Madoc Batters

• Led 85+ on-prem service and application migration to AWS, Azure, and SaaS, enabling cloud-native transformation • Pioneered Alkira NaaS deployment as Network as Code, integrating Terraform/GitOps for Warner WAN, modernising hospitality infrastructure in weeks, and enabling high velocity self service ops with zero downtime • Directed comprehensive security program: consolidated 30+ cybersecurity tools to cut spend 55%, while embedding shift-left SecOps for proactive vulnerability management • Led FinOps adoption, deploying cost governance framework and automation across AWS/Azure, to keep infrastructure lean and under budget by 30%. • Championed Everything as Code philosophy, embedding IaC (Terraform/GitOps) to enforce shift-left Security, Finops, Governance, and Automation across CI/CD pipelines. • GitOps / FinOps / SecOps / NetOps / AiOps / LLM Flowgramming

Bringing Clarity to Cloud FinOps - Cloud Opex Reduction. GitOps - Versioned & Automated Cloud Infrastructure. Digital Transformation - Democratised Change, Technical Debt Mitigation and Product Refactoring.

• Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCOE) and Operational Security. • Digital Transformation • Cloud native adoption • Multicloud Architecture (AWS & Azure) • Security • Serverless frameworks • Infrastructure as code: Terraform • Kubernetes • GitOps / FinOps / DevOps / DevSecOps

SRE, Architecture, Deployment and Automation for AWS infrastructure. • Cloud automation at scale • Serverless • Infrastructure as code: Terraform/Cloudformation • Python Boto3 SDK • Data analytics • FinOps • Machine Learning • Security • Architecture

Cloud SaaS: AWS Observability • MapMyCloud™ : Trademarked system to map AWS resources into dynamic Neo4j graph database visualisations.

Product development and Marketing of innovative AWS Marketplace SaaS solutions. Rucloud Technology Limited was an AWS Technology Partner and a member of the AWS Startup programme. • Rucloud Optimized: AWS Marketplace product to significantly optimise AWS OpEx costs. Incorporates automated EBS tiering and a fully-featured EC2 instance scheduler with unique capabilities. • Co-Inventor and owner of patent pending: “Methods and systems for optimizing cloud computing storage” (US 62/901,346).

• SME for Official AWS Solutions Architect Professional exam. • SME for Official AWS Security Specialty exam.

Architecture and Devops for Core Networks AWS infrastructure. Design of core services across Cloud and OnPrem infrastructure. • AWS strategy and design for Three Ireland’s core network. • Built and lead hybrid team of 15 IP design and security engineers. • Proposed, designed and delivered Cloud (AWS) migrations for Core network services. • Responsible for AWS cost optimisation. • Deployment of AWS resources with infrastructure as code (Terraform). • Application of Cloud security best practices (IAM, Roles, Policies, Security Groups, NACL, SSE, SSL/TLS). • Integration of production automation and management scripting with Python. • Design, testing and implementation of core network DDOS protection (On-Prem and Cloud). • Vendor selection, RFP and Design of Spine Leaf DataCentre (Cisco Nexus 9k, VXLAN, EVPN) • Architecture and delivery of content cache solutions (Google, Netflix, Facebook). • Network automation with Ansible. • Strategy for 3ROI and ex O2 ROI Merged networks. • Network and Security design deliverables. (IA, HLD, DLD, Roadmaps) • Technical signatory for Network and Security design consultant deliverables.

Senior Design consultant for a number of key network projects for Three UK • Design and implementation of 3rd party international and national solutions utilising L2, L3 and MPLS VPN technology. • Migration of India call centre network and associated IT infrastructure. • Design and testing for 3rd party international and national connectivity solutions utilising BGP. • Design and implementation of core network services with L2 and L3 MPLS VPN’s. • Deployment of Open Source Network Management tools.

Design verification, implementation, and troubleshooting for next generation financial data centre. • Greenfield design and deployment for Nationwide Building Society, centered upon Cisco’s Nexus platforms (7k, 5k and 2k) • Employing technology such as VDC and vPC alongside traditional services of BGP, OSPF, Multicast and QOS. • In Addition to the Nexus platforms this 200+ node network includes traditional Cisco switches and Juniper firewalls. Supervising a team of test engineers whilst providing network troubleshooting support. • Enabling close working relationships with customer and internal IT teams.