Alex’s role is to make sure that the developers have the tools needed and that the systems are available for them. This role involves virtual machine wrangling (Both our local Xen clusters and EC2), service set up, configuration and troubleshooting (for example, source control and issue tracking), networking (DHCP, DNS, VPNs, routing, filtering and many other related tasks), backup and DR, general developer support and many other things.
Outside of work, Alex enjoys tinkering with electronics and all sorts of gaming (board, card and computer).
Factoid: Alex is a 3 time runner up in Robotwars, with his teams robot Firestorm.