Paul Cassidy
About Paul Cassidy
Paul Cassidy is a DevOps Engineer at Zinkworks, where he has worked since 2021. He has a background in mathematics and experience in network automation, cloud services, and deployment workflows.
Work at Zinkworks
Paul Cassidy has been employed at Zinkworks as a DevOps Engineer since 2021. In this role, he collaborates with microservice teams to develop complex network automation code and associated protocols. He is responsible for maintaining internal code libraries and performing code review duties using Git. Cassidy also develops and documents internal tooling using Python, boto3, Docker, and Bash to automate deployment workflows. His work includes maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Spinnaker, Jenkins, Bash, and Python for deployment automation.
Previous Experience in DevOps
Prior to his current position, Paul Cassidy worked at Tata Consultancy Services as a DevOps Engineer from 2019 to 2021. In this role, he focused on integrating AWS services such as IAM, E/A/NLB, R53, and EC2, emphasizing security in a complex networked environment. He also provisioned, maintained, operated, and monitored infrastructure on Redhat, Ubuntu, and Debian for deployment environments using EC2, CloudFormation, R53, S3, ECR, EKS, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Education and Expertise
Paul Cassidy studied Mathematics at the National University of Ireland, Galway, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (ordinary) from 2012 to 2016. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics and Physics at The Open University, expected to complete in 2025. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his technical skills in DevOps and software development.
Early Career and Tutoring Experience
Before his career in DevOps, Paul Cassidy gained experience as an Automated Software Testing Trainee at Donegal ETB for five months in 2019. He also worked as a Private Tutor from 2014 to 2015, providing educational support in Galway, County Galway, Ireland. Additionally, he served as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at the National University of Ireland, Galway, for eight months during 2014 to 2015.
Technical Skills and Tools
Paul Cassidy possesses a range of technical skills relevant to his role as a DevOps Engineer. He develops and documents processes to enhance visibility and facilitate knowledge transfer within his team using tools like Jira and Confluence. His expertise includes working on a cloud-based network automation/orchestration platform running on Kubernetes, as well as maintaining CI/CD pipelines and integrating various AWS services.