Jon Halewood
About Jon Halewood
Jon Halewood serves as the Director of DevOps & IT at Emplifi, where he has worked since 2020. With a background in systems administration and engineering, he has held various roles in notable companies, including Partnerize, Capita, and NHS South of Tyne and Wear.
Current Role at Emplifi
Jon Halewood serves as the Director of DevOps & IT at Emplifi, a position he has held since 2020. In this role, he has led the design and implementation of a new AWS-based platform for Emplifi's production application. This initiative involved migrating from a legacy service provider and utilizing various AWS services, including Linux on EC2, CloudFront, RDS/Aurora Serverless, RedShift, S3, and EFS. He has also played a key role in developing incident response and support processes, contributing to the overall efficiency and reliability of the company's IT operations.
Professional Background
Jon Halewood has an extensive professional background in IT and DevOps. He began his career as an Application Support Analyst at NHS South of Tyne and Wear in 2011. He then worked at ITPS in various roles, including Service Centre Analyst and 2nd Line Engineer. From 2012 to 2015, he served as a Systems Engineer at Nomad Digital. Following that, he worked as a Senior DevOps Engineer at Capita from 2018 to 2020, and as a Systems Administrator at Partnerize from 2015 to 2017. He has also held the position of Managing Director at Virgo Networks Ltd. since 2010.
Education and Expertise
Jon Halewood studied at Newcastle College, where he achieved A-Levels in Computer Science and Business Studies, as well as Cisco Systems CCNA certifications. He furthered his education at Northumbria University, earning a BSc (Hons) in Computer Network Technology. His educational background has provided him with a strong foundation in IT and networking, which he has applied throughout his career in various technical and leadership roles.
Achievements in IT Infrastructure
At Emplifi, Jon Halewood has implemented high-availability and redundant infrastructure for all components of the platform and applications. This infrastructure enables seamless scaling to millions of transactions. He has also contributed to the development and implementation of disaster recovery plans and procedures, ensuring the resilience of Emplifi's operations. Additionally, he has managed technology challenges resulting from mergers and acquisitions, focusing on technology consolidation and transitioning to a unified, global department.
Certifications and Compliance
Jon Halewood has collaborated with the CIO at Emplifi to achieve and maintain ISO27001 and ISO27701 certification. His efforts in this area demonstrate his commitment to information security and data privacy standards. He has also migrated Emplifi's environments to be fully immutable, utilizing Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Ansible and Terraform, which reflects his expertise in modern DevOps practices.