Rightster (Brave Bison)
Platform Engineer and DevOps Lead · September 2012 to February 2016
Designed and delivered broadcast-grade video distribution platform architecture for top-tier global media. Built video routing, encoding, metadata, monetisation, and CI/CD infrastructure. Production experience in agile delivery, engineering board governance, and distributed team structuring across international offices.
#Video#Kubernetes#Jenkins#Multi-tenant#Brightcove

- Broadcast partners
- BBC · Disney · CNN · C4 · Fox
Challenges
- Broadcast-grade reliability and latency expectations across global media partners
- Multi-tenant isolation across partner client workflows
- Pre-managed-CI tooling era, building per-PR environments from scratch
- Distributed team coordination across international offices
What I Delivered
- Designed dynamic Jenkins CI/CD with ephemeral build runners on Kubernetes
- Built per-pull-request deployment environments before tools like GitHub Actions and AWS CodeBuild were widespread
- Implemented caching and CDN layer optimisation using nginx for low-latency video delivery
- Built API architecture for asset management, video metadata, monetisation, and rights control
- Built multi-tenant API supporting isolated workflows for partner clients
- Architected ingest, transcoding, and distribution pipelines at platform scale
- Operated within agile delivery methodologies, engineering boards, and distributed team structuring
Outcomes
- Reliable broadcast-grade distribution to top-tier media partners
- Multi-tenant API supporting isolated partner workflows
- Modern CI/CD practice years ahead of mainstream tooling