Darren J.

Experience

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  Dr J J Wijeratne & Partners, Belmont Health Centre

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2017

  Administrator

  Employed for a leading GP Practice in Harrow as a part time Administrator.• Showed good organisational skills by planning the Doctor’s appointments and uploading them to the Practice software called EMIS• Actively involved with the Practice communication system by updating the website to inform patients about the latest news or changes within the Practice and liaising with the web provider to make improvements to the website• Liaised with the IT service desk whenever a problem arises within the premises and worked alongside them to resolve the issues such as connecting a printer to a computer• Helped doctors with any IT related matters such as uploading referral forms to EMIS or any other basic computer issues Show less

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  Oracle

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

  Systems Support

  • Developed skills using Oracle APEX, which is a web-based software development that uses Oracle’s Database, by creating website and apps. The website is currently live and is in effect for new recruits to undergo their assessment and the app is created as a guidebook for engineers has been completed and is soon to released globally. • Improved my communication skills when liaising with many students across different universities and colleges, to encourage and inform them about the opportunities Oracle provide. Increased my skill set of working hardware systems such as Exadatas and ZFS.• Additionally, enhanced my knowledge on Oracle’s MICROS products, which are in use across 330,000 customer sites in over 180 countries, such as MC40 phones and workstations by fixing them.• Gained a thorough understanding of the different coding languages Oracle possess using ILOM and ALOM, to diagnose any faults within the associated hardware systems. Show less

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  Go Reply

  Sept 2019 - now

  - Working under the Global OTT platform as part of a newly formed team called PMC (Platform Monitoring Control) to gather monitoring requirements for the Linear Streaming pillar, which includes services such as Sky Glass and Sky Q. - Developed an understanding on the monitoring requirements for Linear Streaming that are needed to be gathered in order to assist in the development of the work that would benefit the end user.- Provided templates to track the progress, open points, risks, and requirements on tools such as Confluence to make all stakeholders aware of the project.- Involved in creating diagrams to showcase architecture of how different Sky tools would work together with clear ideas on how data would flow to help ease the understanding for stakeholders.- Taking initiative in setting up regular meetings and working collaboratively with relevant stakeholders including external vendors to ensure everyone is aware of the status and progress of the project.- Proficient in identifying and researching innovative products and probes to enhance business monitoring capabilities and serving as the primary point of contact for sharing important information to relevant teams, as well as ensuring effective communication and integration of valuable insights Show less Vodafone- Using Terraform to update GCP projects and upgrading the platform versions to the latest version as per customer’s needs - Adding resources such as datasets, buckets, IAM roles, service accounts and many more using Terraform to provision projects in GCP- Gained experience working on GoCD in order to automatically run Terraform plans and applies - Diagnosed issues when Terraform plan/apply had issues for individual projects e.g. state lock and Terraform Import errors- Worked on using a Development Remote Virtual Machine and gained exposure with using Linux commands to operate certain tasks- Worked on creating new modules or extending current modules to fit specific needs for a project for the company using a range of Terraform code.- Demoing the changes of highly important code changes which need to get approved by members of vodafone such as the Operations team. - Working knowledge of using Groovy to create Jenkins pipelines and folder structure to implement pipeline as a code for different tenants/projects. Show less Toolstation - G Suite Migration Project- Shadowed and learnt the basics of doing a G suite Migration- Learned the requirements of what is needed to migrate from an IMAP mail e.g. Zimbra to G Suite/Gmail- Set out the Rooms and Resources layout in preparation for the migration of the old Rooms and- Resources, making the process much easier in advance- Created an internal website using Google Sites to inform employees about the migration process and added instructions for users to follow post migration Show less

  • Google Cloud Platform Engineer

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Technical Analyst

    Nov 2022 - Sept 2024

  • Google Cloud Platform Engineer

    Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

  • Google Cloud Platform Engineer

    Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Scrum Master

    Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Technical Consultant

    Sept 2019 - Apr 2020