Samantha Stairs
About Samantha Stairs
Samantha Stairs is a Cloud Platform Engineer currently employed at Nationwide Building Society. She has a diverse background in technology and videography, with experience in DevOps, automation, and cloud technologies.
Work at Nationwide Building Society
Samantha Stairs currently holds the position of Cloud Platform Engineer at Nationwide Building Society. She began her role in 2023 and has been contributing to the organization for one year. In this capacity, she focuses on cloud technologies, leveraging her expertise to enhance the company's cloud infrastructure and services.
Previous Experience at Confused.com
Samantha Stairs has extensive experience at Confused.com, where she worked in various engineering roles. She served as a Senior Platform SRE Engineer for three months in 2023. Prior to that, she was an Operations Engineer from 2020 to 2022 for two years and a Junior Operations Engineer from 2018 to 2019 for one year. Her roles involved responsibilities related to platform reliability and operations management.
Freelance Videography Experience
Before her career in engineering, Samantha Stairs worked as a freelance videographer from 2013 to 2015. During this two-year period, she developed skills in video production and editing, which contributed to her creative background.
Education and Expertise
Samantha Stairs holds a Master of Science in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of South Wales, where she studied from 2017 to 2018 and earned a distinction. She also obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Film/Video and Photographic Arts from the University of Plymouth, studying from 2010 to 2013. Her educational background supports her strong passion for DevOps, automation, and cloud technologies.