Dan Hurdley
About Dan Hurdley
Dan Hurdley is an Infrastructure Engineer with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, particularly within the fintech industry. He has held various roles across multiple companies, including Efficio, Specsavers, and Starling Bank, utilizing technologies such as AWS and Kubernetes.
Current Role at Starling Bank
Dan Hurdley serves as an Infrastructure Engineer at Starling Bank since 2023. He operates in a hybrid work model based in Southampton, England. In this role, he utilizes a variety of technologies, including AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, FluxCD, Teamcity, and Python, to support the bank's infrastructure needs.
Previous Experience at Efficio
Dan Hurdley has held multiple positions at Efficio. He worked as a Senior System Administrator from 2017 to 2019 for two years in an on-site capacity. He later served as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer from 2022 to 2023 for one year in a hybrid model. Additionally, he worked as an Infrastructure Engineer from 2019 to 2022 for three years in a hybrid setting.
Background in Database Administration
Dan Hurdley has extensive experience in database administration. He worked as a Senior Oracle Database Administrator at Specsavers for 11 months in 2014 to 2015. He also held positions as an Oracle Database Administrator at Arqiva from 2009 to 2013 for four years, and at Motability Operations for eight months in 2013 to 2014. His role at AQA as a DBA/Systems Administrator lasted for one year from 2015 to 2016.
Technical Account Management Experience
Dan Hurdley worked as a Technical Account Manager at Cogeco Peer 1 from 2016 to 2017 for 11 months. In this role, he was responsible for managing client accounts and ensuring the delivery of technical services.
Early Career at IBM and Logicalis UK
Dan Hurdley's early career includes significant roles at IBM and Logicalis UK. He served as an AIX Systems Administrator at IBM from 2000 to 2004 for four years and as an Operator from 1997 to 2000 for three years. He also worked as a Managed Services Consultant at Logicalis UK from 2004 to 2009 for five years in London.