Summary
John Mcmanus is a seasoned DevOps and solutions leader with 11+ years of experience building and enabling cloud-native delivery at scale, currently serving as DevOps Enablement Lead at PwC UK. He blends hands-on engineering and technical architecture expertise—from CCIE-level networking to platform automation—to drive end-to-end solutions and operational assurance for large enterprises. His background spans founding a mobile games and app studio, leading major data centre migrations and secure MPLS/PCI projects, and architecting 24/7 security operations centres, demonstrating both technical depth and delivery grit. Known for making complex technical trade-offs readable to business stakeholders, he consistently converts high-level requirements into practical, auditable designs and runbooks. Based in Scotland, he pairs a software engineering degree with a long history of bridging networking, security and DevOps practices. Uncommonly, he still ships consumer-facing games and mobile apps alongside enterprise platform work, reflecting a wide-ranging curiosity and product-minded craft.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Software Engineering, BS, Software Engineering at University of Paisley BSc Software Enginnering