Alister West

Alister West is an experienced technology leader currently serving as an SRE Manager at Treasure Data since November 2023. Previously, Alister held various roles at Hootsuite from September 2014 to August 2022, including Software Development Manager in Production Operations and Delivery, where responsibilities encompassed transitioning teams to a DevOps model, managing AWS cloud infrastructure, establishing SRE practices, and mentoring engineering teams. Alister’s career includes significant contributions as a Lead Software Engineer, Platform, and a Software Engineer in Web Operations, focusing on CI/CD automation and backend development. Earlier experience includes senior developer roles at Gossamer-Threads, Zoopla!, and LOVEFiLM.com, where Alister worked on SEO improvement, CRM systems, and data warehousing. Alister holds a Bachelor's degree and postgraduate qualifications in computer science, philosophy, and mathematics from the University of Otago.