Peter Cunningham Email & Phone Number

Reading, Gb

As the Head of Information Security, it is my responsibility to provide security leadership in alignment with the business strategy to ensure that appropriate security controls are managed across the business to ensure ongoing business operations and the protection of our data, assets, employees, and customers.Key responsibilities include:• Security Strategy and Governance• Definition and ongoing management of the security roadmap• Security policies, processes, and standards• Security architecture• Security risk register / data protection impact assessments• Compliance with relevant legislations and regulations• Management of security operations and posture management functional areas• Management of the security incident response plan and associated cyber playbooks• Enhancing security awareness training to drive cultural change• Management of security incidents and investigations • Empowering, supporting, and mentoring team members• Stakeholder management

Reading, Gb

Operating within the Enterprise Architecture team this role covers three core architecture functions – Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Architecture and Security Architecture.Following TOGAF and SABSA frameworks core responsibilities include:• Creation and ongoing management of the corporate public, private and hybrid cloud strategy.• Definition, creation and ongoing management of associated architectural principles.• Participation in the creation of Architectural roadmaps.• Creation and management of Architectural design artefacts such as low-level design and high-level design documents, based upon best-practice, for the deployment of new or migration of existing services into public or private cloud environments.• Lead the design and review process for new IT systems from Infrastructure, Cloud and Security points of view.• Recommendation of new or alternative technologies to enhance existing or new IT systems to support business goals.• Plan, research and design robust security architecture for relevant IT project. At point of project closure ongoing management is handed over to the Information Security team.• Participation in vulnerability tests, risk analysis and security assessments.• Involvement in Request for Proposal (RFP) processes.• Work closely with business change, technical delivery teams as well as business stakeholders.• Participation of project closures detailing aspects such as best practice, lessons learnt etc.Recent deliverables:• Specification of replacement EMC Storage Area Network• Implementation of SAP C4C within SAP HEC.• Implementation of SAP Data Services and Process Orchestration on-premise.• Migration from SAP ECC to S/4HANA Hosted in Microsoft Azure.• Participation in the implementation of SAP Hybris (SAP Commerce).• Architectural design within AWS for customer facing digital platforms

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Us

Operating as a conduit between the business and IT for both UK and Global business-critical projects.Responsibilities included:• Work with other managers to ensure technological initiatives align with business goals.• Develop and implement both tactical and strategic initiatives.• Manage technical project resources and operate within budgetary limits and constraints.• Assist and support engineers in executing projects.• Facilitate project status meetings with company stakeholders.

Reading, Gb

Managing, mentoring and motivating a team of subject matter experts in Server, Storage, Database and Application technologies ensuring that IT systems are operational and secure.Working closely with ITIL Managers and Practitioners ensuring that all incidents and problems are resolved within defined SLA’s and OLA’s as well as reporting on and striving for improvement across all measures. Being a liaison between IT and project stakeholders leading technological enhancements to drive efficiency and change internally within the team, the department and across the wider business.Responsibilities also included:• Defining and managing the strategic direction for the IT infrastructure.• Defining and measuring key operational metrics.• The creation and presentation of business cases to company stakeholders.• Managing and controlling costs vs budgets.• Attendance of and input into numerous Senior IT Management meetings and initiatives.• Ensuring knowledge transfer was delivered between this team and other teams.• Collaboration with 3rd party supplier and partners.

Operating as part of a small, dedicated team this role included the day-to-day system administration of numerous server and storage technologies as well as defining and delivering technological aspects for numerous IT projects.Technologies included:• Microsoft Windows Server including Terminal Services• Virtualisation – Sun Solaris and VmWare• Linux – RedHat and CentOS• UNIX – Sun Solaris• Storage – Sun and NetApp• Backups - NetBackupAs the principal engineer this role required the technical ownership of numerous projects both local to the UK as well as in Spain, the United States and India. These projects required the definition of requirements, system specifications, design, testing, documentation as well as presenting to the wider project team and stakeholders.

Reporting directly to the Head of Information Technology, the role covered the specification, management and implementation of a diverse project portfolio.Projects were defined to ensure that all deliverables utilised technology within the NHS to enhance patient care.One core project was the implementation of Citrix Metaframe utilising Thin client devices which was used across the Trusts hospitals but provided primary benefit to the Accident and Emergency department.Another very important project was the implementation of a new Patient Administration System.

Providing remote and on-site consultancy/professional services to a diverse range of clients across the UK.Duties included:• Making recommendation to provide solutions to client’s problems.• Specifying, designing and deploying solutions.• Providing on-going support.Technologies included:• Microsoft client technologies• Microsoft server technologies• UNIX• Networking

Designing, building and deploying computer workstations based upon individual user requirements.Providing desktop and application support to a variety of users over four locations.Provision of an IT Helpdesk function to thousands of users.Management of the user access management process via Novell.Assisting the network/database/server teams and working on projects on an ad-hoc basis.