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Halley Adams

Role: IT Infrastructure Engineer
Location: United Kingdom
Profile: IT Infrastructure Engineer with experience across infrastructure operations, service support, and security-focused administration. Strong interest in Linux, open source, and Zero Trust. Member of The Chartered Institute for IT.
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Work

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Infrastructure Engineer · Swagelok Central UK

Warrington · Mar 2025 to Present

Lead company-wide infrastructure ops and daily cybersecurity, managing Azure/Linode cloud, end-user escalations, Cyber Essentials readiness, process/tooling improvements, and IT procurement aligned to manufacturing needs.

ITIL Azure IAM CI/CD

Systems Officer · NHS

Manchester · Oct 2024 to Mar 2025

Provided cross-platform (macOS/Linux/Windows) incident and request support, bridging 1st and 2nd line, improving KB docs, and designing Ansible automation for provisioning and standardisation.

macOS Linux Windows Ansible

Helpdesk Operator · Serco Group

Liverpool · Apr 2024 to Sep 2024

Handled multi-channel support under pressure, boosted first-call resolution by 45% via tighter triage/ticketing, and mentored new starters with training materials and habits.

Service desk Triage Mentoring

System Administrator · SpigotMC

Manchester · Nov 2023 to Apr 2024

Managed Java-based server infrastructure, ensuring high availability and scalability. Deployed containerisation strategies to optimise resource allocation. Maintained 98.3% uptime for up to 200 concurrent connections in a working environment.

Java Containerisation Infrastructure

IT Support · freelance

Manchester · Oct 2022 to Oct 2023

Provided technical support for Windows and macOS environments. Assisted with network troubleshooting, VPN configurations, and hardware support. Integrated Proxmox-based virtualisation solutions to optimise IT infrastructure.

Windows macOS Proxmox

IT Support · SSE OVO

Manchester · Nov 2021 to Sep 2022

Ran a Live Chat desk for a department of 60 people. Assisted customers with complex billing and technical queries (smart metering) under pressure. Provided aftercare to customers with account queries and supply issues.

Customer support Live Chat Technical support

Education

2011 to 2014

BA (Hons) Media Production

University of Bolton · 2:1

Studied video production, editing, and media theory, graduating with 2:1 honours.

Certifications

Selected credentials

Secure Infrastructure Specialist (CSIS)

CompTIA · April 2025 · badge

Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

ISC2 · October 2025 · badge

Infrastructure Operations Specialist (CIOS)

CompTIA · April 2024 · badge

Security+

CompTIA · April 2025 · badge

Network+

CompTIA · April 2024 · badge

A+

CompTIA · July 2023 · badge

ITF+

CompTIA · September 2022 · badge

Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

Microsoft · September 2025 · badge

Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (CRM)

Microsoft · August 2025 · badge

Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP)

Microsoft · September 2025 · badge

Microsoft 365 Fundamentals

Microsoft · August 2025 · badge

Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft · June 2025 · badge

Azure Data Fundamentals

Microsoft · November 2022 · badge

Azure AI Fundamentals

Microsoft · August 2025 · badge