Who is James?
James is a Cloud & AI Engineer with 9 years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and scaling intelligent systems that merge enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure with production-ready artificial intelligence. He currently works as a DevOps Engineer at Oracle, building OCI environments for EMEA enterprise clients.
What does James specialize in?
Cloud platforms (AWS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, GCP), container orchestration with Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, CI/CD automation, and production AI/ML deployment. His career has evolved from core DevOps and cloud architecture into AI engineering and MLOps.
What measurable impact has James delivered?
Reduced cloud spend by 30–40% across multiple organizations, cut model deployment lead times from weeks to hours, operated platforms serving 10M+ monthly active users at 99.9%+ uptime, and cut mean time to recovery by 35% through SLO/SLI-driven observability.
Where has James worked?
Oracle (2024–present) as a DevOps Engineer on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for EMEA enterprise clients; Rakuten Kobo (2021–2023) as a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer on the global eBook platform; SolarWinds (2017–2023) as a Software Engineer on the Security Event Manager product; OHBA Co., Ltd (2016–2017) as a Junior Full-Stack Developer.
What technologies does James use day to day?
AWS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes (OKE/EKS), Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, OCI DevOps Service, Python, TypeScript, Docker, Linux, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, Oracle Database, and PostgreSQL.
Does James have AI/ML experience beyond DevOps?
Yes. Alongside cloud and DevOps work, James builds inference infrastructure, model deployment pipelines, and OpenAI integrations. His focus is on MLOps — getting models from notebook to production reliably and at scale.
Is James open to new opportunities?
Yes — James is open to remote roles in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, MLOps, and AI Engineering, with a preference for EMEA-aligned hours. Use the contact form on this page or email james.szk3196@gmail.com to get in touch.
How can I contact James?
Email james.szk3196@gmail.com, use the contact form on this page, or reach out on GitHub, X (Twitter), or Bluesky — all linked in the social icons.
