Carl Smith

Carl Smith is a Cloud Engineer currently working at News Corp in London, England. Here are some key details about his professional background:

Career Experience

Carl has an extensive career in IT and cloud engineering:

• Current Role: Cloud Engineer at News Corp since January 2019
• Previous Roles:
  • SRE - Site Reliability Engineer at News UK (February 2018 - October 2022)
  • Production Operations Specialist at News UK (June 2015 - October 2022)
  • Infrastructure Specialist at dsp Global (April 2015 - June 2015)
  • Systems Administrator at Ladbrokes (March 2007 - October 2013)
  • Solaris System Administrator at Royal Bank of Scotland (January 2004 - September 2004)
  • Unix System Administrator at NatWest Stockbrokers (December 2000 - June 2004)

Skills and Expertise

Carl has demonstrated expertise in:

• Cloud engineering and site reliability
• System administration for UNIX/Linux servers
• Supporting digital, editorial, and commercial pre-press systems
• Managing infrastructure monitoring environments
• Handling backups, disaster recovery, and security certificates

Personal Qualities

Colleagues describe Carl as:

• An excellent communicator
• Calm under pressure
• Possessing a blend of strong technical and soft skills
• An asset to the teams he works with

Education

Carl attended Elliott School from 1990 to 1995.1

Carl Smith describes himself as an enthusiastic, dynamic, and well-rounded individual with a professional approach. He is known for his problem-solving skills, commitment to tasks, and strong interpersonal abilities. Carl is comfortable working in team environments as well as independently without close supervision.1