Christopher May-townsend
Senior Devops at Department of Work and Pensions
Epping Forest, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolChristopher May-townsend is a Senior DevOps specialist with 11 years of hands-on experience building and operating Linux-driven infrastructure across public and private sectors, currently supporting critical services at the UK Department for Work and Pensions. He has a strong track record as a contractor in high-traffic environments—from Hotels.com to VisualDNA—focused on Linux systems administration, automation, and operational resilience. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he combines deep command-line expertise with practical delivery of secure, auditable infrastructure in regulated government contexts. Based in Epping Forest, he brings contractor agility and long-term institutional experience, often translating legacy system constraints into reliable, modern operational practices.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Trinity Catholic High
English, Icelandic, Welsh
Github Skills (49)
network-configuration10
matrix10
python10
kaios10
matrix-org10
automation10
ansible10
infrastructure-as-code10
homeserver10
matrix-synapse10
devops10
ssh10
pictionary9
revit-api9
gentoo9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
maquis196/synapse
Jul 2020 - May 2021
Synapse: Matrix reference homeserver
Contributions:2 PRs, 94 pushes, 14 branches in 10 months
matrixmatrix-synapsesynapsehomeserver
maquis196/gentoo-crossdev
Mar 2023 - Jan 2024
Contributions:1 PR, 3 pushes, 3 branches in 10 months
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