Burtenshaw Technology Limited
Principal DevSecOps & Platform Engineer
I design, build, and secure the cloud platforms that product teams rely on to ship safely and at scale.
What I do
AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps. Building internal platforms that give engineering teams safe autonomy to ship with confidence.
Consolidating fragmented, multi-cloud setups into unified AWS architectures. Landing zones, multi-account governance, cost optimisation.
Security embedded as defaults across pipelines and infrastructure. Scanning, policy-as-code, and guardrails that enable rather than block.
Infrastructure security posture assessment and cloud configuration reviews. Risk identification, threat modelling, actionable remediation.
Approach
I operate at principal level but still write code, build infrastructure, and review pull requests. Architecture decisions are better when you're close to the implementation.
With a strong full-stack background in TypeScript and React, I design platforms with a deep understanding of how applications are actually built and deployed.
I build guardrails that enable teams to move fast safely. Vulnerability scanning, infrastructure policies, and compliance standards baked into the platform from the start.
Selected engagements
Principal DevSecOps Engineer
Consolidating multi-cloud into a unified AWS platform. EKS, Terraform, ArgoCD, observability with Prometheus and Grafana, Istio service mesh. Hands-on across the full stack.
Senior Engineer to Head of Architecture
Led technical direction for a global microservices platform. gRPC, event-driven architecture, AWS at scale. Maintained 60%+ hands-on coding time while driving engineering strategy.
Software Engineer
Consumer credit products at UK scale. Built features for Experian Boost handling millions of users and sensitive financial data under strict regulatory requirements.
Get in touch
Currently engaged. Open to connecting about future opportunities.
Outside IR35. Typically 6 month+ engagements or fixed-scope projects. Remote and on-site from Nottingham, UK.
I also build and run Bink, a platform for local business websites.