Alex Last

Alex Last has a diverse work experience in the field of site reliability engineering and Linux systems engineering. Alex is currently working as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Duco since 2022. Previously, they worked at ClearScore as a Principal Site Reliability Engineer for a brief period in 2022, followed by a longer tenure as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer from 2018 to 2022. At ClearScore, they supported and automated a Kubernetes based platform in AWS and developed department-wide tooling for automation. Prior to that, they worked at IDBS as a Site Reliability Engineer from 2016 to 2018, where they managed a Linux-based production environment in AWS and supported product development teams. Alex started their career at Dogsbody Technology Ltd as a Linux Systems Engineer from 2013 to 2016, where they maintained and secured servers, wrote custom software, and provided infrastructure consulting. Alex also gained work experience at McLaren Racing in 2009.

Alex Last attended Yeovil College from 2013 to 2014, where they earned a City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in IT Professional Competence & IT Systems and Principles. Additionally, they studied Public Services at Brooklands College, although no specific degree was mentioned. Alex'ssecondary education was completed at Woking High School from 2005 to 2010. Alex Last also holds several additional certifications, including LFCS: Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator from The Linux Foundation, AWS Business Professional and AWS Technical Professional from Amazon Web Services, and AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services.