Building secure, observable, and scalable transfer platforms for the enterprise
Architected and delivered mission-critical Managed File Transfer and B2B transaction platforms for large financial institutions, with hands-on ownership from design through operations.
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
Secure B2B Integrations
Cloud & Security Architecture
Real-time Observability
PCI Compliance
Major Achievements
Uptime / Throughput / Cost Reduction
99.9% uptime across 12 months, 35% decrease in transfer latency, 70% reduction in incidents
Co-founded, Architected, and Led Delivery
Co-founded a successful software development company as the primary technology driver, solutions architect and Principal Developer, serving large financial institutions.
Most Relevant Experience
Enterprise B2B Transaction Platform
Architected, developed, implemented and maintained a platform to automate the bi‑directional secure transfer of B2B transactions for a large financial institution.
Secure File Transfer with Observability
Architected, developed, implemented and maintained an enterprise platform to automate the bi‑directional secure transfer of files with encryption, visibility, scalability, and real‑time observability.
Bespoke Managed File Transfer (MFT)
Architected, implemented and maintained a bespoke MFT solution leveraging Event Management, Workload Scheduling and File Transfer products for a large financial institution.
Infrastructure & Security
Network & Security
Network Administration
Firewall Configuration
VPN Management
IDS/IPS
Penetration Testing
Network Tools
Networking Hardware
Mikrotik
vyOS
F5 Load Balancers
NGINX
Development & Platforms
Programming Languages
C/C++
C# & .NET
Java
JavaScript
Python
PHP
Shell Scripting
Web & Database
HTML5 & CSS3
Database Design
Full-Stack Development
Cloud & Systems
Cloud Platforms
Multi-Cloud
Virtualization
Containers/Docker
Cloud Security
Operating Systems
Windows Server
Linux Administration
Multi-Platform
Core Competencies
Solutions Architecture
Event-driven Design
Workload Scheduling
Encryption & Key Mgmt
SIEM & Observability
PCI Compliance
Enterprise Integrations
Systems Mgmt & Monitoring
Software Distribution
Command Centre Visibility
Technical Training
Leadership & Mentorship
Languages
English — Fluent
German — Fluent
Afrikaans — Fluent
Additional Highlights
- Designed, implemented and maintained multiple virtual infrastructure projects.
- Designed, implemented and maintained secure infrastructure for PCI compliance, including firewalls, SIEM and secure transit tunnels.
- Developed real-time integrations for B2B financial transaction notifications.
- Developed various web and Android applications for schools and learning institutions.
- Implemented and maintained cloud infrastructure and security platforms.
- Sub-contracted to large financial institutions.
- Co-founded a successful software development company as primary technology driver, solutions architect and Principal Developer.
- Deployed, customised and automated systems management and monitoring solutions with integration to asset and support systems.
- Deployed, customised and maintained advanced helpdesk solutions; software distribution, patching and remote support solutions.
- Integrated bespoke on-site applications and services with enterprise technologies for Command Centre visibility.
- Conducted comprehensive classroom training for diverse teams on various software products ensuring effective implementation and usage.