Summary
Kim Engel is a seasoned engineering leader with 20 years in software and 15 years in management, currently driving cloud engineering at Octopus Deploy from Queensland, Australia. She combines pragmatic quality-first practices with hands-on coaching to build empowered teams that deliver high-quality products faster and more predictably. Her experience spans industries from entertainment and aviation to healthcare and government, and she has a track record of implementing test automation, DevOps practices, and delivery roadmaps across complex, multi-vendor environments. Kim is equally comfortable leading large distributed teams—as she did at Symantec/Altiris—and stepping into tactical roles to replace consultants and establish lasting capability, as shown by her consulting business and contract work. A regular presenter at meetups and conferences, she focuses on measurable improvements that tie daily activities back to company objectives.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BCom C & IS, Computing, Management, BCom C & IS, Computing, Management at Western Sydney University