The ICT Security team is critical to maintaining the Ministry’s ICT security strategy, standards and processes. We are responsible for the security of the Ministry’s data and information systems and services. We ensure these are deployed, innovated, maintained and operated in line with industry best practice standards to meet the security requirements of the Ministry.

Security Architect in the ICT Security, Risk and Assurance team accountable for providing ICT and information security expertise and support to the Ministry.I enable the Ministry to deliver its strategic and operational outcomes by contributing to solution design that meets the Ministry's business and judicial needs in compliance with government security standards.My key responsibilities include leading and supporting the development and adoption of the enterprise security methodology and standards for the Ministry, ensuring compliance to the Ministry's Certification and Accreditation Process and ensuring that security architecture practices advance the strategic objectives of the Ministry.

Solution Architect in the Products and Services Design Team accountable for the development and maintenance of the current and future enterprise architecture for the Ministry's IT systems while ensuring alignment to the Ministry's strategic direction, business and judicial needs and government, industry and security standards.My focus has been on a number of government projects involving the deployment of public and all-of-government cloud technologies and services.

Regional Consulting and Professional Services role covering Asia Pacific and North America. Successfully delivered projects in New Zealand, Philippines, Hong Kong and United States.Practice Management, Technical Management and Leadership• Succession cover (2IC) to Consulting Practice Director• Consulted on business solutions by combining industry best practices expertise, product knowledge and business acumen• Coordinated and led virtual teams providing governance, contractual and process guidance and escalation support• Developed best practice delivery methodology, techniques and reusable assets• Coordinated internal stakeholders and facilitated knowledge resources on customer needs• Managed customer, vendor, partner and System Integrator relationships• Offered professional mentoring and motivation to staffSolution Architecture, Project Management and Service Delivery• Clarified, negotiated and agreed scope of work and produced solution design, requirement specifications, and interface specifications• Owned technical solution and change management throughout project lifecycle • Developed labour resource plans and estimates• Identified project risks and implemented risk mitigation strategies• Managed the project schedule, resource plan and milestone deliverablesPre-sales• Identified business development opportunities• Developed sales strategies and value proposition with sales teams• Produced and presented bids and proposals in response to RFPsTechnical• Full solution design life cycle (SDLC) experience• Wireless and wireline Intelligent Network (IN) and Next Generation Network (NGN), value added services, self-care, network mediation, real-time charging, policy control and payment solutions for voice, messaging, multimedia and data services• GSM (2G, 3G UMTS and 4G LTE) and CDMA mobile technologies, network architecture and associated 3GPP and 3GPP2 standards• System Integration using various SS7 and IP-based protocols

Refer to description above under role with Oracle. Oracle acquired the eServGlobal business unit I was in in July 2010, at which time my service continued with Oracle.Delivery of professional services during pre-sales and post-sales phase, including bids, proposals, requirements gathering, contract negotiation, design specification and implementation. Regional Professional Services role covering Asia Pacific and North America. Successfully delivered projects in New Zealand, Dubai, Malaysia, India and United States.

Pre-sales support for AAPT, TNZ, TelstraSaturn and Vodafone accounts.Developing sales strategies and selling solutions and products covering CDMA/GSM wireless applications, Intelligent Network, broadband access and switching, 3G IP-Based VoIP solutions using Lucent Softswitch.Liaising with product house when preparing bids and proposals.

Evaluating new technology and making recommendations to the business for existing Ericsson D-AMPS mobile network and new Lucent CDMA network.Identifying opportunities for new services and business improvement, and making recommendations to the appropriate Business Line.Developing new network capability and software upgrades on switching and Intelligent Network platforms.Project managing introduction of capability on behalf of network operator.Managing warranty of new capability developed.