Summary
Neil Smith is an AWS Principal Consultant based in London with 11 years of experience building software, infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for UK government departments. He combines hands-on coding in Go, PHP and Python with senior cloud architecture and delivery responsibilities, recently supporting the Home Office via Appvia. Previously he led technical and DevOps teams at the Office for National Statistics, National Crime Agency and Ministry of Justice, often acting as a product-focused tech lead. Comfortable operating across code, platform and governance, he delivers auditable, secure cloud-native solutions for regulated public-sector environments. Known for pragmatic automation and a track record of stabilising large estates, he brings both developer roots and senior consultancy discipline to complex migration and platform projects.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd