Meet Thomas Nelson—DevOps champion, board-game strategist, and the engineer powering KEYSYS’ next-gen infrastructure.
A Journey of Growth
Joined: 2012 (five-plus years), re-joined 2023 after honing his craft elsewhere
Role: Senior DevOps Engineer
Focus: From racking servers to automating cloud pipelines, Thomas translates big-picture reliability into everyday developer speed.
Highlights so far
Infrastructure → Innovation: Started with on-prem servers and networking, then built internal tools that automated project setup and deployment.
DevOps Evangelist: Introduced company-wide CI/CD and Terraform infrastructure-as-code, tightening release cycles and audit trails.
Change Agent: Brings fresh ideas—integrated change management, security gates, and repeatable environments—that make every sprint smoother.
Why Thomas Loves KEYSYS
“Every project throws a new puzzle at me—and the team never hesitates to try the latest tech to solve it.”
Problem Variety: No two clients—or tech stacks—look alike.
Freedom to Experiment: Leadership backs proof-of-concepts that become production wins.
Shared Mindset: A culture that values learning, pair programming, and healthy debate.
Outside the Office
Tabletop General: Warhammer and Magic: The Gathering rule his game nights (custom 3D-printed minis included).
Maker at Heart: Designs smart-home automations and tweaks new recipes with engineering precision.
Community Contributor: Mentors colleagues on infrastructure patterns and writes internal how-tos for future DevOps hires.
Advice to Aspiring DevOps Engineers
1. Automate Early:
If you repeat a task twice, script it.
2. Stay Tool-Agnostic:
Master concepts first—tools change.
3. Share the Playbook:
Document wins so the whole team levels up.
