James Johnson
Freelance DevOps Engineer at Cloud Gate Consulting
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Johnson is a Freelance DevOps Engineer based in Leeds with a decade of experience evolving from software development into senior platform and automation roles. He advises public and private sector clients through Cloud Gate Consulting, delivering cloud-native infrastructure, automation pipelines, and pragmatic solutions that prioritise business value over buzzwords. His background in software engineering and games programming gives him a developer-first perspective on infrastructure, enabling clearer CI/CD, observability, and reliability workstreams. Prior roles at BAE Systems, Capgemini and major UK ISPs have honed his ability to operate in regulated and high-availability environments. Colleagues describe him as a hands-on engineer who balances new technology enthusiasm with a disciplined focus on outcomes and maintainability.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Games Programming, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Games Programming at University of TeessideEgglescliffe School
Github Skills (85)
python10
terraform10
automation10
ssh10
network-configuration10
ansible10
azure10
azure-resource-manager10
terraform-provider10
resource-manager10
jenkins10
infrastructure-as-code10
devops10
gulp9
pipeline9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
hmcts/cnp-module-palo-alto
Sep 2018 - Sep 2020
Contributions:30 PRs, 125 pushes, 29 branches in 1 year 11 months
hmcts/devops-azure-aad
May 2018 - Apr 2020
Small role to manage Azure's AD configuration.
Contributions:8 PRs, 45 pushes, 10 branches in 1 year 11 months
devopsroleazure
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