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Myles Richardson

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Director of Product Engineering - Emerging Technologies at Optus
📍 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia

Myles is a CIO and CTO with a background in Telecommunications, Financial Services, and SaaS. He focuses on building profitable cloud strategies and scaling engineering teams of over 300. Holding certifications in AWS Machine Learning and Microsoft DevOps, colleagues describe him as honest, trustworthy, and a strong leader.

Myles has a unique focus on translating complex cybersecurity frameworks into practical policies that people will actually follow, moving beyond theoretical compliance to real-world application.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Director of Product Engineering - Emerging Technologies
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
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AI/ML Transformation
His headline and recent AWS Machine Learning certification highlight his focus on driving business transformation through artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Profitable Cloud Strategies
He focuses on building cloud strategies that "don’t just save money, they make money, " directly linking cloud architecture to revenue generation.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Director of Product Engineering - Emerging Technologies
Optus
10-2023 - 11-2024
Head of Technology
SecurePay Group (part of Australia Post)
2-2022 - 3-2023
VP Partner and Customer Success - APJ\ANZ
Solgari
5-2021 - 2-2022
Chief Cloud Architect - APJ\GCR\ANZ
UnifyCloud LLC
7-2020 - 5-2021
Head of IT Risk, Security and Data Governance - Acting
NZ Post
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Sacred Heart College
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