Summary
James Bishop is a Senior Escalation Engineer at GitHub with over a decade of hands-on experience across systems administration, SRE, and enterprise support. He specialises in Atlassian Jira/Confluence administration and Project Portfolio Management with SoftwarePlant BigPicture, alongside strong Microsoft SQL and MySQL database skills. His background includes administering AEMO-connected applications for National Energy Market participants and leading infrastructure uplifts for utilities in Tasmania. Comfortable across Windows and Enterprise Linux environments, he has a proven track record of designing monitoring, CI/CD, and documentation solutions that move from proof-of-concept to production. Known self‑described as a "professional nerd," he pairs deep technical troubleshooting with pragmatic project delivery and vendor collaboration. Based in Tasmania, he brings the perspective of regional operations to large-scale enterprise platforms.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer