I’m Brian, a leading cloud engineering consultant.
An independent cloud architecture, platform engineering and DevOps consultancy with more than twelve years of experience delivering secure, scalable and automated cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
Our focus
We specialise in cloud architecture, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps engineering and operational resilience for regulated and high-scale environments.
Most engagements involve AWS and Azure landing zones, Terraform and Terragrunt at scale, CI/CD automation, Kubernetes platforms, migration programmes, zero-trust networking and observability improvements.
How we engage
We work independently and embed directly with engineering, infrastructure and platform teams to deliver focused technical outcomes without consultancy overhead or unnecessary complexity.
Typical engagements range from four to sixteen weeks and include architecture, automation, migration, DevOps enablement and platform modernisation. Ongoing support packages and retained engineering support are also available.
Career highlights
A short timeline
2025–2026
Senior Cloud Engineer · Enterprise Data Platform
Azure landing zones with Terraform and Terragrunt, Databricks with Unity Catalog, VNet injection and zero-trust networking using private endpoints, NCC and custom DNS.
2025
Freelance Cloud Engineer · Antevorta
Independent cloud consulting across AWS, Azure and GCP including platform engineering, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation and security architecture.
2022–2024
Senior Cloud Consultant · Financial Services Programme
Zero-downtime migration of multinational SWIFT banking workloads to AWS using closed-network Terraform modules, PrivateLink, Direct Connect and Transit Gateway.
2021–2022
Platform & DevOps Engineer · Government Programme
SRE automation with Python and Ansible alongside hybrid-cloud deployments using Jenkins, Terraform, Kubernetes, Dynatrace, CloudWatch and ELK.
2017–2021
Senior Cloud Engineer · Multi-Cloud SaaS Platform
High-availability AWS and GCP infrastructure supporting 100K+ daily transactions with major improvements in deployment automation and observability.
2013–2017
Systems Developer · High-Scale Gaming Infrastructure
Backend systems and cloud infrastructure supporting 250K+ concurrent users with autoscaling designed for unpredictable traffic spikes.
Values
What we believe
Outcome-led
Focused on platform improvements, operational maturity and sustainable long-term delivery.
Security-first
Architectures designed around governance, resilience and zero-trust principles.
Pragmatic
The right architecture for your security, scalability and operational needs without unnecessary complexity.
Transparent
Clear communication, weekly invoicing, knowledge transfer and no unnecessary lock-in.
Let's talk
Ready to build a platform that scales?
Book a free 30-minute discovery call to review your infrastructure and map out clear recommendations.
- 30-minute discovery call, no obligation
- Architecture review with concrete clear recommendations
- Independent consultancy, direct, hands-on advice