Jan 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland · Hybrid

• Designing and implementing secure and scalable cloud-based solutions using cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Evaluating client requirements and making recommendations for cloud-based architectures that meet their business and security needs
• Conducting security assessments and risk analyses to identify potential vulnerabilities in cloud-based systems and develop strategies to mitigate those risks
• Developing and implementing cloud security policies, procedures, and standards to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices
• Collaborating with other teams within the organization, such as DevOps, infrastructure, and application development teams, to ensure a seamless and secure cloud environment
• Providing guidance and technical support to other team members on cloud and security-related issues
• Developing and implementing platform security policies and procedures to ensure compliance with industry regulations and client requirements
• Developing and maintaining a library of reusable platform architecture patterns and templates to accelerate the delivery of solutions for clients
• Staying up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies, security threats, and industry trends to ensure that the team is always at the forefront of new developments
• Working with clients to understand their business objectives and providing them with strategic advice on how cloud technologies can help them achieve those objectives
• Leading and managing cloud and security projects, including project planning, resource allocation, and risk management

Mar 2021 – Nov 2021 · 8 mos · City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · Remote

• Sub contracted to Old Mutual in their Platform Engineering Team
• Leading the design, development, and implementation of Old Mutual's cloud platform strategy to ensure the efficient delivery of technology solutions in alignment with business goals and objectives
• Providing technical leadership and guidance on cloud architecture, best practices, and design principles for the Platform Team, and other stakeholders as required
• Developing and managing project plans, ensuring that projects are delivered on-time, within scope, and within budget
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including development, operations, security, and compliance teams to ensure that cloud-based applications and infrastructure are designed and implemented with security, reliability, and scalability in mind
• Conducting regular technology reviews to identify opportunities for improvement and optimisation
• Providing technical support and guidance to the wider Old Mutual team on cloud technologies and best practices
• Working closely with senior stakeholders to identify, prioritise, and deliver new features and services that align with the overall cloud platform strategy
• Maintaining knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure that Old Mutual's cloud platform remains current and aligned with industry best practices

Mar 2021 – Nov 2021 · 8 mos · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · Remote

• Part of the Platform Engineering Team
• Leading the design, development, and implementation of Old Mutual's cloud platform strategy to ensure the efficient delivery of technology solutions in alignment with business goals and objectives
• Providing technical leadership and guidance on cloud architecture, best practices, and design principles for the Platform Team, and other stakeholders as required
• Developing and managing project plans, ensuring that projects are delivered on-time, within scope, and within budget
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including development, operations, security, and compliance teams to ensure that cloud-based applications and infrastructure are designed and implemented with security, reliability, and scalability in mind
• Conducting regular technology reviews to identify opportunities for improvement and optimisation
• Providing technical support and guidance to the wider Old Mutual team on cloud technologies and best practices
• Working closely with senior stakeholders to identify, prioritise, and deliver new features and services that align with the overall cloud platform strategy
• Maintaining knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure that Old Mutual's cloud platform remains current and aligned with industry best practices

Aug 2020 – Feb 2021 · 6 mos · City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · Hybrid

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining serverless architectures on AWS
• Implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Git, and CodeDeploy
• Ensuring security and compliance of cloud infrastructure in accordance with industry standards and best practices
• Monitoring and managing cloud environments to optimise performance, cost and availability
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to cloud infrastructure and applications
• Collaborating with development and operations teams to ensure efficient and effective use of cloud services
• Designed, developed, and maintained serverless solutions using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, and other AWS services to support various client applications and systems
• Managing AWS resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as AWS CloudFormation and Terraform
• Providing technical guidance and expertise to team members and stakeholders
• Contributing to the development and improvement of cloud engineering processes and standards
• Developing and maintaining automation scripts for infrastructure provisioning and deployment
• Monitoring and optimising serverless applications and environments for performance and cost efficiency
• Implementing and maintaining security measures and best practices for serverless applications and cloud environments
• Staying up-to-date with the latest AWS services and serverless technologies to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation

Jul 2020 – Aug 2020 · 1 mo · City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · Hybrid

• Interface with clients on technical matters as needed.
• Plan and coordinate all aspects of technical projects from initiation through delivery.
• Manage project risks, issues/problems, and activity progress to ensure project goals (e.g., deadline, scope and quality) are achieved.
• Ensure service delivery success and customer satisfaction through effective project management.
• Coordinate activities and tasks among project team members, other internal departments, and client or vendor/subcontractor organisations as needed to meet project goals, and ensures project completion is on schedule, within budget constraints, and of the appropriate quality standards for the project scope.
• Drive scope definition, requirements analysis, functional and technical design, application build, product configuration, unit testing, and production deployment.
• Working with clients to understand their needs and to implement the cloud strategies designed to meet those needs.
• Provide technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of an issue, including the determination and provision of workaround solution or escalation to service owners.
• Create a well-informed cloud strategy and manage the adaption process.
• Define optimal design patterns and solutions for high availability and disaster recovery for applications.

