Niall Murphy

Niall Murphy has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Niall is currently serving as the CEO at Stanza since February 2022. Prior to this role, they worked as a Consultant and explored startup opportunities from April 2021 to February 2022.

Their most notable experience comes from their tenure at Microsoft, where they held multiple roles. From October 2018 to April 2021, they served as the Global Head of Azure SRE (Site Reliability Engineering). In addition, from March 2018 to April 2021, they worked as the Director of Software Engineering.

Before joining Microsoft, Niall Murphy had an extensive nine-year career at Google. Niall held various positions, including Customer Reliability Engineering from September 2017 to January 2018 and Engineer and Manager from November 2006 to January 2018. As an Engineer and Manager, they led multiple teams and was responsible for the production of planet-scale systems. Niall made significant technical contributions, such as improving the CRM system, designing dynamic cluster-health aware systems, and implementing IPv6 in routing manipulation systems. Niall also excelled in management, successfully implementing SRE operations and engagement models and overseeing the training and transfer program for SRE candidates.

Niall has also contributed to the tech industry outside of their corporate roles. Niall served as the Chair of INEX - Internet Neutral Exchange from March 2014 to March 2016. Additionally, they held the position of Vice-Chair at INEX from 2010 to 2012.

Niall Murphy started their career at Amazon.COM as a Network Engineer. From June 2005 to November 2006, they were part of the Dublin Network Operations team and played a crucial role in expanding Amazon's network in Dublin.

Before that, they worked as a Software Engineer at Doolin Technologies from 2004 to 2005 and as part of the Technical Operations team at INEX from 2002 to 2008. At INEX, they played a vital role in maintaining and migrating Ireland's local IP exchange point.

Niall also has teaching experience, having worked as a Lecturer at University College Dublin from May 2011 to 2016.

Overall, Niall Murphy's work experience showcases their expertise in leadership, site reliability engineering, software engineering, and network operations across top tech companies.

Niall Murphy completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science & Mathematics from University College Dublin between the years 1993 and 1998. Prior to that, they attended Belvedere College from 1987 to 1993 where they obtained a Leaving Cert. In 2010-2011, they pursued a Master of Arts degree in Poetry Studies at Dublin City University. There is no information available regarding their education at St John Bosco.