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United Kingdom

As the Director for Cyber Operations, my role encompasses the development, implementation and operational management of the entire Cyber Operations portfolio including service development, alignment and delivery, executive meetings and strategic direction setting, senior advisor to customers on cyber related matters and day to day business line management. Other responsibilities include:⭐️Overall Business Security Management: Orchestrating the development and endorsement of organisational security policies, incident management and response plans, and championing the adoption of standardized processes and procedures across the organization.⭐️Efficient Leadership of Security Operations: Managing a 24/7 Security Operations team, consultants, and security engineering functions, ensuring seamless operations and efficiency.⭐️Trusted Cybersecurity Adviser to Leadership: Providing strategic advice to C-suite and senior executives on business cyber security topics and ensuring secure design and best practices, serving as a trusted cybersecurity adviser.⭐️Expert Guidance on Security Solution Design: Serving as a subject matter expert on design and architecture for security solutions and architecture, offering guidance to both customers and internal teams.⭐️Alignment with Industry Best Practices: Ensuring the effectiveness of cyber services while adhering to industry best practices such as CIS benchmarks.⭐️Senior Management Team (SMT) Escalation Point: Serving as a Senior Management Team (SMT) escalation point for critical incidents, whether internal or customer-related.⭐️Architect of Security Programs: Leading the design and architecture of robust security programs across 200+ customers, incorporating the introduction and migration of various capabilities.

Newbury, England, United Kingdom

I led thought leadership initiatives, provided advisory services, and oversaw the development and implementation of security operations across the UKI, EMEA, and NA regions. My focus was on SIEM, Log Management, ML and User Behaviour Analytics (UBA). I also spearhead presales teams across EMEA alongside NA counterparts, leading them in the creation and delivery of key sales engineering material.My role encompassed a range of responsibilities including:⭐️Global Subject Matter Expertise: I served as a global SME on machine learning/artificial intelligence analytics, particularly in the context of our user and entity behavioural analytics solution.⭐️Collaboration with Threat Hunt Teams: I actively collaborated with Threat Hunt teams, leveraging proprietary machine learning tools to identify and address anomalous activities.⭐️Attack Simulation Expertise: I conducted attack simulations to enhance threat detection capabilities, ensuring our systems are resilient to evolving cybersecurity threats.⭐️Government and Defence Collaboration: I worked closely with central government and defence organisations, contributing to efforts aimed at enhancing their overall security posture.⭐️Tooling Improvements: I drove improvements in tooling, both internally and for customer deployments, to optimise security operations and enhance overall cybersecurity measures.⭐️Threat Research: I actively engaged in ongoing threat research, staying abreast of current cybersecurity incidents. My analysis informs the development of effective risk mitigation measures.⭐️Solution Architect and Advisory: I provided support and advisory services to customer senior stakeholders and Security Operations staff, aiding their understanding of the threat landscape and effective architecture of their solution.

UK Lead Sales Engineer and Acting Global Head of Sales Engineering. As the leader of the sales engineering business unit, my responsibilities extended to supporting the development of seamless sales processes, ensuring customer satisfaction, and collaborating with cross-functional teams and executive leadership to maintain a balance between speed and effectiveness.Key Responsibilities:⭐️Strategic Leadership: Spearheaded the sales engineering business unit and ensured that our customers not only received our services, but also comprehended and appreciated their value.⭐️Product Development Advocacy: Engaged and directed product development initiatives to align with customer feature requests, I contributed to enhancing the overall quality and relevance of our services.⭐️Technical Champion: Serving as the technical champion and advisor, both internally and externally, I ensured that our services consistently met and exceeded the expectations of our user base.⭐️Marketing Engagement: Actively participated in marketing activities, including hosting webinars and delivering keynote/breakout speeches at events.⭐️Cybersecurity Counsel: Provided expert cybersecurity advice and counsel to business leaders and guided them on the most effective strategies for detecting and mitigating threats.

