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Blain Noone

Blain Noone

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Summary

Driven and solutions-focused individual with a strong interest in automation and DevOps practices. Experienced in supporting developers, identifying issues early, and combining technical expertise with a collaborative approach. Passionate about optimising infrastructure and streamlining operations to enable reliable deployments and high-performing systems

Overview

3
3

Years of DevOps experience

2
2

Years of University Education in UA92

4
4

Certifications

Work history

DevOps Engineer

GlobalLogic(JD Sports)
Manchester
2024.10 - 2026.04
  • Designed and maintained infrastructure using terraform/terragrunt across the JD landscape
  • Collaborated with software developers and QA teams to streamline DevOps processes.
  • Developed automated workflows to catch issues early. improve efficiency and adhere to best practices efficiently
  • Integrated Snyk scanning (SAST, SCA, IaC) into CI/CD pipelines across JD landscape
  • Built monitoring dashboards and alerts New Relic using Opentelemetry and NQRL queries
  • Implemented security measures to reduce risks throughout development and deployment processes.
  • Ensured compatibility issues such as terraform provider upgrade for use with later node versions
  • Liaised between development and operations teams to support efficient infrastructure management.
  • Supported new developer onboarding and troubleshooting issues
  • Migrated Lambda infrastructure within admin tooling projects
  • Contributed to migration from legacy AWS setup to Landing Zone Accelerator
  • Performed daily system checks, debugging, and issue resolution
  • Implemented monitoring tools to proactively identify system issues.
  • Helped develop continuous integration pipelines and security integrations for enhanced code security and best practices
  • Collaborated with other developers to identify and alleviate software bugs.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional development teams to raise technical standards for ongoing projects..

Warehouse Operative

Currys
2016.01 - 2023.09
  • Developed further communication and problem-solving skills in customer-facing roles
  • Logistics and working within a team
  • Ensured high standards of cleanliness by regularly sanitising warehouse equipment.
  • Managed disposal of waste materials, maintained clean working environment.
  • Performed general maintenance tasks around the warehouse, ensured a safe work environment.
  • Replenished shelves as needed, helped maintain adequate stock levels at all times.
  • Loaded and unloaded delivery vehicles, ensured safe transport of goods.

Sales Assistant

Retail, HMV, Dealz
2015.01 - 2016.01
  • Developed strong communication and problem-solving skills in customer-facing roles
  • Trained new staff members, fostering a supportive working environment.
  • Delivered exceptional after-sales service, encouraging repeat business.
  • Demonstrated products effectively leading to increased sales conversions.
  • Built strong relationships with regular customers for repeat business.

Education

A-Levels - Secondary Education

ST Mels College
Longford, Ireland
2003.09 - 2009.04

3 years - Software/Web Design Course

TUS/AIT
Athlone, Ireland
2010.08 - 2013.07

Certificate of Higher Education - DevOps

University Academy UA92
Manchester
2023.01 - 2025.01

Skills

  • Automation techniques
  • Infrastructure as code
  • Cloud computing and platforms
  • Continuous integration and delivery
  • Version control systems
  • Security
  • Network
  • Scripting
  • Monitoring and logging
  • Systems administration
  • Strong communication skills
  • AWS
  • Python
  • Scripting
  • Docker understanding
  • Web application design
  • Project lifecycle understanding
  • API development
  • DevOps practices awareness

Certification

  • CompTIA Cloud+
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Linux Essentials
  • Cisco IT Essentials

Affiliations

  • Writing music/ Guitar
  • Reading
  • Football
  • Learning new languages/tools

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

DevOps Engineer

GlobalLogic(JD Sports)
2024.10 - 2026.04

Certificate of Higher Education - DevOps

University Academy UA92
2023.01 - 2025.01

Warehouse Operative

Currys
2016.01 - 2023.09

Sales Assistant

Retail, HMV, Dealz
2015.01 - 2016.01

3 years - Software/Web Design Course

TUS/AIT
2010.08 - 2013.07

A-Levels - Secondary Education

ST Mels College
2003.09 - 2009.04
Blain Noone