.2000 - 10.2003

Certificate - Business Continuity

Business Continuity Institute

BTEC Higher National Diploma - Computing

Northbrook College

BTEC Higher National Certificate - Computing

Northbrook College
Adrian Tisbury