Summary
Ashton Southall is a network engineering consultant in Deloitte T&T’s Engineering, AI & Data practice with eight years of hands-on experience across cloud networking, security architecture, and operational network delivery. He progressed from field-facing roles installing and troubleshooting IP and wireless infrastructure to administrating VPNs, firewalls, and enterprise networks at AirBridge, giving him both practical deployment know-how and systems-level insight. At Deloitte he focuses on modern network technologies and capability development, bridging technical delivery with internal project enablement. His background in software engineering and early customer-facing roles informs a pragmatic approach to automation and stakeholder collaboration. Based in Sydney, he combines frontline incident-response experience with strategic design thinking, making him effective at translating complex network requirements into reliable operational solutions. An eagle-eyed troubleshooter, he often surfaces operational gaps that lead to measurable reliability and capacity improvements.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Certificate III Information Digital Media and Technology, Certificate III Information Digital Media and Technology at TAFE Queensland