Christopher Nethercott
IT Operations Lead at Wifinity, with a passion for infrastructure engineering, open-source software, and building things that make people's lives easier. Outside of work I enjoy building side projects, exploring home automation, and contributing to open-source tooling.
Employment History
Where I've worked
Infrastructure, engineering, and digital delivery.
IT Operations Lead
WifinitySep 2026 –
Present
Remote
Systems Linux, Storage and AWS Team Leader
University of York IT ServicesJul 2025 –
Sep 2026
York, United Kingdom
- Lead and mentored a technically diverse team of six engineers, overseeing Linux, Storage, Web and AWS infrastructure.
- Engaged with internal and external stakeholders to align IT services with organisational goals, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Led a multi-million pound capital project to replace an ageing access control system across campus.
- Designed and implemented an internal certificate issuing API, automating certificates for 80 services.
Linux Infrastructure Engineer
University of York IT ServicesJan 2024 –
Jul 2025
York, United Kingdom
- Managed and maintained the University's core Linux server infrastructure for critical applications.
- Used Puppet to deploy and manage services such as GitLab to support research and teaching.
- Led the migration from VMware to Nutanix AHV, improving performance and reducing costs.
Digital Systems Development Coordinator
University of York Students' UnionApr 2023 –
Dec 2023
York, United Kingdom
- Delivered a digital-first freshers week to 10,000 students, including a Next.js minisite peaking at 4,000 concurrent visitors on Results Day.
- Migrated internal monitoring to Prometheus, Node Exporter, Blackbox Exporter and Grafana.
- Rolled out a CRM platform, doubling adoption across teams and reducing student response times.
- Managed and mentored a team of student staff, supporting professional development.