Jack Roper

Background

About Jack Roper

I am an experienced IT professional focused on Cloud & DevOps technologies, continually updating and improving my skills to keep pace with an ever-changing industry. I currently work for Avanade on large-scale cloud infrastructure projects and lead a highly skilled team. I enjoy writing technical articles on my blog at https://jackwesleyroper.medium.com. My articles have been featured by Microsoft multiple times and in many different publications across the web, and have helped me achieve the Hashicorp Ambassador community award. Qualifications- University graduate - 2:1 in Computer Networks - Hashicorp Ambassador (2024 & 2025)- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)- Azure Solutions Architect Expert - ‍Azure DevOps Engineer Expert - Azure Security Engineer Associate - Azure Administrator Associate - Hashicorp Certified: Terraform Associate + Many other professional certifications. Key Technical Skills- Microsoft Azure - Architecture, Design, Management and Implementation- Infrastructure automation and configuration management -(Terraform, Powershell)- Infrastructure architecture & design- CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins)- Containers and orchestration -(Kubernetes and Docker)- Amazon Web Services (AWS)- Network Administration (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, switching, routing, HA, etc.)- Network Security (Firewalls, VPN, MDM, Anti-virus)- Active Directory (Design, Implementation, Maintenance, Group Policy, etc.)- Windows Server and Virtualisation (Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Microsoft Hyper-V, VMWare, Remote Desktop Services, Citrix)- Linux