Ciaran Kelly
Core Skills
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Azure, AWS, VMware, Hyper-V & On-Prem
- IaC & Automation: Terraform, ARM Templates, PowerShell, Bash
- CI/CD & DevOps: Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, Docker, AKS
- Version Control & SCM: GitHub, Bitbucket, Perforce
- Agile Delivery: Scrum, Kanban, Jira, People & Team Leadership
Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- Microsoft Specialist: Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V
- Professional Scrum Master I
- Professional Product Owner I
Experience
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- Version 1, Belfast (IT Services) - Azure DevOps Engineer
- Jan 2026 - Present Day
- Implement DevOps processes & tooling for the delivery of IaaS and PaaS services using IaC in the public cloud.
- Automate the configuration and management of cloud workloads in Azure.
- Build toolchains to support automated builds, tests, and deployments of applications to public cloud platforms.
- Contribute to technical decisions in a collaborative team environment
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- Version 1, Belfast (IT Services) - Service Desk Team Lead
- Sept 2025 - Jan 2026
- Oversee major incident management and provided technical escalation for complex cloud and on-prem issues.
- Mentor and developed L1/L2 analysts, fostering a culture of automation and continuous improvement.
- Introduced scripting and automation practices to reduce manual workload and improve SLA compliance.
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- Netigate, Stockholm (SaaS) - Engineering Manager
- Jan 2023 - August 2025
- Owned roadmap and delivery for SRE & Data Engineering teams (8-12 engineers).
- Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Docker Hub and AKS, accelerating deployment cycles.
- Championed Infrastructure as Code with Terraform for Azure provisioning, improving reliability and repeatability.
- Advocated for Scrum adoption across engineering teams to enhance delivery predictability
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- Paradox, Stockholm (Gaming) - Development Manager
- Sept 2018 - Jan 2023
- Delivered the Paradox SDK and managed a multi-disciplinary Game Services team (8-10 developers).
- Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins & Bitbucket, reducing deployment time significantly.
- AWS infrastructure via Terraform, enabling scalable and resilient environments.
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- Qliro, Stockholm (Fintech) - DevOps Team Lead
- Sept 2016 - Sept 2018
- Automated deployments using GitLab, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, eliminating manual processes.
- Implemented configuration management with PowerShell DSC and streamlined infrastructure provisioning.
- Delivered VMware & Hyper-V virtualization solutions, supporting high-availability environments.
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- DICE, Stockholm (Gaming) - Build Engineer
- May 2012- Aug 2016
- Owned build & release automation for AAA game titles.
- Developed CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Perforce, improving build reliability and speed.
- Automated build/deployment tasks using PowerShell & Bash, reducing manual intervention.
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- Fortum, Stockholm (Energy) - System Administrator
- Mar 2010 - Apr 2012
- Managed 100+ Windows servers across multiple data centers.
- Automated administrative tasks with PowerShell, cutting manual workload from hours to minutes.
- Supported Hyper-V & VMware environments, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP.
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- Perido, Stockholm (IT Services) - Consultant
- Nov 2008 - Feb 2010
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- TR Shipping, Belfast (Logistics) - IT Manager
- Apr 2003 - March 2008
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- Heyn Group, Belfast (Logistics) - Assistant IT Manager
- Jan 2000 - March 2003
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- British Airways World Cargo, Leeds (Logistics) - System Engineer
- June 98 - Dec 99
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- Egton Medical Info. Systems, Leeds (Health) - Hardware Engineer
- Sept 1995 - May 1998
Education
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- University of Huddersfield
- Sept 1990 - June 94
- Business Information Technology (HND).