Summary
Chris Franco is a Senior Platform Engineer based in Greater Melbourne with 11 years of experience building resilient, automated infrastructure across banking and payments environments. Currently at ANZ, he progressed from automation and QA roles into DevOps and platform engineering, bringing deep operational knowledge of production systems and testing practices. His academic background in Communication and Sociology & Anthropology gives him a distinct edge in stakeholder engagement and translating complex technical trade-offs into clear, policy-aware recommendations. Comfortable working at the intersection of civic-minded thinking and enterprise engineering, he excels at shaping reliable platforms that balance compliance, observability and developer velocity. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who pairs methodical testing discipline with a human-centered approach to platform design.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Sociology and Anthropology, Bachelor's Degree, Sociology and Anthropology at Denison University
English, Spanish