David Newman
About David Newman
David Newman is a Platform Engineer with extensive experience in infrastructure and data engineering. He has worked for notable companies such as Sony Music Entertainment, Mental Health Innovations, and notonthehighstreet, where he contributed to various automation and migration projects.
Current Role at notonthehighstreet
David Newman has been serving as a Platform Engineer at notonthehighstreet since 2021. In this role, he focuses on enhancing the platform's infrastructure and ensuring efficient operations. His responsibilities include managing cloud resources and optimizing system performance to support the company's e-commerce initiatives.
Previous Experience at Sony Music Entertainment
David Newman worked at Sony Music Entertainment in two different capacities. From 2006 to 2010, he served as Network Infrastructure & Server/Desktop Support, where he provided technical support and managed network infrastructure. Later, from 2010 to 2012, he worked as a Global Network / Migration Analyst in the International Team, contributing to network migration projects.
Expertise in Infrastructure and Data Engineering
David Newman has extensive experience in infrastructure and data engineering. He worked at Mental Health Innovations as an Infrastructure and Data Engineer from 2020 to 2022, where he played a key role in migrating automation processes from Ansible to Terraform. His work enhanced the organization's infrastructure automation capabilities and streamlined identity and access management by integrating Jumpcloud with AWS.
Education and Academic Background
David Newman studied at Liverpool University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in Geology from 1996 to 1999. He also attended St. John's School in Leatherhead, which contributed to his foundational education.
Career Progression and Roles in Infrastructure Engineering
Throughout his career, David Newman has held various roles in infrastructure engineering. He worked at HarperCollins Publishers as 2nd Line Support, Harlequin as Senior Infrastructure Analyst, and Navisite as UK VDI Lead Systems Engineer. His experience includes managing Jenkins migrations across AWS accounts and implementing monitoring solutions using DataDog.