Cariad Eccleston - Expert AWS Architect and Backend Engineer

Providing top-notch contract AWS architecture, infrastructure deployment, and backend software engineering services.

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Expert AWS Architect and Backend Engineer

Expertise in backend software engineering using Python and C#.NET on Linux, Windows, and macOS for robust and efficient application development.

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Backend Software Engineering

Efficiently deploy infrastructure-as-code, Lambda functions, and Fargate services to ensure secure and highly-scalable environments.

Infrastructure Deployment

Smooth migration of on-premises platforms or applications to the cloud, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum scalability.

Cloud Migration

Design and deploy secure, resilient, and cost-effective architecture on Amazon Web Services for your platform or application.

Amazon Web Services Architecture

Upgrade and modernize legacy systems, such as migrating C# .NET SOAP services to C# .NET Core, to enhance performance, scalability, and maintainability.

Legacy System Modernization

Guidance and implementation of DevOps practices, including disaster recovery strategies, security best practices, and Python tooling for streamlined business-wide teams.

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I hired Cariad to optimize our AWS architecture and improve the performance of our backend services. She did a fantastic job and our system is now running smoothly. I highly recommend her services.

As a small business owner, I needed help with setting up my infrastructure on AWS. Cariad was able to guide me through the process and provided excellent support. She is highly knowledgeable and professional.

Cariad has been instrumental in our company's digital transformation journey. She helped us modernize our infrastructure and implement DevOps practices. Her technical skills and attention to detail are exceptional.

I had the pleasure of working with Cariad on a complex project involving AWS Lambda functions and serverless architecture. Her expertise and problem-solving abilities were crucial in delivering a successful outcome. I highly recommend her services.

Cariad helped us migrate our application to AWS and provided valuable insights on cost optimization. Her expertise in AWS and infrastructure deployment is impressive. It was a pleasure working with her.

We approached Cariad to design and implement a secure and scalable architecture for our SaaS platform. She exceeded our expectations by delivering a robust solution that met all our requirements. She is a true professional.

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Business Name: Cariad Eccleston
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Key Services Provided: Contract Amazon Web Services architecture, infrastructure deployment, and backend software engineering with commercial experience in Python and C#.NET on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Customer Review 1:
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Review: "I joined Freyda during the platform's early development to lead the design and deployment of architecture in Amazon Web Services. I take personal responsibility for designing secure, resilient, and cost-effective platform architecture. I also develop secure, resilient, and highly-tested infrastructure-as-code, Lambda functions, and Fargate services. Cariad is knowledgeable in security and has educated our team about threats and best practices. She has also made significant deliveries, such as the platform's internal SDK and a command-line interface to the platform's API."

Customer Review 2:
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Review: "Cariad successfully migrated a life-critical C# .NET SOAP service to C# .NET Core at NHS Digital. She delivered the project on-time and took personal responsibility for building a new end-to-end test suite to add confidence to the delivery."

Customer Review 3:
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Review: "Cariad led the DevOps team at Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting, successfully migrating their platform from on-premises hardware into Amazon Web Services on-time. She also led a global DevOps team to develop disaster recovery strategies, security practices, and Python tooling for business-wide teams."

