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Strategic Project Lead with 10+ years delivering mission-critical security infrastructure for Tier 1 financial institutions and telecoms providers, with deep expertise in network security obsolescence, NGFW/proxy/NAC integrations, and zero-trust governance. Currently specialising in Sovereign AI infrastructure, orchestrating secure on-prem HPC and private LLM environments to mitigate data exfiltration risks while aligning delivery to EU CRA, DORA, and ISO 27001 requirements with high-governance stakeholder engagement.…Strategic Project Lead with 10+ years delivering mission-critical security infrastructure for Tier 1 financial institutions and telecoms providers, with deep expertise in network security obsolescence, NGFW/proxy/NAC integrations, and zero-trust governance. Currently specialising in Sovereign AI infrastructure, orchestrating secure on-prem HPC and private LLM environments to mitigate data exfiltration risks while aligning delivery to EU CRA, DORA, and ISO 27001 requirements with high-governance stakeholder engagement.

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Strategic Project Lead with 10+ years delivering mission-critical security infrastructure for Tier 1 financial institutions and telecoms providers, with deep expertise in network security obsolescence, NGFW/proxy/NAC integrations, and zero-trust governance. Currently specialising in Sovereign AI infrastructure, orchestrating secure on-prem HPC and private LLM environments to mitigate data exfiltration risks while aligning delivery to EU CRA, DORA, and ISO 27001 requirements with high-governance stakeholder engagement.…Strategic Project Lead with 10+ years delivering mission-critical security infrastructure for Tier 1 financial institutions and telecoms providers, with deep expertise in network security obsolescence, NGFW/proxy/NAC integrations, and zero-trust governance. Currently specialising in Sovereign AI infrastructure, orchestrating secure on-prem HPC and private LLM environments to mitigate data exfiltration risks while aligning delivery to EU CRA, DORA, and ISO 27001 requirements with high-governance stakeholder engagement.

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Strategic Project Lead with 10+ years delivering mission-critical security infrastructure for Tier 1 financial institutions and telecoms providers, with deep expertise in network security obsolescence, NGFW/proxy/NAC integrations, and zero-trust governance.

Currently specialising in Sovereign AI infrastructure, orchestrating secure on-prem HPC and private LLM environments to mitigate data exfiltration risks while aligning delivery to EU CRA, DORA, and ISO 27001 requirements with high-governance stakeholder engagement.

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Senior Project Manager – Network Security at Santander Bank

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024

Led programmes and delivery streams relating to network and information security obsolescence across firewalls, proxies, VPNs, and NAC integration. Managed day-to-day project planning and stand-ups with Security Ops, including resource coordination and delivery focus across constrained timelines. Collaborated with third-party MSPs to transition services and assets from legacy providers to target environments, developing service transition strategies to minimise interruptions. Gatekept deliverables through Santander security processes and policy compliance. Contributed to run books and migration plans as a security stakeholder; gathered NAC requirements from business stakeholders and aligned solutions with business objectives; led project-led migrations for security infrastructure to compliant on-prem endpoints and cloud locations; managed VPN and proxy migrations with internal and external partners and operational process integration; maintained ISO 27001 and internal security policy c

Senior Project Manager – Network and Information Security at Liberty Global / Virgin Media

June 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022

Spearheaded delivery streams for network and information security including network automation, infrastructure monitoring, data centre integration, and IDAM/PAM/NAC integration. Led a portfolio rollout of security and network management tools and implemented new infrastructure and technology. Managed day-to-day stand-ups and resource planning across four teams, providing leadership and mentoring. Served as a gatekeeping role to ensure deliverables met LG security policy requirements. Delivered improvements in delivery quality and business benefits via automation and an uplifted security posture. Participated in design reviews as security stakeholder; gathered RBAC requirements and delivered project-led secure identity and access management solutions including JML process and integrations. Led decommissioning of legacy firewall infrastructure and supported data centre closure activity; ensured onboarding of tested solutions into Security and operational dashboards.

