Ben Albon
Freelance IT Infrastructure Engineer at Data Raven Ltd
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBen Albon is a freelance IT infrastructure engineer based in Cambridge with a decade of hands-on experience designing and running Linux systems, networking, monitoring, and data center operations. Previously he led hosting and IT teams at Jagex, where he managed worldwide operational infrastructure, enterprise storage, and 24/7 support for large-scale services. He now runs Data Raven Ltd, offering pragmatic, results-driven consultancy that balances professionalism with reasonable rates. Comfortable both as a tactical troubleshooter and a strategic ops leader, he has a track record of reducing technical debt while enabling development teams to ship safely. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and Philosophy from Keele University, bringing a thoughtful, systems-oriented perspective that combines technical depth with practical judgement.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science and Philosophy, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science and Philosophy at Keele University
Github Skills (14)
text-formatting9
formatting9
linux8
windows8
python8
text-editor8
markdown7
macos7
editor6
cross-platform5
php2
lcg1
android1
mysql1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ben-albon/CouchDB-Auth-Layer
Sep 2015 - Oct 2016
Contributions:14 commits, 8 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
ben-albon/PHP-PostgreSQL-Session-Handler
Jun 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:9 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
phphandlemysqlphp-sessions
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