UK&I Lead Presales Solutions Architect for Security, Risk, and Governance at Micro Focus, with a proven track record of exceeding targets in the domain of Security Operations. I specialised in showcasing, architecting and delivering cutting-edge SIEM and UEBA solutions such as ArcSight and Intelligence, coupled with expertly managing supporting services attachments. My role extended to various critical responsibilities and notable achievements, including:⭐️Subject Matter Expert: Acted as the global subject matter expert for the ArcSight suite, ensuring internal staff and customers utilise architectural best-practise and realise value from the platform.⭐️Government and Defence Collaboration: Forged strong partnerships by working closely with central government and defence customers, global telcos and other enterprise and FTSE100 businesses, enhancing their understanding of our solutions and contributing to successful engagements.⭐️Cross-functional Collaboration: Provide crucial support to diverse business units, including field sales, engineering, professional services, executive, and product management, fostering seamless collaboration and achieving collective goals.⭐️Technical Leadership: Served as the technical champion for both new and existing customers, offering expertise that enhances their experience and satisfaction.⭐️Public Speaking: Hosted impactful webinars covering conceptual theory on Security Operations (SecOps) and facilitated technical user forums for existing customers, demonstrating thought leadership and expertise.

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

As the Sales Engineering & UK Technical Director at Invinsec, I spearheaded the sales engineering and presales functions, overseeing the technical delivery of the Invinsec Security Operations Center (SOC) and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) service. My key responsibilities included:⭐️Technical Presentations and Demonstrations: Delivering compelling technical presentations and demonstrations to qualified leads, effectively showcasing the value proposition of Invinsec's offerings.⭐️Competitive Marketing Material: Crafting competitive marketing material and insightful whitepapers to enhance the company's market positioning and engage potential clients.⭐️Engineering Team Leadership: Leading the engineering team to develop innovative security detection capabilities and drive continuous product improvements, ensuring robust protection for our customers.⭐️Collaboration with CRO and Sales Leads: Working closely with the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and sales leads to define and optimize the sales process, ensuring efficiency and alignment with organizational goals.⭐️Technical Sales Leadership: Taking charge of the technical sales process to guide prospects seamlessly through the journey, ultimately converting them into satisfied customers.⭐️Board Director Duties: Fulfilling standard board director duties, including active participation in Executive Coordination meetings, contributing from a technical sales perspective. Additionally, playing a pivotal role in business management and providing leadership to the team.

Swindon, England, United Kingdom

Titan Labs is a technology company founded in September 2016 by four IT security specialists with a combined 35 years’ experience in security information and event management solutions. We saw a gap in the market for a solution that addressed key problems with these types of products such as upfront cost, return on investment and management overhead. Titan Labs has proven experience of successfully designing and delivering complex projects focusing on SIEM technology, world class staff, and partner relationships with key market leading technology vendors.In my role as a Technical Consultant and Co-founder, I play a pivotal role in delivering technical expertise and high-level project support, along with contributing to sales engineering initiatives for diverse clientele across both public and private sectors. My expertise spans Flex Connector development, content delivery, deployment planning, and technical implementation throughout the HPE/Micro Focus ArcSight suite of products.Noteworthy accomplishments include serving as the Senior Technical Consultant for Telefonica (o2), where I successfully delivered numerous Flex Connectors, executed comprehensive asset modeling, and oversaw the installation and configuration of ArcMC and ADP. Additionally, I provided crucial support to team leads in the day-to-day management of the ArcSight suite.⭐️Led and executed Security Operations for enterprise clients across public and private sectors.⭐️Collaborated closely with product development, ensuring timely qualification and implementation of feature requests.⭐️Played a pivotal role in shaping the business and product strategy.⭐️Presented Titan Labs' products to customers as part of sales engagements.⭐️Created service descriptions, sales presentations, and associated materials.⭐️Defined customer requirements, translating technical challenges into business risks, and spearheaded the creation of use cases to address these risks.

Basingstoke

Key Responsibilities:⭐️ Conducting and leading use case workshops with clients, showcasing potential risks, and translating outcomes into actionable content.⭐️ Providing technical leadership in the development of Bid/RFP responses.⭐️ Designing technical solutions for ArcSight, including architecture and implementation.⭐️ Identifying and integrating diverse event sources to enhance security analytics.⭐️ Crafting and evolving ArcSight content to align with evolving threat landscapes.⭐️ Administering SmartConnectors for efficient data collection.⭐️ Overseeing ESM administration to ensure optimal SIEM performance.⭐️ Managing Logger Administration & Analysis to glean valuable insights.

Btec National Diploma In Ict Practitioners, Information Technology, Mmp

Advanced It & Security Diploma, Information Technology, Pass