Summary
Paul Carlton is a Principal Consultant and seasoned DevOps engineer with over two decades of experience designing and delivering cloud-native and hybrid systems, now focusing on Kubernetes and AWS-based GitOps practices. He combines hands-on engineering in Go, Python and Linux with strategic roles in solution architecture, program and product management, enabling him to bridge business drivers and technical execution. Paul has a strong track record migrating organisations to self-hosted CI/CD runners, improving GitHub security posture, and replacing brittle scripts with production-grade Go tooling. His background spans large enterprises and financial institutions, from early work on Tandem/NonStop systems and database performance to leading OpenStack and hybrid cloud projects at HPE. He is an advocate of agile, team-centric delivery and prioritises enabling colleagues to meet sprint goals while evolving platform capabilities. Based in Salisbury, UK, he brings unusually broad legacy-to-cloud experience that helps clients modernise without losing operational fidelity.
6 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Nauton Park, Cheltenham
English