John Grant
About John Grant
John Grant is an Infrastructure Architect at Endava with extensive experience in cloud migration and a strong background in full stack environments.
Current Role at Endava
John Grant serves as an Infrastructure Architect at Endava, a role he has held since April 2014. In this capacity, he has worked on global projects spanning several continents. He is primarily focused on transitioning on-premise infrastructure to cloud environments. This involves leveraging his extensive experience in cloud migration projects, which includes managing the migration of over 1,000 servers to AWS.
Previous Experience at Reach plc
Before joining Endava, John Grant was an IT Architect at Reach plc from 2006 to 2014. Based in Glasgow, Scotland, his work focused on the architectural design and execution of IT systems. He spent eight years in this role, contributing significantly to the company's technological advancements.
Role at Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd
From 1999 to 2006, John Grant worked as a Unix Specialist at Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. In this position, he honed his expertise in Unix systems, focusing on maintaining and optimizing the company's Unix-based infrastructure.
Work at Polestar
John Grant's early career included a role at Polestar, where he served as a Unix System Administrator and C/C++ Programmer from 1996 to 1999. During these three years in Glasgow, he developed and maintained crucial Unix systems and utilized his programming skills in C and C++ to contribute to various projects.
Educational Background
John Grant attended the University of Glasgow from 1992 to 1996, earning a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Computer Science. This educational foundation provided him with the technical skills and theoretical knowledge needed for his subsequent career in IT and infrastructure architecture.
AWS Certification and Expertise
John Grant holds an AWS certification as a solutions architect, demonstrating his proficiency in cloud infrastructure. He specializes in cloud migration and has a strong background in full stack environments and various programming technologies. His technical expertise includes managing complex cloud projects and optimizing IT infrastructure.