Fintech organisation specialising in the financial market sector■ DevOps Implementation | Operations• Reviewed team/organisation structure, onboarded the team (10 full stack developers) and implemented DevOps methodology framework, embedding processes and principles into day to day operations■ Cyber Security• Developed security pipelines enabling consistent follow up of any code issues• Conducting quality checks, identifying environment vulnerabilities and escalating matter to product owner• Daily engagement with development team to ensure all identified issues are resolved■ Achievements• No apparent methodology process or alignment evident when joining the company, generated tangible improvements, discipline and improved follow up• Designed and established the company cyber security framework

Listed company - diverse financial services through subsidiaries spanning commercial banking, building society, mortgage finance, insurance, securities tradingSoftware developer, promoted to senior software developer and again to information security specialist.■ Team Management• Managed, led, nurtured a team of 3 analysts• 360 management – deployment of tasks, follow up, status reports, training & development• Led the team in vulnerability assessment and penetration testing exercises, identified vulnerabilities, put controls in place, mitigated risk before occurrence■ Security Operations• Investigated cyber security incidents caused by malicious activities, identified false positives• Documented security events, created a baseline of activity for the company network• Security incident and event management across the whole org• Investigated alerts created by IDS/IPS inc malicious file uploads, compromised services, SQL injections, port scanning• Reviewed security certification, mobile application issues, software vulnerability, followed up with relevant departments to ensure resolution• Investigated incidents, graded and prioritised solutions• Applied certification within the environment, ensured software was not affected, worked closely with suppliers/vendors to find solutions/upgrades for reoccurring issues■ Achievements• Volunteered to support the dev team on an internal virtual assistant resulting in greatly improved customer service and efficiencies when responding to customer queries• Co-created document tracking and watermarking solutions which assisted in the development and deployment of the solution, resulting in reduction of sensitive corporate documents leaked online• Developed custom asset management software which assisted the org in the accounting of the org assets• Lead implementer of maintenance and secure system development acquisition policies• Supported with the implementation of network access control for the whole org

Dual role of developer and quality assurance lead■ Team Support as Senior Developer • Worked within a team of 3 developers and 4 intern developers (mentored and coached interns)• Reviewed output and quality before deploying solutions into the environment■ Software Developer Operations• Reviewed and actioned any changes required to coding (Java) before deployment of solution• Conducted weekly team meetings to determine status of projects, timelines and challenges, reporting any escalated issued to the product manager• Closely managed delivery of objective and all associated timelines• Developed customer reports for 3rd party processing systems• Developed integrations into banking systems■ Achievements• Refined and improved existing processes and documentation of legacy systems which reduced headcount cost and increase internal efficiencies• Successfully implemented an insurance software solution which focused on development of the core products in the system• Implemented MasterCard 3rd party processing systems into banking core system• Developed and implemented HMRC equivalent payment system through banks enabling easier payment methodology• Integrated the banking platform with major universities and schools

• Developed solutions for the bank bill payment systems and integrated numerous service providers enabling seamless payment channels for customers• Researched and investigated technologies and methodologies to ensuring bug-free systems• Contributed to solution projects, analysed requirements and participated in the design and implementation of processes• Assessed project proposals, conducted feasibility studies and determined cost estimations• Developed and maintained JSP web applications■ Achievements• Established the development team under the guidance of the senior manager (five developer team)

• Internal software design and coding• Software integration of new software packages

• Design and implementation of client CCTV networks