Shaun Latchman

Microsoft Cloud / Azure consultant with 10 years' IT experience, including 4 years specialising in Azure implementation, migration and cloud transformation at Bytes Software Services, a leading Microsoft Partner. Experienced delivering CSP transfers, tenant migrations, hybrid identity transformation, Azure governance, networking, storage and IaaS across complex customer environments. Trusted to work directly with enterprise clients, account managers and senior stakeholders to scope, troubleshoot and deliver business-critical cloud projects on time.

Cloud Implementation Engineer / Consultant at Bytes Software Services Ltd (2022-05 – 2026-07)

Owned CSP transfer and tenant migration processes across Bytes' cloud customer base, supporting a business-critical function representing millions in annual recurring revenue across thousands of subscriptions. Led end-to-end scoping, resource eligibility checks, issue identification and remediation across complex multi-subscription environments.

• Delivered consulting engagements across CSP transfers, tenant-to-tenant migrations and hybrid-to-cloud migration projects.
• Worked hands-on with Azure Policy, VNets, NSGs, load balancers, storage and IaaS, including supporting Azure Landing Zone design and deployment.
• Independently audited an Azure infrastructure deployment for Utmost Life and Pensions, reviewing a third-party MSP implementation and producing a documented assessment of deviations, impact and remediation recommendations.
• Helped Bytes achieve Microsoft's Advanced Specialization in Database Migration to Azure by evidencing and demonstrating SQL migration capabilities directly to Microsoft auditors.

Operations Engineer at Unily (2021-12 – 2022-05)

• Automated Azure infrastructure deployments using ARM templates, PowerShell and DSC, supporting CI/CD deployment of servers and dependent resources.
• Deployed and managed IIS-based web front ends and CMS environments hosted in Azure, including client farms and elastic clusters, patching and active monitoring.

Infrastructure Engineer at Superdrug Head Office (2019-07 – 2021-12)

• Delivered a database migration from a legacy server to a new SQL Server platform, including configuration and performance improvements.
• Built a lightweight Python application for the IT team to query furloughed-user records during COVID-19.

IT Support Engineer at OX365 (MSP) (2018-02 – 2019-07)

• Delivered cloud-based telephony for a finance customer operating across eight countries using AWS Lightsail.
• Deployed a secure cloud-based document storage solution using CentreStack, improving accessibility and security for client users.

Systems Administration Analyst at Oxfordshire County Council (2016-01 – 2018-12)

• Administered Windows Server 2012–2016, Exchange Server, OS migrations and Avaya call-centre services.
• Managed users, licensing and access across a hybrid environment spanning on-premises infrastructure, Azure and Microsoft 365.