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Cariad Eccleston
Hello! 👋 I'm Cariad!
I'm a contract Amazon Web Services architect, infrastructure deployer
and backend software engineer with commercial experience with
Python and C#.NET on Linux, Windows and macOS.
I'm on GitHub at /cariad
and LinkedIn at /in/cariad.
I have a BSc (Hons) Computer Science from The University of Salford,
my pronouns are she / her, and -- I hear ya -- it's pronounced
carry-add.
Download my CV as a PDF from
cariad.earth/cariad-eccleston.pdf.
Employment
Contract DevOps Engineer
Freyda
•
freyda.io
2020 - present
Freyda is a
Google-backed
FinTech startup implementing machine learning and artificial
intelligence to provide insight into unstructured financial data.
I joined Freyda during the platform's early development to lead the
design and deployment of architecture in Amazon Web Services.
I take personal responsibility for:
- Designing secure, resilient and cost-effective platform
architecture
- Developing secure, resilient and highly-tested infrastructure-as-code via
CloudFormation, Python and
Bash
- Developing secure, resilient and highly-tested Lambda functions and Fargate services
with Python and Docker
- Deploying and managing the availability of GitLab CI/CD
pipelines
- Performing security reviews, as well as making security-related
decisions and educating the team about threats and best-practices
- Publishing technical documentation and hosting live
knowledge-sharing sessions in person and via online conferencing
Beyond infrastructure, my most significant deliveries include:
- The platform's internal SDK
- A command-line interface to the platform's API
- Automated document imports from third-party SFTP and other providers
- OAuth 2.0 / Single Sign-On
- API user permission model
- Development of our "FreydOps" bot that keeps the internal team and
external data annotators apprised of relevant alerts
Contract Software Engineer
NHS Digital
•
digital.nhs.uk
2020
NHS Digital designs, develops and operate national IT and data
services that support clinicians at work.
Successfully migrated a life-critical C# .NET SOAP
service to C# .NET Core.
Delivered on-time with regularly communicated updates to
leadership.
Took personal responsibility for building a new end-to-end test suite
to add confidence to the delivery.
Software Team Lead
Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting
•
tax.thomsonreuters.co.uk
2005 - 2019
Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting develops integrated software products
for tax and accounting professionals.
Contributed to the design, development, test and support of a SaaS platform made up of C#, JavaScript and Golang microservices on Windows and Linux.
Led the DevOps team that successfully migrated the platform from on-premises hardware into Amazon Web Services on-time.
Led a global DevOps team to develop disaster recovery strategies, security practices and Python tooling for business-wide teams.
Projects
I maintain a number of Python packages on GitHub at
github.com/cariad.
Some of my favourites include:
-
cline
is a framework for building highly-testable command line
applications and asking
allows scripts to interactively prompt users for input. I've used
both of these packages to build command-line applications for
Freyda.
-
greas3
uploads files to Amazon Web Services S3, using checksums to
determine if a file is already up-to-date to prevent unnecessary
work.
-
lackadaisical
identifies slow code during unit testing. I use this for performance
testing at Freyda.
-
rolumns
manipulates data into rows and columns and recompose
transforms lists and dictionaries according to schemas. Both of
these packages are used for data manipulation and export at Freyda.
-
slash3
builds and navigates Amazon Web Services S3 URIs, much like the
Path class does for building and navigating file system paths.
-
wev runs
shell commands with environment variables determined at runtime.
I use this tool on an almost-daily basis at Freyda to inject
Amazon Web Services CodeArtifact authentication tokens into Pipenv
and to perform multi-factor authentication for the AWS command
line.
In 2021, I earned a Mars 2020 Contributor badge for my contributions to Boto3, which was using during NASA's Ingenuity helicopter mission on Mars.
In 2022, I released wa11y.co to help
Wordle players share screen reader-friendly results on social media.
The app was used 31.1k times per month at its peak and earned mentions
on The Verge
and Slate.
Talks
PRISM Exeter
prismexeter.com
PRISM (Pride and Representation in STEMM Matters) Exeter provides a
network for professionals and students working and studying within the
local STEMM sector.
I was invited to pitch a talk about Internet security for LGBTQ+
journalists and communities online, and it was a privilege to discuss
how Tor's encryption and onion routing can help to protect Internet
users on unsafe networks.
TechExeter
techexeter.uk
TechExeter is a community group for technologists in and around
Exeter.
I do not consider TechExeter or any other group run by this staff to
be a safe space for transgender people, and their inclusion in my CV
is not an endorsement of them.
I hosted a talk about managing KMS customer keys in Amazon Web Services,
some best practices for their IAM policies, and how to use those keys
with Secrets Manager to manage credentials for RDS databases.
London Docklands AWS User Group
Nottingham AWS User Group
I was invited by colleagues at Thomson Reuters to talk at their local
Amazon Web Services user groups about the challenges and our
strategies for migrating our SaaS platform from on-premises hardware
into Amazon Web Services.
Out & Equal Workplace Summit
outandequal.org
Out & Equal is a non-profit working exclusively on LGBTQ+ workplace
equity, inclusion and belonging.
I was invited to join Thomson Reuters' LGBTQ+ leadership at the Out &
Equal Workplace Summit to share our story about running our global
LGBTQ+ employee group as an online community.
Contact
Got an interesting project to talk about?
You can mail me at
cariad@cariad.earth, or we can
connect on LinkedIn at
in/cariad and the
Fediverse at
@cariad@hachyderm.io.