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• 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

• Listed company - diverse financial services through subsidiaries spanning commercial banking, building society, mortgage finance, insurance, securities tradingSoftware developer, promoted to senior software developer.
• 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

• 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 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

Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Masters, Strategic Management And Corporate Governance

Bachelor Of Science, Management Information Systems And Services

Postgraduate Diploma Understanding Technical, Legal And Management Issues, Cybersecurity

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Lead Implementation