> whoami

Lead software engineer • Technical Architect • DevSecOps

I am a lead software engineer, with deep experience designing and delivering secure, scalable and resilient digital platforms. I specialise in software architecture, secure software engineering and DevSecOps, with a strong focus on building systems that are dependable, cost-effective and maintainable over the long term.

I work across organisational boundaries, influencing technical direction, setting engineering standards and reducing systemic risk. I am comfortable operating in complex environments where architectural decisions must balance security, delivery pace, operational resilience and long-term strategy.

🟣 Expert software engineering: PHP, TypeScript, Node.js
🟣 System, platform & API architecture
🟣 Secure-by-design delivery & OWASP-aligned practices
🟣 DevSecOps, CI/CD strategy & automation
🟣 Cloud architecture: AWS & Azure
🟣 Technical leadership, mentoring & engineering governance

Jest • Cypress • SQL • MongoDB • Linux • Apache • Nginx

📘 Agile, secure and cost-effective: UKEF’s open-source API shift
🔗 https://technology.blog.gov.uk/2025/07/14/agile-secure-and-cost-effective-ukefs-open-source-api-shift/

This article explores how modern open-source approaches, strong engineering standards and security-by-design principles enable scalable, resilient and cost-effective delivery in government environments.

🟢 Platform and backend architecture at scale
🟢 Security automation within CI/CD pipelines
🟢 Reducing organisational risk through better engineering design
🟢 Improving developer experience without compromising security

✔ Architecture is a strategic asset
✔ Security is a design decision, not a control gate
✔ Simplicity beats accidental complexity
✔ Automation enables reliability
✔ Mentoring and standards scale engineering organisations

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