Summary
Paul Williams is a systems and platform engineering leader with 11 years’ experience building resilient, cost-efficient cloud infrastructure across AWS and Google Cloud. Currently driving AI and data capability at the Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, he previously led platform and reliability efforts for a fast-growing B2B ISP and owned technical strategy for Google’s Voice of the Customer, turning high-volume feedback into production-ready data pipelines. He combines hands-on SRE, DevOps and CI/CD expertise with a track record of infrastructure redesigns, automation and capacity planning that measurably improved scalability and uptime. A Fellow of both the RSA and BCS, Paul blends technical delivery with cross-functional roadmap building and mentoring. His background in theatre and events technical management reveals an unusual strength for operational coordination under pressure, which he applies to incident response and complex deployments. Based in London, he is passionate about aligning cloud architectures to business outcomes and enabling teams to adopt sustainable, automated practices.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BA (Hons) Stage Management & Technical Theatre, BA (Hons) Stage Management & Technical Theatre at East 15
A Levels Physics Accounting Information Technology General Studies, A Levels Physics Accounting Information Technology General Studies at Shenfield High School
Postgraduate Diploma Advanced Computing Technologies, Postgraduate Diploma Advanced Computing Technologies at Birkbeck, University of London