Aug 2019 – Jun 2020 · 10 mos · City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · Remote

• AWS Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Developer - Associate
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
• AWS Solutions Architect - Associate
• AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional
• AWS Solutions Architect - Professional
• AWS Security - Specialty
• AWS Advanced Networking - Specialty
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
• CompTIA Security +
• CompTIA CySA+

Jul 2015 – Jun 2019 · 3 yrs 11 mos · City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · On-site

• Service existing accounts, obtains orders, and establishes new accounts by planning and organising daily work schedule to call on existing or potential sales outlets and other trade factors
• Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
• Research and implement new initiatives to drive revenue, lower operating costs while maintain quality products that are competitive, all while delivery excellent customer support
• Maintain the quality of products, services, customer support and level of service inline with service level agreements and other retention strategies
• Assist in developing or updating standard operating procedures for all business operational activities
• Monitor and control expense according to allotted budget

Jul 2014 – May 2015 · 10 mos · Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa · On-site

• Direct and coordinate activities of projects to ensure that goals and objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters and in line with business objectives
• Plan, manage and coordinate cross-functional activities/tasks to define, develop, deliver and monitor project to achieve business objectives
• Overall management and deliverance of projects, which includes project administration, planning, reporting, monitoring, risk management, budgets and meeting facilitations
• Conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational and related research to support strategic and business planning within the various departments and programs
• Define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases and elements; forming project team; establishing project budget
• Describing the structure, characteristics, behaviour, and other aspects of software to project stakeholders

Nov 2012 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · On-site

Nov 2010 – Oct 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos · City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · On-site

• Liaise with clients to ensure that all stakeholders requirements are met for the projects
• Document clients campaign requirements and create technical and creative briefs for the projects
• Assist with the development of web sites and web applications mainly using open source platforms and custom PHP WordPress modules
• Assisted with the architecture of applications and social media integration projects
• Creation of technical documentation for project handover to clients
• Created development processes and procedures along with all document templates

Apr 2009 – Oct 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos · City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · On-site

• Define requirements and technical specifications for all client applications and websites
• Create information and solution architectures for client web applications
• Assist with the architecture and development of C#, PHP, Java and Silverlight mobile and web applications
• Conduct UAT testing on all applications against test cases
• Facilitate UI and UX workshops with clients and designers
• Custom SharePoint and Project Server interactive Silverlight dashboard development

Dec 2008 – Mar 2009 · 3 mos · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · On-site

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities by conducting market research, analysing trends, and assessing customer needs to develop strategies for software product/service offerings.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with potential clients and key stakeholders, engaging in effective communication and negotiation to drive business growth and achieve sales targets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, product development, and customer support, to ensure seamless execution of projects, successful product launches, and excellent customer satisfaction.

Feb 2008 – Nov 2008 · 9 mos · Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa · On-site

• Defined companies development policies and procedures
• Head of the software expansion steering committee
• Launched companies Micro finance Bank in Nigeria
• Reviewed all developers code to ensure it was in-line with company standards
• Lead country roll-out expansion team (Nigeria, Swaziland, Rwanda, Namibia and Lesotho)
• Oversaw the re architecture of finance application from Delphi to C# .Net framework

Feb 2007 – Jan 2008 · 11 mos · Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa · On-site

• Put together project documentation for all internal software and web application projects
• Oversaw the rearchitecture of finance application from Delphi to C# .Net framework
• Managed the architecture of client's core application systems for call centre, change management, purchase order system and companies Intranet
• Liaise with various business departments to document requirements for system changes and new applications
• Creation of all company technical specifications for core applications
• Managed the project teams

May 2002 – Dec 2005 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Miami, Florida, United States · On-site

Jan 2000 – May 2001 · 1 yr 4 mos · City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · On-site

• CompTIA A+
• CompTIA Network+