Dan Sneddon

Dan Sneddon is a highly experienced cloud computing and networking expert with over 25 years of industry expertise, having worked in various capacities at renowned Fortune 100 and S&P 500 computer software companies, a national subatomic research center, leading e-commerce firms, and commercial banks.

His skills span across network architecture and automation, full-stack software development and architecture, extensive management and senior management roles, as well as a proven track record in effective project management, team organization, and product delivery.

Specializing in cloud, DevOps, and network operations, his expertise extends to software design, systems management, virtualization, information security, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

Dan's vast experience includes software architecture and development utilizing various languages such as Python, Java, Perl, C, Ruby, .NET/C#, JavaScript, and shell scripts for Open Source, commercial, and internal software applications.

In the realm of cloud computing architecture, he has worked with technologies like OpenStack, OpenShift, Kubernetes, AWS, and custom solutions, including edge computing architectures tailored for telecommunications providers.

His networking proficiency covers architecture, automation, and security aspects, with experience in Cisco and Juniper systems, BGP, SDN, NFV, VPNs, and firewalls.

An expert in information security, Dan has been involved in software hardening, network intrusion detection and prevention, penetration testing, as well as regulatory compliance and security audits.

He has in-depth knowledge of distributed systems design and operation, leveraging Linux containers with Docker and Kubernetes, along with virtualization using KVM and VMware technologies.

With a focus on continuous integration and DevOps practices, he excels in agile cloud-native software development methodologies.

Dan Sneddon has held key positions at reputable organizations, including being the Senior Principal Software Engineer for Cloud Networking Architecture at Red Hat, a former Senior Principal Software Engineer at IBM, Manager of Engineering and Architect of Network Function Virtualization at Cloudscaling, Network Automation Engineer at Twitter, Network Security Architect at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, among others.

Previously, he operated his consultancy, Dan Sneddon Consulting, Inc., and held roles at Apple, Inc., Network Commerce, and The Cobalt Group in various network engineering and management capacities.