Alistair Blair

Alistair Blair has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Alistair started their career in 2007 as a Maintenance Manager at Tourism Holdings Limited, where they were responsible for the maintenance of camper-vans and hire cars. In 2009, they joined the University of Ulster as a PhD Student, focusing on SLA-compliant cloud-based multimedia distribution. Alistair also worked as a Systems Improvement Officer at the university, where they handled various IT projects.

In 2013, Alistair worked as a Software Engineer at Secure Broadcast, followed by roles at Alert Logic as a Security Content Developer and ActiveIntelligence Tools Engineer. From 2014 to 2017, they worked at Flexera as a Senior Cloud Engineer and later as a Manager of Site Reliability Engineering.

In 2017, Alistair joined State Street as a VP/Team Lead before transitioning to Hay as a Site Reliability Engineer in 2019. Alistair briefly worked at SAP as a Senior DevSecOps Engineer in 2020 before joining HighRoads as a Cloud Architect. Currently, Alistair holds the position of Director of Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure at HighRoads.

Overall, Alistair has demonstrated expertise in cloud architecture, infrastructure, devops, site reliability engineering, and IT management throughout their career.

Alistair Blair has a strong education background in the field of Telecommunications Engineering. From 2009 to 2013, they attended the University of Ulster, where they obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Telecommunications Engineering. Prior to that, from 2003 to 2004, they completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Telecommunications and Distributed Systems at Ulster University. In their undergraduate studies, they earned a BSc (Hons) degree in Computer Science + DIS from Ulster University, which they pursued from 1999 to 2003. Alistair's earlier education history includes their time at Limavady Grammar School from 1992 to 1999, although the specific degree obtained and field of study during this period are not provided. In addition to their academic accomplishments, they have also obtained certifications from Amazon Web Services, including the AWS Certified Developer - Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate, and AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate.