Mark Burke
About Mark Burke
Mark Burke is a DevOps Engineer at ONYX InSight in Nottingham, United Kingdom, where he has worked since 2015. He has extensive experience in AWS infrastructure, automation, and data management, with a background in various IT roles across multiple organizations.
Work at ONYX Insight
Mark Burke has served as a DevOps Engineer at ONYX Insight since 2015. His role involves managing AWS infrastructure tailored for Wind Turbine Condition Monitoring software. He has been instrumental in implementing Jenkins pipelines and AWS blue/green deployments. Mark's responsibilities include data management, security, and disaster recovery, ensuring the integrity and availability of systems. He utilizes a variety of AWS services, such as ECS, ECR, S3, EC2, RDS, Cloudwatch, SQS, and Lambda, in his daily operations.
Previous Employment Experience
Prior to his current position, Mark Burke held several roles in the IT sector. He worked at Pork Farms as an Information Systems Technician from 2010 to 2011 and again in 2008 for a total of 1 year and 7 months. He served as IT Support Team Leader and Systems Administrator at Romax Technology from 2012 to 2015. Additionally, he worked at Timico Ltd as IT Technical Support for 6 months in 2009 and at the East Midlands Development Agency as an Information Systems Technician for 9 months in 2008. His early career included a role as a Technical Adviser at The Tech Guys from 2006 to 2008.
Education and Expertise
Mark Burke possesses extensive expertise in DevOps practices, particularly in running AWS infrastructure and automation through Terraform. He emphasizes infrastructure as code in his work, which enhances efficiency and reliability. His skills encompass a wide range of AWS services and tools, including monitoring tools like Zabbix, Nagios, PRTG, and Graylog. Mark is also proficient in managing Cisco ASA Firewalls and Docker environments, as well as administering CentOS, RHEL, and Windows Server, along with managing Active Directory.
Technical Skills and Specializations
Mark Burke specializes in various technical areas relevant to DevOps and system administration. He has significant experience with Jenkins for continuous integration and deployment, as well as AWS blue/green deployments. His work involves handling data management and security, ensuring robust disaster recovery processes. Mark's technical skill set includes extensive knowledge of AWS services and the use of monitoring tools, which are critical for maintaining system performance and reliability.