I'm Luke Pritchard.

Luke Pritchard

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My name is Luke. I'm a experienced DevOps Engineer and Developer. I am highly experienced in technologies such as:

• Cloud technologies
• Software development
• Process automation

I am currently employed as a DevOps Engineer at Auto & General, Toowong. Here I am part of the Architecture team. More specifically, I belong in the Research & Development division. At Auto & General I take responsibility for a the continuous integration and delivery of our services and underlying infrastructure. This involves implementing, architecting and analysing existing and new technologies to integrate within the business.

My Skills

Cloud technologies

• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Cloud security, DevSecOps
• System adminsitration
• Solutions architecture
• Third part technologies (New Relic, Sumo Logic etc)

Automation

• Ansible
• Jenkins Pipeines
• Packer by Hashicorp

Software Development

• JavaScript
• Python
• PostgreSQL/MySQL
• Bash

My Certifications

My Reputation

Aditya Vineet. Cloud Engineer at Canstar.

Luke has an unique mix of excellent problem solving ability and skill set. He is very operational focused and has innovative continuous improvement ideas in his mind all the time. It is an absolute pleasure to work under his direct influence. He is an able mentor with a lot of patience. He would definitely be a great asset for any company he works for.

Ken Reddy. Chief Information Officer at Canstar.

Luke was a legend, he came on as a grad and quickly made an impact, he took it upon himself to get his AWS certification and was always his direct line manager’s choice to work on projects with exec exposure because she knew he would represent the team well and get the job done.

Kimberley Manning. Site Reliability Engineer Manager at Canstar.

Luke joined my team as a graduate but quickly became a core member of the SRE team at Canstar during a period of rapid growth. He threw himself into absorbing all he could about AWS & cloud engineering, and it was great to have someone on my team who was so invested in continuing to learn, grow from feedback, and improve our systems. Luke was happy to take on many different projects and one of his greatest strengths was his ability to work with people from across the business, translating business requirements into technical solutions. He was a great asset to our team.

My Experience

Scape Student Ambassador (1mo) - current (contract, casual).

At Scape I am responsible for leading student residents enrolled in univeristy or Tafe. I provide guidenance, support and most importantly drive students to succeed their goals. Outside of regular business hours, Scape provides with multiple challenges that I don't usually encounter in the normal DevOps environment.

Canstar Cloud Engineer (3mo) - current (permanent, full-time).

Returning to Canstar, I undertook the brand new role in the team as the dedicated Cloud Engineer. This role mainly has a DevOps focus, with a speciality of cloud technologies. I am responsible for the availability and continious integration of our cloud infrastructure and operations.

Auto & General DevOps Engineer (5mo).

At Auto & General I took responsibility for a the continuous integration and delivery of the services and underlying infrastructure. This involves implementing, architecting and analysing existing and new technologies to integrate within the business.

Canstar Site Reliability Engineer (1yr 6mo).

At Canstar I was responsible for maintaining the company’s website and all its instances in Amazon Web Services, making sure everything is reliable, consistent and secure. To do so I used technologies and skills such as Python, Bash, AWS System Administration and Solution Architecture, Ansible, SQL and Docker.

Australia United Energy Junior Developer (1yr 4mo).

My time at Australia United Energy was my first exposure to the professional technology industry. Here I was a web application developer, mainly utilising skills in basic cloud technologies, JavaScript, Docker and ExpressJs.