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Development Lead

As the development lead for an in-house developed multi-classification IT system, revolutionising the armed forces’ approach to system capability delivery. Responsible for securely integrating data centre technologies into a deployed networking environment to provide a fully service-managed system with comprehensive network and cyber monitoring. Managing and mentoring a team of 8 engineers of varying skill levels to achieve operational objectives and foster skill development. Oversee the system’s operation across 2 UK hub sites and 86 customer sites.

Key Achievements/Projects:

  • Named on King’s Birthday Honours List 2024, awarded individual 3* commendation for work to scale secure remote access to high security UK MoD infrastructure prototype.
  • Architected the system with secure by design and zero trust principles in line with NIST SP 800 series, JSP440 (Defense Manual of Security) and JSP604 (Defense Manual of ICT Security) documentation.
  • Re-designed networking architecture moving in line with service provider standards, significantly enhancing networking security performance.
  • Project manager and technical lead for configuration and installation of redundant system hub, the geo-redundant UK hub locations have maintained 99.3% critical service availability.
  • Provided Tier 4 support for the system, for fault rectification, security incident response, and disaster recovery.
  • Managed and administered an infrastructure comprising 151 physical servers, over 300 network devices, 348 virtual servers, and 201 security devices.
  • Managed the implementation of Corelight, transitioning from existing IDS and PCAP systems, reducing complexity for SOC engineers and enhancing security monitoring capabilities.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipeline to ensure better coding practices and enhanced version control.
  • Implemented enhanced MSSQL, VMware, Windows and Linux automated system/configuration backups with visualisation for Level 1 operators.
Skills: Testing • Cisco Firepower • Linux • Incident Management • Programming • Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Network (DMVPN) • VMware • SD-WAN • PKI • Containerization • Databases • Virtualization • Splunk Enterprise • Problem Solving • IT Security Operations • Python (Programming Language) • Cisco Systems Products • Cisco ASA • Nginx • Security Incident Response • Networking • Cybersecurity • Powershell • Network Operations Center (NOC) • Backup Solutions • VMware NSX • Communication • ITIL • Elastic Stack (ELK) • Enterprise Network Security • Project Management • Network Automation • Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) • Windows Server • Scrum • MySQL • Agile Methodologies • Team Management • VMware • SD-WAN • Business Planning • Network Architecture • System Architecture • Network Design • VMware Infrastructure • Troubleshooting • Information Technology • Ansible • Cyber Defense • VMware vSphere • Palo Alto Networks • Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) • Server Architecture • Peer Mentoring • Active Directory • Security Operations Center • Enterprise Network Design • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) • Disaster Recovery • System Center Orchestration • System Center Service Manager • System Center Operations Manager • Update Management • Build Automation • Network Deployment • Network Services • Engineering Leadership