Summary
Tom Taylor is a principal technology leader based in Sydney with 11 years of experience designing cloud-native architectures and leading data and software engineering initiatives for enterprise clients. He has progressed from systems and Unix administration to DevOps and platform architecture, bringing deep operational pedigree across Kafka, Kubernetes, Terraform and AWS. At consultancies like Contino and now V2 Digital he translates business outcomes into scalable platforms, driving cloud, data and DevOps transformations for large organisations. His background in planetary science and an MSc in Data Analytics reflect a rare blend of rigorous analytical thinking and practical infrastructure expertise. Tom is comfortable moving between hands-on engineering (Java, Go, Python) and high-level architecture, often advising on security and high-availability patterns that are easy to overlook until systems are under load.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree BSc (hons) Applied Computing, Bachelor's Degree BSc (hons) Applied Computing at Sheffield Hallam University
Bishop Stopfords Secondary School
Bachelor's degree Planetary Science and Astronomy, Bachelor's degree Planetary Science and Astronomy at Birkbeck, University of London
python, go, java, scala, ruby