Richard Smith

Richard Smith is an experienced professional in site reliability engineering and cloud architecture, currently serving as the Site Reliability Engineering Manager at Luno since February 2022. Prior to this role, Richard held the position of Enterprise Architect - Cloud at Santam Insurance from July 2021 to February 2022. Richard's extensive career includes key roles at Dimension Data Middle East and Africa, where various titles such as Site Reliability Engineering Manager and Technical Lead were held from April 2012 to July 2021. Additional experience includes positions at Vodacom, Capitec Bank, Altech Swisttech, and NovaTel Systems Ltd, showcasing a strong background in systems engineering and administration. Richard holds a degree in Technical Program for Management Development from North-West University, completed between 2015 and 2016, and has foundational education from Pinelands High School, where attendance spanned 1993 to 1997.