Conversations with 云工程师s - International Women in Engineering Day
DVLA数字化转型之旅的核心是我们的工程专业，
为公众提供必要的服务，以保持数百万人的出行，推动创新和
shaping customer experience every day.
2021 figures indicate that only 16.5% of engineers in the UK are women, illustrating a
significant gender gap that persists in the engineering field. As of May 2024, women
占DVLA IT职能的29%，其中数字和数据职能占24%，数据职能占21%
高级的角色.
DVLA是所有人都能获得数字职业的有力倡导者，包括历史上的
underrepresented groups. As an organisation, we continue to strive for increased
STEM职业的包容性和女性代表性，来自我们的STEM大使
项目和数字之声倡导小组对我们强有力的招聘和保留
strategy and Centre of Digital Excellence (CoDE) development programmes.
当我们努力消除神话，打破女性在数字领域的障碍时，我们
很荣幸能分享DVLA女性在工程方面的第一手经验，并希望
inspire others to pursue engineering careers. We recently sat down with Kirsten Phillips,
云基础设施工程师，以及实习云工程师Jenny Scrine
about their journey into 云工程师ing.
告诉我们你的云工程之旅，是什么激发了你
pursue this 职业道路?
克里斯汀•:
我是Kirsten，一名云基础设施工程师，自2014年以来一直在DVLA工作.
我开始在联络中心担任电话顾问，并于2016年搬到
多渠道团队，通过网络聊天，电子邮件和社交媒体协助客户. In
2018年我申请了一个在客户渠道管理部门工作的机会
team (CCMT) within the contact centre to develop a chat bot for the gov.英国网站. In
2020年，我开始了我现在的角色，包括构建和维护DVLA的云
infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. 从事IT工作
并不是我一直想要追求的东西，尽管我在CCMT的角色给了我
第一次接触基于云的软件和开发IT服务的经验. 的
工作本身就需要解决很多问题，试错和分析，这是
something I really enjoyed. In 2020 I applied for DVLA’s Cloud Academy, a 24-month
development programme to become a Trainee Infrastructure 云工程师. 的
课程是为像我这样几乎没有IT经验的人量身定制的
wanted to work in the field.
珍妮:
你好! 我的名字是珍妮，我是数字学院的一员，正在学习成为一名大三学生
云工程师. I was previously a teacher for over 15 years, however I had a yearning
to change career for quite some time. I always had an interest in computing and the
云技术的未来，但离职的财务限制总是让我退缩.
幸运的是，在我找工作的过程中，数字学院的空缺变成了
这对我的新人来说是一个学习和积累经验的绝佳机会
职业道路.
你能告诉我们你最喜欢的、让你感到自豪的项目吗
工作?
克里斯汀•:
特别是在IT和云领域工作，事物永远在发展，而你也在不断发展
学习. 你很难接受，也很难接受你从来没有
going to know everything about this field. When I started in the Cloud team our leading
cloud provider was AWS. Over the past year or so, we have been using Microsoft Azure
a lot more to design, develop and implement cloud solutions. Whilst I have 工作
在Azure的许多项目中，我认为对我来说最自豪的事情是能够适应我的
relatively new skills to using a new service unfamiliar to myself.
在这段时间里，我培养了自己的信心，现在我是新云的教练
学生. In October, we launched a new Digital Academy. We had five 学生 join us
in Cloud, and they have now all joined our cloud squads. I was involved in the
课程从一开始，提供反馈我自己的经验，创造
提供培训材料，我将继续指导和指导这两位新人
学生 working on my squad.
珍妮:
作为数字学院的一员，总是有机会去探索和
在AWS中进行实验，无论是在控制台还是完成实验. 项目一
特别享受的是，作为一个团队，我们得到了一个真实的场景
travel company that was already using cloud technology needed to cut costs. 我们是
给我们时间去研究最好的方法并展示我们的发现
budgets to the cloud team. Nerve wracking, but a great 学习 experience!
Have you faced any challenges as a woman working in a male-dominated field?
克里斯汀•:
就我个人而言，在云计算或信息领域工作从未遇到过任何挑战
Technology Services (ITS) at DVLA. I feel that everyone is treated equally and
恭敬地.
珍妮:
This is a question that I have been asked before! 的 cloud department have been very
欢迎和支持我作为实习生，并没有区别对待我和我的男性
counterparts at all! We all get along well as a team and have created good friendships
regardless of gender.
Do you have any role models or mentors that you look up to?
克里斯汀•:
Sarah Hayward, one of the senior engineers on my squad. I feel she has played a
pivotal part in my development since I started working in Cloud. 她一直是
她是我和其他人的好教练，非常平易近人，知识渊博
我很高兴能和她这样的人一起工作.
珍妮:
My squad have been amazing! 的y continually give their time and efforts to help us
进步和成功，无论是观察我们完成门票还是提供
bespoke training to fit our developmental needs within cloud. Without their guidance, I
就't have the growing confidence I have within this area.
对于有志投身云工程行业的女性，您有什么建议?
克里斯汀•:
Don’t be intimidated and let self-doubt or fear get in your way. If you are passionate
全球最大的博彩平台你感兴趣的事情或有机会做你感兴趣的事情，去做吧.
在一个你可能是整个行业中唯一的女性的行业工作，这可能是一个可怕的想法
room or the only woman working on a project, but take the chance. 做得越多，
the more difference we can make.
珍妮:
