Ciaran Kelly — ADO & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Client engagements

What I Deliver

At Version1, I design and deliver comprehensive DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code platforms for enterprise clients across FMCG, financial services, and other sectors. Engagements span Azure DevOps pipeline architecture, Terraform-based infrastructure provisioning, AI-assisted infrastructure delivery using GitHub Copilot, and the modernisation of legacy .NET Framework applications from on-premises environments into Azure.

Employer Version1

Role ADO Engineer

Platform Azure / Azure DevOps

IaC Tool Terraform (azurerm & azureapi)

AI Tooling GitHub Copilot

AI-Assisted Infrastructure

Leverage GitHub Copilot to accelerate IaC authoring, YAML pipeline scaffolding, and Terraform module generation — reducing boilerplate and applying policy guardrails faster across client environments.

Legacy .NET App Modernisation

Migrate legacy .NET Framework client web applications from on-premises infrastructure to Azure — rebuilding as Azure Web Apps, building cloud-native CI/CD pipelines, and integrating with Azure services for scalable, managed hosting.

Pipeline Architecture

YAML-based CI/CD pipeline design across multiple repositories, including shared template libraries, environment-specific triggers, and path filters for efficient build orchestration across the client's global ADO organisation.

Terraform IaC Design

End-to-end infrastructure provisioning using the azurerm provider and Azure Verified Modules (AVM), with Checkov policy compliance and TFLint integration for security and quality guardrails.

Managed DevOps Pools

Configured Azure Managed DevOps Pools (MDP) with VNet injection, subnet delegation, stateless agent configuration, and quota management for scalable, secure self-hosted pipeline runners.

Branch & Repo Governance

Implemented cross-repository branch policies, merge strategy enforcement (Semi-linear / Squash), ADO identity configuration, and project-level policy standardisation at scale.

Technology stack

GitHub CopilotAI-assisted IaC & pipeline authoring

Azure DevOpsPipelines, Repos, Boards

Terraformazurerm, AVM modules

Azure Managed DevOps PoolsVNet injection, stateless agents

Checkov / TFLintPolicy-as-code, linting

.NET / ASP.NET CoreLegacy app modernisation & pipeline integration

Career history

Experience

Sept 2025
Present

Azure DevOps Engineer

Version1, Belfast — IT Services

Author and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and ARM Templates, provisioning and managing scalable Azure environments — accelerated with GitHub Copilot for IaC scaffolding and code review.
Build and maintain YAML-based CI/CD pipelines across Azure DevOps Repos, Pipelines, and Boards, managing end-to-end solution delivery.
Modernise legacy .NET Framework client web applications from on-premises infrastructure to Azure, delivering Azure Web Apps and cloud-native pipeline integrations.
Write PowerShell & Azure CLI scripts to automate Azure resource management, configuration, and operational tasks across cloud workloads.
Provision and configure Azure infrastructure to host containerised workloads, including AKS clusters and supporting services.

Jan 2023
Aug 2025

Engineering Manager — SRE Team

Netigate, Stockholm — SaaS

Spearheaded migration of on-prem infrastructure & apps to Azure
Azure infrastructure provisioning via Terraform and ARM templates
Hardened cloud security posture using Azure Policy and RBAC
Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions & Docker Hub
Advocated & promoted the Scrum framework to the Development Dept
Personnel responsibilities for 4–8 Engineers & Developers

Sept 2018
Jan 2023

Development Manager

Paradox, Stockholm — Gaming

Technical Product Owner — defined vision, strategy & managed the product backlog
Built and maintained automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Bitbucket
AWS infrastructure provisioning via Terraform
Line Manager for 8–10 Engineers & Developers

Sept 2016
Sept 2018

DevOps Team Lead

Qliro, Stockholm — Fintech

Automated & managed deployments using Gitlab, TeamCity, ProGet and Octopus
Infrastructure and configuration management with PowerShell and PowerShell DSC
Deployed virtualisation solutions using VMware and Hyper-V
Mentored junior engineers and developed onboarding documentation

May 2012
Aug 2016

Build Engineer

DICE, Stockholm — Gaming

Build & Release activities for the Game Studio
Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Perforce VCS
VMware administration
Developed scripts in PowerShell and Bash to automate build and deployment tasks

Mar 2010
Apr 2012

System Administrator

Fortum, Stockholm — Energy

Administered 100+ Windows servers across multiple data centres
Supported Active Directory and DNS/DHCP configurations
Automated administrative & reporting tasks using PowerShell, reducing manual workload from hours to minutes

Pre-2010

Earlier Roles

Perido (Stockholm) · TR Shipping (Belfast) · Heyn Group (Belfast) · British Airways World Cargo (Leeds) · EMIS (Leeds)

IT Consultant, IT Manager, Assistant IT Manager, System Engineer, Hardware Engineer — spanning 1995–2010

Credentials

Certifications

🐙

GitHub Certified: GitHub Copilot

GH-300 · GitHub

☁️

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

AZ-104 · Microsoft

🖥️

Microsoft Specialist: Server Virtualisation with Hyper-V

Windows Server · Microsoft

⚙️

Professional Scrum Master I

PSM I · Scrum.org

📋

Professional Product Owner I

PSPO I · Scrum.org

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