Matthew Barrow

Plymouth, UK ยท mattb@inplymouth.uk

I am an experienced IT consultant specialising in solution architecture, monitoring, and security across a range of platforms. I have a wide range of skills including engineering, architecture, project management, and problem solving. I have worked with a wide range of clients with anywhere from 5 users to 100K+. I am particularly passionate about cyber security, and how best organisation can defend against threat actors by ensuring secure configuration of resources, maintaining compliance, and incident response.


Experience

Senior AWS Consultant

CGI

Working across a range of industries I work with clients to help secure and optimise their AWS environments.

May 2022 - Present

Cloud Architect (Global)

Foundever (formerly Sitel)

During my time at Foundever I was part of a team of architects and engineers that saw the implementation of AWS WorkSpaces, scaled to cover a global workforce of over 40,000 users.

March 2021 - May 2022

Server Engineer (EMEA Region)

Foundever (formerly Sitel)

During my time as a server engineer I was responsible for managing data centre virtualisation platforms in the EMEA region, I implemented a range of monitoring solutions to help with capacity planning, fault detection, and fault prevention.

April 2019 - March 2021

IT Consultant

Acronyms

During my time at Acronyms I worked as an IT consultant working with clients in the SMB and SME sectors. My work focused around Microsoft technologies, including Windows Server, Microsoft Azure, and Windows desktop.

August 2015 - April 2019

Skills

Platforms & Languages

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect โ€“ Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect โ€“ Professional
  • AWS Certified Security โ€“ Specialty
  • MCSA: Windows Server 2012