David Leach

David Leach is an experienced Site Reliability Engineer currently employed at GitLab since May 2024. Prior to this position, Leach served as a Platform Engineering Consultant and Lead Platform Engineer at Cogo from September 2021 to May 2024, and as a Senior DevOps Engineer at Flux Federation from November 2023 to May 2024. Previous roles include Site Reliability Engineer at Storypark, DevOps Engineer at Flux Federation, and Head of Infrastructure (Acting) and System Tools Developer at Weta Digital. Additional experience encompasses positions as Systems Engineer at Image Engine Design Inc., Service Manager at Global Storm IT, Technical Support at Weta Digital, and Computer Technician at Geeks On Wheels. Throughout the career, Leach has demonstrated expertise in software development and support, particularly focusing on large-scale NFS storage management using languages such as Perl, Python, Ruby, and Erlang.