David R.
About David R.
David R. is a DevOps / Production Engineer at WP Engine in Melbourne, Australia, with extensive experience in system administration, platform reliability, and teaching.
Company
David R. is currently working at WP Engine in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where he serves as DevOps / Production Engineer. WP Engine is a prominent platform focusing on WordPress digital experiences. David's responsibilities include ensuring robust and secure operations of systems relevant to the company's customer stack, predominantly the LEMP stack (Linux, Nginx, MySQL & PHP).
Title
David R. holds the role of DevOps / Production Engineer at WP Engine. His role centers on system reliability and performance, with duties encompassing automation, error detection using HoneyBadger, malware scanning, and working with cloud platforms and container-based technologies.
Work Experience
David R. has accumulated a diverse range of experiences in the IT sector. Prior to his current role, he worked at Flywheel as a Platform Reliability Engineer from 2016 to 2021 and as a Happiness Engineer from 2016 to 2018. He has also held positions such as Level 2 Systems Engineer at Emerging IT, Service Desk Team Leader / Systems Administrator at Wesley Mission Victoria, and Network Administrator at Mitchell Secondary College. His career reflects extensive expertise in systems engineering, IT support, and customer satisfaction in various capacities across multiple organizations.
Education and Certifications
David R. has a solid educational foundation in technology and English teaching. He completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University of NSW. Additionally, he acquired a CELTA certification from ILA Vietnam and embarked on a Master of Teaching (P-12) at La Trobe University. These academic pursuits reflect a blend of technical proficiency and language instruction capabilities.
Technical Skills and Expertise
David R. possesses a broad range of technical skills and expertise. He has a deep understanding of the LEMP stack, regularly works with the Google Cloud platform including Stackdriver, Filestore, Compute Engine, and Kubernetes, and enjoys learning Ruby on Rails. David is skilled in automating tasks to improve system security and performance. He is also experienced in administering container-based platforms and cluster management software like Docker and Kubernetes.