George Daobry

Results-driven Cloud & DevOps Engineer and British Army veteran with extensive experience leading and executing end-to-end cloud transformation and on-premises to Azure migration projects. Proven track record of delivering scalable infrastructure across diverse team sizes and sectors by combining military-grade leadership with deep technical expertise. Expert at bridging the gap between development and operations through robust CI/CD automation and modern DevOps practices.

Cloud/DevOps Engineer at Thames Valley Police (2024-04 – Present)

• Collaborated with the engineering team to architect and deploy enterprise-scale Azure landing zones, standardising internal infrastructure.
• Collaborated on the strategic adoption of a new Zero Trust architecture across Azure environments, helping implement Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access, identity-driven Managed Identities, and Azure Key Vault to eliminate legacy hardcoded secrets.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to execute the migration and modernisation of legacy on-premises workloads to Azure, using Azure Migrate to assess, plan, and execute seamless transitions with minimal business disruption.
• Manage internal AKS clusters, performing upgrades, maintenance, and lifecycle management across dev/staging/prod environments with zero-downtime deployments.
• Built CI/CD pipelines using Terraform and Azure DevOps to speed up infrastructure delivery.
• Enforced robust environment compliance utilizing Azure Policy and RBAC across management groups, establishing a strategic multi-subscription design to isolate workloads and optimize billing.
• Designed and configured reliable network traffic using VNets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, and Application Gateways.
• Acted as the main technical contact, helping organisation solve tough cloud challenges.
• Mentored peers and cross-functional colleagues, fostering technical growth and sharing best practices across the engineering team.

Cloud/DevOps Consultant at Avanade (2023-07 – 2024-04)

• Delivered diverse cloud solutions across public, private, and healthcare sectors.
• Designed and deployed scalable Azure infrastructure using Terraform, automating the provisioning of VNets, VMs, NSGs and Storage Accounts.
• Configured Microsoft Entra ID for identity governance and applied Azure RBAC across subscriptions to ensure secure, least-privilege resource access.
• Optimized cloud networking and connectivity by configuring VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers, and secure cross-site connections for enhanced reliability.
• Monitored system health and resource efficiency using Azure Monitor, proactively tracking performance metrics and resolving infrastructure issues.
• Engineered CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, leveraging Azure Repos for version control, automated build/test workflows, and Azure Boards for Agile tracking.

Cloud Consultant/Engineer at Atkins (2022-04 – 2023-07)

• Executed Greenfield deployments of production-ready Azure environments from the ground up.
• Provisioned scalable Azure infrastructure using Terraform to ensure consistent, automated deployments.
• Led end-to-end cloud migrations, successfully transitioning legacy on-premises workloads to Azure.
• Managed dual-OS environments through comprehensive Windows and Linux server administration.
• Enforced cloud security governance by aligning all architectural deployments with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).

Cloud Consultant/Engineer at Agilisys (2019-02 – 2022-04)

• Led the infrastructure discovery initiative to identify, map, and document a complex central government IT landscape.
• Engaged stakeholders across all leadership levels, building cross-functional relationships to secure buy-in and achieve project objectives.
• Produced a comprehensive enterprise IT landscape report, delivering full visibility into legacy architecture and technical debt.
• Analysed utilization data to optimize resources, resulting in a 25% reduction in total server footprint.
• Architected and executed the migration of 50+ core infrastructure and line-of-business applications to Azure public cloud.
• Facilitated technical engineering workshops to map application dependencies, integration points, and migration constraints.
• Documented over 75 critical business systems to ensure a risk-mitigated, highly structured migration strategy.
• Built secure Azure landing zones aligned with Microsoft standard reference architectures and security baselines.
• Executed seamless workload cutovers utilizing enterprise migration tools including Azure Site Recovery (ASR) and Carbonite.

Airborne Communications Engineer (Paratrooper) at 216 Parachute Signal Squadron (2013-01 – 2019-02)

• Engineered, maintained, and operated mission-critical telecommunications equipment and information systems, managing specialized tactical radio networks and antenna arrays.
• Led, mentored, and developed a 10-person tactical communications team, fostering high performance, motivation, and operational efficiency.
• Deployed to Kenya as a Lead Communications Specialist, successfully establishing and managing Communication Information Systems (CIS) to facilitate interoperability between senior leadership and multinational forces.
• Managed high-security cryptographic assets and protocol compliance, maintaining strict confidentiality and data integrity standards.
• Coordinated and deployed critical CIS capabilities to emergency services, supporting high-priority domestic operations and multi-agency collaboration.