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Belfast, Gb

Belfast, Northern Ireland, Gb

Building a world class Security Team in Northern Ireland

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Delivery Lead for multiple workstreams as part of a large technology transformation programme creating a new intelligent data management platform.Worked in partnership with technical leads to develop and execute cross functional plans for the delivery of the foundational components that provide the platform to securely handle the data lifecycle from acquisition through to dissemination.Managed complex dependencies across several, multi-location development teams and identified, tracked and took responsibility for risks and issues impacting programme deliverables. Accountable for the demonstration of design and implementation effectiveness of platform architecture against a set of business controls developed to ensure that regulatory obligations, information security and resiliency principles are met when handling data.Responsible for monitoring and visibility of programme health through the delivery of board level reporting and metrics.Managed the relationship with a third-party open source software provider through contract negotiation, risk and legal review to sign-off.Chaired a steering committee with State Street and third-party software providers, developing, reviewing and providing acceptance for a backlog of feature requests. Jira and Confluence SME, responsible for the design and administration of workflows, screens and schemes.Member of the Belfast Office Site Leadership Group leading strategic initiatives and process improvement efforts including documentation, reporting and on-boarding activities.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Us

Provided oversight of the day to day operations of the Belfast Office and served as an escalation point for UK based resources and a decision maker on issues where management escalation is warranted.Planned and facilitated a leadership forum for UK teams and implemented programs as appropriate.Responsible for developing and improving the culture and engagement of the UK team.Delivered a monthly report to Sr. Leadership on any issues and trends identified in the facility.Planned and managed activities for recruitment and conference events.Represented Alert Logic for InvestNI & NI Cyber Security Cluster activities.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Us

Responsible for the delivery of a complex program of works including software development, regulatory compliance and process improvement projects.Worked with department leaders and external stakeholders to define and implement a data-driven program that enabled continuous ROI assessment and related metrics for key department activities.Built strong collaborative partnerships across core Product, Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Customer Success and Security Services functions at Alert Logic to create solutions and drive alignment on threat coverage strategies and tooling & automation improvements.Drove department and organization-wide security and threat coverage-related initiatives end-to-end, including requirements gathering, planning, implementation, training, and reporting.Prepared detailed project plans using Confluence & JIRA tools to define requirements and delivery milestones.Led international, cross functional teams in delivering strategic initiatives proven to improve systems, processes and deliver customer value.Monitored project progress, chaired scrums, demos & retrospectives and reported status to internal and external stakeholders.Identified, monitored and escalated risks, issues and dependencies impacting the successful execution of the program.Implemented a range of process improvements to bring maturity to project management practices including creating a project review board, delivering operational metrics and developing & executing a communication plan.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Us

Member of the ActiveIntelligence Leadership Team tasked with delivering an aggressive and expansive group strategy.Managed a team of highly skilled Researchers who identify and characterise emerging threats and vulnerabilities within the areas of networks, web applications and cloud security.Hiring Manager for the Research Team, leading recruitment of resources in the UK and US which involved building relationships with recruiters, grading candidates and leading interviews.Created performance objectives, implemented performance improvement plans and carried out terminations.Responsible for the transition of a function of an acquired company into the Alert Logic Research Team.Managed a program of works designed to deliver a decisive market advantage with innovation in security research. Implemented processes to bring structure to the ActiveIntelligence Group’s work intake and improve reporting functions.Provided reports to Leadership showing metrics on resource utilization and progress against plan.

Northbrook, Il, Us

Managed projects from inception through implementation, ensuring all project milestones were met and that the projects were delivered on schedule and on budget with a high level of quality and customer satisfaction.Built and maintained relationships with project stakeholders and application areas to ensure the smooth delivery of each project.Developed project plans and associated communication documents.Managed risks and issues within each project and worked with project teams to design and implement successful problem resolutions.Reviewed and managed changes to requirements and scope, through a formally defined change management process.Prepared regular status reports to update stakeholders, as well as chairing status meetings and document walkthroughs.Mentored Project Managers new to ANI and provided on the job training.Led process improvement initiatives within ANI including creating documentation and hosting workshops to encourage video conferencing.

Gogarburn, Gb

Selected to lead a team of 8 which successfully delivered changes required to the RBS Group Debit Cards Issuing System (DCIS) to reissue 17 Million Maestro cards as VISA Debit to customers across 4 bank brands and 3 jurisdictions.Assigned roles, responsibilities and accountabilities, prioritised tasks and organised workflow to ensure successful timely delivery of changes to the Debit Cards system.Diagnosed and evaluated potential risks and issues, highlighted them to Project Manager, and designed and executed plans to resolve them.Determined detailed requirements with Debit Cards business representatives for the accelerated rollout of VISA replacement cards.Analysed Debit Cards system to determine changes required to enable the accelerated rollout of VISA debit cards.Designed, tested and implemented a new recurring payments system which extracts card details from RBS Group systems and transmits details to VISA. Initiated and maintained relationships with VISA to ensure sensitive data was compatible with target systems and transferred over a secure connection.Wrote and oversaw the execution of the DCIS system test plan, covering 11 applications, ensuring all results were documented, signed-off and archived according to Sarbanes-Oxley standards.Wrote and executed a comprehensive implementation plan covering 3 cycles over 5 months, supporting implementation and warranty of changes required to DCIS for VISA Debit project. Wrote ‘fit for support’ document covering all changes made to DCIS system and provided handover to production support team.Coached and mentored new and existing members of the team.Won a manufacturing excellence award for work on the VISA Debit Programme.

Gogarburn, Gb

Led a team of 9, with members in Dublin, Edinburgh and India, which provided a central system testing and UAT environment for small applications and dedicated testing environments for large programmes.Responsible for the performance review process for the 3 CTE resources based in Dublin, including creation of objectives and personal development plans.Managed the requirements of each application team in a shared environment ensuring components could be tested in parallel without adversely impacting each other.Oversaw and contributed towards the build and running of a system test environment incorporating an online back office system and a simulation of the core over-night batch system.Investigated and resolved failures within the test environment, providing feedback to affected application teams.Worked under extreme pressure to ensure that individual team’s testing was completed on time in order to meet implementation dates.Won a manufacturing excellence award for work on the Ulster Bank integration programme, which was rewarded with a 3 day trip to Paris.

Selected as technical lead delivering projects within the Closing of Accounts and Manual Application of Interest systems.Completed analysis and design of changes required to both systems without previous knowledge of the systems.Managed all phases of the project life cycle and support of applications in the production environment.

Analysed, designed, coded and tested changes required to core applications within RBS Group systems, with roles in Dublin and Edinburgh.Implemented changes into production environment and provided warranty support.