Douglas Macdonald

Senior Cloud & Security Architect

Location
United Kingdom
Desired Salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Full Time
Status
Actively looking
Field / Industry
Software Engineering
Relocation: No
Notice Period: Immediate

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About Me

I am a Senior Cloud & Security Architect with a track record of delivering enterprise-scale transformation. I align technology strategy with business growth, enabling secure digital operations across global environments. I am known for leading high-impact cloud migrations, modernising legacy infrastructure, and embedding resilience and automation at scale. My expertise combines cross-platform knowledge, team leadership, and board-level influence to turn complex challenges into measurable outcomes. In my current role, I serve as a cloud and security consultant for financial clients, where I am responsible for the secure delivery of high-availability workloads across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. I have designed and deployed hybrid Kubernetes environments, integrated security tooling into CI/CD pipelines, and led IAM modernisation initiatives. I am also passionate about mentoring engineers and leading strategic workshops with clients.

Skills

SaaSKubernetesComplianceAzureRisk ManagementCI CDTrainingTeam LeadershipAutomationDevOpsMentoringGrafana

Education

QA ltd
2017

Cyber Security Professional

SQCF level 8

Experience

Cloud Security Architect @ GFT
Oct 2021 - Present

Cloud and security consultant for financial clients, responsible for secure delivery of high-availability workloads across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

Cloud Operations Engineer @ Technology One
Jan 2018 - Oct 2021

Owned cloud operations for a SaaS platform supporting over 1,300 public sector clients across the UK and Australia.

Global IT Support Specialist @ Amazon
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

Delivered secure infrastructure solutions supporting Amazon’s high-scale B2C systems.

IT Executive @ DM Design
Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

Contained and recovered from a ransomware attack within 1 hour using offline backups.

System Administrator @ Aberlour
Sept 2015 - Jan 2016

Migrated 100+ VMs to Azure, enabling scalable and secure infrastructure.

IT Support Specialist @ Robertson
May 2008 - Sept 2015

Maintained infrastructure across 20+ remote sites.

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