James Carson

James Carson is a highly experienced Lead Platform Engineer with a strong background in cloud infrastructure, particularly in AWS. He started his career at Accenture, where he worked on various AWS projects, developing a deep understanding and expertise in cloud technologies.

His journey continued at Metapack, where he led a project to migrate the main application to AWS, focusing on uptime and platform performance. This experience honed his skills in monitoring, alerting, and automation tools like Ansible, VMware, Jenkins, and ELK.

Transitioning to Gousto as Lead Platform Engineer, James took on the challenge of enhancing deployment pipelines, monitoring, alerting capabilities, and introducing new technologies to the platform. He successfully built and led a team of Platform Engineers at Gousto, demonstrating his leadership and technical skills.

James Carson's educational background includes a First-Class BSc (Hons) in Applied Computing from The University of Dundee, showcasing his strong academic foundation in computing.

With a rich professional history at Accenture, Metapack, and Gousto, James Carson stands out as a versatile technology professional with a focus on cloud infrastructure, platform stability, and team leadership.