Paul Smithdale
Principal Architect APAC at Insight
Perth, Western Australia
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolPaul Smithdale is Insight's APAC Principal Architect specializing in apps, integration and DevOps, with over a decade of hands-on experience across cloud infrastructure, data analytics, IoT, web and mobile development. He chairs Insight APAC’s Architecture Review Board and defines lean architectural patterns and repeatable delivery approaches that reduce risk and accelerate outcomes. Paul combines a "roll your sleeves up" engineering ethos with strategic GTM and partner-focused experience—having worked closely with GitHub and Microsoft to uplift organisational capability and drive platform adoption. His track record includes leading Azure Kubernetes and IoT deployments, app portfolio rationalisation for government clients, and pragmatic IaC practices for multi-cluster environments. Based in Perth, he thrives on translating complex requirements into simple, inclusive designs that deliver measurable value. An often-overlooked strength is his blend of vendor collaboration and hands-on prototyping, which lets him rapidly turn proofs of concept into production platforms.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science at Murdoch University
Github Skills (26)
microsoft-azure9
deployment-automation9
azure-devops-pipelines9
azure-pipelines9
azure8
arm8
azure-api-management8
testing8
bicep7
nodejs7
webgoat7
mobile-application7
msal-js7
serverless6
azure-logic-apps6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
mrsmitty/devopssummit2020
Mar 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:16 commits, 35 PRs, 64 pushes in 3 months
mrsmitty/drawio
Oct 2020 - May 2022
Contributions:101 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.