Global Security Architect & Project Manager at Liberty Global

October 1, 2019 - October 1, 2020

Owned a programme of projects ensuring security aspects of transition aligned with Liberty Global security policy. Provided consultancy to internal and external partners. Ensured enhanced security testing completion including penetration testing and threat/vulnerability scanning. Managed global security aspects of the “separate & protect” initiative, reporting progress to C-suite and programme board stakeholders across the UK, Holland, and Austria. Delivered end-to-end project lifecycle management using Agile practices. Defined and introduced improved security standards across application design, testing, and implementation. Led engagement with project teams and third-party resources, scaling delivery with teams of up to 100+ staff. Conducted an urgent operational readiness review including DR/continuity testing; championed delivery of secure ID and access management solutions; advised on GDPR-aligned data handling; delivered cloud migration including users/data to AWS Azure/O365;

Enterprise Architect – Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity at Atrium Insurance Underwriters

December 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019

Performed a business readiness audit of existing disaster recovery and business continuity provision for Atrium Insurance Underwriters in the Lloyd’s Building across UK and USA operations. Advised on risk and DR within the BC Steering Committee and developed a revised risk framework articulating resilience stance and move-forward implementation for enhanced DR initiatives. Reviewed existing DR strategies for AWS and Azure and produced orchestration plans targeting minimum downtime. Oversaw end-to-end audit and modelling of AS-IS hosting environments (DC and cloud), reviewed run books and current mode of operation, provided guidance on optimisation using AWS/Azure Zerto replication, and produced a target-mode blueprint for DR and BC.

Enterprise Architect – GDPR & Service Transformation at Swedbank

December 1, 2017 - October 1, 2018

Designed compliance solutions for non-production environments and extended scope to develop an enterprise test strategy for transformation of the testing process group-wide to align with GDPR compliance. Engaged C-level stakeholders to ensure privacy by design/default governing documents were implemented and followed in value streams. Owned development, implementation, and maintenance of privacy-by-design governance through steering group reviews. Identified risks including missing architecture requirements and designed processes integrating InfoSec and Data Loss Prevention into service management dashboards (BMC Patrol, SolarWinds, Imperva). Architected test data strategy (anonymisation and masking) including requirements for enterprise test data provisioning; led test transformation/automation frameworks within DevSecOps; championed integration of DAM/DLP into Splunk dashboards; ensured governance and compliance of architecture artefacts across NPE projects.

Unified Communications Consultant at Bristol City Council

August 1, 2017 - August 1, 2017

Designed a test strategy as part of the council’s unified communications transformation programme. Supported delivery of Avaya Communicator based UC, including call manager/IVR/call plan testing, video conferencing, and mobile device management (MDM), with planned integration to Salesforce.com CRM. Collaborated with call centre and technical teams to develop high-level scenarios for the overall test and integration strategy and created detailed test plans including test events. Reviewed third-party penetration testing and liaised with IT security for PSN public service network compliance. Oversaw UAT process for Apple devices onboarding to secure MDM.

Test Assurance Portfolio Lead at IBM / Nationwide Building Society

January 1, 2015 - December 1, 2016

Led a series of testing projects in cybersecurity and workplace agility programmes. Prepared and presented regular progress reports to the portfolio manager, managing full project lifecycle including planning, scope, budgeting, and risk. Acted as an interface for senior stakeholder management across Nationwide and third-party suppliers in the test domain. Maintained KPI governance via daily/weekly/monthly reporting, maintaining stakeholder buy-in. Championed test environment architecture and test data management using Infosphere, Splunk, and SAS; developed Splunk-based security event/incident monitoring strategy; defined disaster recovery and resilience procedures; managed DR processes; migrated legacy Windows 2000/2003 platforms and applications to Server 2012 and delivered regression testing. Managed full test lifecycle of third parties including ECS, Computacenter, Red Hat, and EMCI.

Infrastructure Consultant / Test Architect at IKEA IT AB

March 1, 2014 - November 1, 2014

Reviewed and evaluated IKEA IT delivery working practices and developed/embedded a fit-for-purpose infrastructure test regime. Served as technical interface and point of contact with senior business users and stakeholders. Evaluated the toolset, created an infrastructure testing strategy, and mentored the workforce on best practice and continuous improvement. Identified gaps in process and operations and recommended improvements to IKEA. Captured non-functional requirements and developed tests validating architectural patterns. Delivered testing throughout lifecycle within agreed milestones, resolved test issues and blockers, and ensured appropriate testing coverage and team capability.

Senior Test Analyst at Marston Group Ltd

January 1, 2013 - December 1, 2013

Worked as a senior test analyst focusing on cloud testing and Android application testing.

Freelance

March 1, 2012 - September 1, 2012

Worked on cloud testing and Android application testing as a freelance consultant.