📝 Philip Boyd
About 📝 Philip Boyd
Philip Boyd is a Staff SRE Engineer at Treasure Data, where he has worked since 2022. He has extensive experience in cloud platform engineering, having held various roles at companies such as Skyscanner, Tesco Bank, and NCR Corporation.
Work at Treasure Data
Philip Boyd has been employed at Treasure Data as a Staff Site Reliability Engineer since 2022. In this role, he has led significant initiatives, including the re-implementation of the DataTank Platform, which serves some of the world's largest brands as part of a Data Lake. He has also implemented Kubernetes cost control measures using Kubecost and Datadog. Additionally, he established a new practice of operational excellence within Site Reliability Engineering operations and automated manual business processes to expedite security remedial work utilizing AWS technologies such as Step Functions and EventBridge.
Previous Experience in Cloud Platform Engineering
Before joining Treasure Data, Philip Boyd held various positions in cloud platform engineering. He worked as an Engineering Lead - AWS at Skyscanner for 10 months and as a Principal Systems Engineer - AWS at Brightsolid for 5 months. His role at Tesco Bank as a Senior System Engineer lasted for one year. He also served as a Senior Infrastructure Specialist at Abertay University and worked as a Cloud Architecture Consultant at Cloudreach. His extensive experience in cloud technologies has contributed to his expertise in the field.
Education and Certifications
Philip Boyd studied at the University of the West of Scotland, where he achieved an MCSA: Server 2012 certification from 2013 to 2014. He also holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Networking from Edinburgh Napier University, completed between 2008 and 2009. Additionally, he has pursued AWS certifications, including the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional from 2020 to 2023 and is currently studying for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification, which he began in 2018.
Foundational Career Experience
Philip Boyd began his career as a DevOps Engineer at Linn Products Ltd, where he worked for two years. He later served as an Information Technology Infrastructure Architect at the same company for another two years. He also founded Darktech Networks, where he worked for four years. His early experiences laid the groundwork for his later roles in infrastructure and cloud engineering.