Security Architect and Security Consultant with 13+ years in technology and 2+ years designing security architecture for large financial institutions. Experienced in assessing complex systems, identifying risks and threat scenarios, and translating security requirements into practical architecture designs and reusable control patterns. Strong consulting capability when working with product teams, engineering groups, and senior stakeholders to guide security-by-design decisions and support risk-informed trade-offs. Skilled in threat modelling, secure SDLC, application security reviews, and analysing non-standard flows to define conceptual and logical security models. Known for a structured, calm approach and the ability to explain architecture decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Also experienced in providing functional leadership and mentoring to security engineers and solution architects across delivery teams, offering technical direction, reviewing designs and remediation approaches, and guiding teams on secure-by-design practices and risk-informed decision making.