Infrastructure and cloud support analyst with 3+ years' experience managing Linux and Windows server environments, virtualised platforms, and production web services.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Linux Engineer
ANS Ltd
Hulme, Manchester
10.2024 - Current
Infrastructure support engineer managing production client environments across dedicated physical servers and virtualised cloud platforms.
Administered and maintained Linux server environments (primarily RHEL and Red Hat-based distributions) across multi-client infrastructures, including bare-metal and vSphere-hosted virtual machines.
Deployed and managed IIS on Windows Server, automating configuration tasks via PowerShell to ensure consistent coverage across all major OS options.
Configured, deployed, and supported NGINX, PHP, and MySQL web services in live production environments, resolving performance, availability, and configuration issues to maintain uptime.
Managed and supported DNS and domain infrastructure, including zone configuration, domain registration, and troubleshooting resolution and propagation issues.
Administered and supported enterprise backup solutions using Bacula and Commvault, ensuring data integrity, successful restores, and compliance with client recovery requirements.
Participated in escalation response during major production incidents, diagnosing infrastructure faults and restoring service within SLA constraints.
Recognised by senior engineers for reliability and technical judgement; consistently assigned to complex, high-impact cases.
Mentored apprentices and first-line engineers, raising escalation quality and team-wide technical capability.
ICT Service Desk Analyst
NHS (Dartford & Gravesham Trust)
Dartford
08.2022 - 10.2024
Delivered 1st and 2nd line support across the Trust via phone, email, and in-person, resolving hardware and software issues at both levels.
Provided on-site and remote IT support (via VNC) across Darent Valley Hospital NHS Trust as first point of contact, triaging and escalating tickets to ensure timely resolution for end-users.
Resolved an average of 35-50 tickets per day (~200/week), consistently maintaining high end-user satisfaction scores.
Managed user accounts and group file permissions in Active Directory to maintain secure access for Trust staff.
Created new Active Directory and email accounts for all new staff members.
Supported software-related issues and resolved hardware failures, contributing to uninterrupted service delivery.