Irshad Farook is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in cloud engineering and systems administration. Currently serving as a Senior Cloud Engineer at Metapack Group since September 2017, Irshad specializes in technologies such as Linux, AWS, Apigee, Terraform, Ansible, and security management. Previous roles include DevOps Systems Engineer and Linux Systems Engineer at Pure360, where responsibilities encompassed server maintenance, configuration management, and automation using Python and Bash. Additional experience includes IT support at Bounty UK Ltd and Fujitsu UK, alongside a customer service background at Tesco and credit analysis at HSBC Sri Lanka. Irshad holds a Master's degree in Computer Science with a focus on Networks from the University of Hertfordshire.