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CLOUD SECURITY · DEVSECOPS · SRE

I secure, automate and stabilise cloud platforms.

I bring together DevSecOps, SRE and infrastructure as code to support regulated and high-availability environments.

Cloud Security & DevSecOps EngineerGreater Manchester, United Kingdom

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Tchize Matias, Co-Founder and CTO at GLCTech
Tchize MatiasCo-Founder & CTO

A clear starting point

Recruiter at a glance

Based inGreater Manchester, United Kingdom
FocusCloud security, DevSecOps and SRE
EngagementContract details discussed directly
Right to workTODO · confirm public wording
Notice periodTODO · confirm current details

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Public proof

Follow the work and public profiles at the source.

01GLCTech SecCompany02LinkedInProfessional profile03GitHubPublic repositories04Stack OverflowPublic profile05UpworkServices and profile06Technical publicationPublic article feed07YouTubeChannel

Where I can help

What I solve

Practical engineering work across security, delivery, reliability and day-to-day operations.

01

Cloud security

Cloud posture, IAM hardening and security controls aligned to recognised frameworks.

02

Secure delivery

CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code baselines with automated vulnerability scanning.

03

Reliability and observability

Monitoring, alerting and incident investigation for dependable platforms.

04

Linux and automation

System troubleshooting and Python, Bash and infrastructure automation.

Work in practice

Selected outcomes

Source-backed contributions from the approved CV baseline.

01

Strengthened platform observability and alerting to surface system health and issues earlier.

BNP Paribas · Operations Platform Support
02

Built GitHub Apps and automated enterprise repository lifecycle management through GitHub APIs.

Huler PLC · Site Reliability Engineering
03

Automated provisioning, patching and vulnerability scanning across hybrid cloud platforms.

BNP Paribas · Senior DevSecOps Engineering
04

Automated provisioning and supported application transitions to Docker and Kubernetes microservices.

ADESA PLC · Senior DevOps Engineering

CV-first chronology

Experience

A compact view of platform, security and operations work.

  1. 01

    Feb 2026–Present

    GLCTech

    Co-Founder & CTO

    Founded a cloud security and observability consultancy serving regulated professional-services SMEs across the UK. Design secure cloud architectures, conduct posture and IAM reviews, and build secure CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code baselines.

  2. 02

    Sep 2025–Feb 2026

    BNP Paribas

    Operations Platform Support Engineer (SRE / DevSecOps)

    Supported and stabilised enterprise banking platforms in a regulated environment. Improved observability and alerting, investigated performance and availability issues, and supported incident response and remediation.

  3. 03

    Feb 2025–Jul 2025

    Huler PLC

    Site Reliability Engineer / Site Reliability & DevSecOps Engineer

    Led secure CI/CD tooling, developed GitHub Apps, automated repository lifecycle management and introduced vulnerability scanning and policy enforcement.

  4. 04

    Jan 2024–Feb 2025

    BNP Paribas

    Senior DevSecOps Engineer

    Owned secure automation pipelines across hybrid cloud, automating provisioning, patching and vulnerability scanning. Produced runbooks and remediation playbooks aligned to internal audit controls.

  5. 05

    Aug 2022–Mar 2023

    ADESA PLC

    Senior DevOps Engineer

    Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform, Ansible and Azure DevOps YAML; built Python cloud API tools and supported application transitions to Docker and Kubernetes.

  6. 06

    Feb 2022–Jun 2022

    Precog PLC

    Site Reliability Engineer

    Managed Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS and GCP GKE, developed Go deployment tooling and designed observability with custom metrics exporters.

  7. 07

    Feb 2021–Dec 2021

    Bikmo Ltd

    Lead DevOps Engineer

    Designed an automation strategy with Ansible, Terraform and CI/CD pipelines, and established secure container and observability workflows.

  8. 08

    Feb 2019–Jan 2020

    Jaguar Land Rover

    Lead DevOps Engineer / SRE

    Developed Go applications for cloud infrastructure management, implemented Kubernetes orchestration and provisioned GCP infrastructure with Terraform.

  9. 09

    2012–2019

    Earlier roles

    DevOps, systems and Linux engineering

    Bee Engineering, Capgemini, E: Fundamentals, EnVirtual and Rated People. CV-listed work across DevOps, systems integration, infrastructure automation and Linux system administration.

Public repositories

Owned public projects

Repository descriptions checked against their public README files.

PROJECT / 01↗

AWS Route53 to Cloudflare migration

Python and Terraform tooling to convert Route53 zones into validated Cloudflare configuration. Unsupported records are reported for manual review; controlled cutover follows a documented runbook.

Python · Terraform · AWS · Cloudflare

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PROJECT / 02↗

Azure Firewall zero-trust network

A Terraform configuration for a zero-trust network for web applications using Azure Firewall.

Terraform · Azure Firewall

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PROJECT / 03↗

DevOps labs and learning monorepo

A curated repository of automation tools, configurations and experiments, including a qBittorrent plugin synchroniser and an Ansible/Vagrant lab.

Python · Ansible · Vagrant · Bash

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Leadership and operations

Building with GLCTech

Co-Founder & CTO

At GLCTech, I am responsible for development operations and the management of international clients. My presence in the United Kingdom extends the company’s reach into the European market.

Team profile GLCTech Sec

Tools and practice

Skills and platforms

Cloud and platforms

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • EKS
  • GKE
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Linux

Security and governance

  • Cloud security
  • IAM
  • Vulnerability management
  • GitHub Advanced Security
  • Zero Trust
  • ISO 27001
  • NIST
  • CIS controls

Infrastructure and automation

  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation
  • Ansible
  • SaltStack
  • Python
  • Go
  • Bash

Delivery and observability

  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
  • Jenkins
  • Azure DevOps
  • Grafana
  • Datadog
  • Prometheus
  • ELK

Reading and contribution

Writing and public footprint

Linked publication feed · author attribution not confirmed

Public technical publicationOpen publication
LinuxHow to Fix Ubuntu Emergency Mode: systemd-fsck-root Failed on LVM RootAutomationWhat Can You Build with Hermes Agent? 5 Production-Grade WorkflowsSecurityDemystifying Password Manager Cryptography and Vault Recovery
Stack Overflow Technical publication YouTube

Learning and foundations

Education and development

Education

BSc Cyber Security and Forensics

Kingston University, London

2011–2014

Professional development stated in CV

  • GitHub Advanced Security
  • Kubernetes administration and orchestration
  • Terraform infrastructure automation
  • Ansible infrastructure build and deployment
  • AWS and GCP cloud architecture and security
  • SDLC and DevSecOps practices

Languages · CV baseline

  • English · fluent
  • Portuguese · native
  • Spanish · conversational

Open a conversation

Bring me the platform problem.

If you are securing cloud infrastructure, improving a delivery workflow or stabilising a service, let’s talk through the challenge.

Email Tchizetchize7@gmail.com