Nick Smith

Senior Staff Security Engineer @monzo

United Kingdom

About

I am an experienced innovator, architect and technology strategist. I run a small team that designs and develops novel systems for the high security Enterprise market particularly with a focus on cloud and scalable solutions. I hack on Kubernetes, am an istio security WG contributor and open source advocate. Lately I've been doing lots of technical strategy focusing on early stage Proof-of-Concepts, design, architecture, building IP, setting technical strategy and writing bucket loads of secure Golang code to boot. Previously I have been heavily involved in the development of a real-time multi-standard, frame accurate, client-server browse solution as well as leading development in a highly scalable and fast transcoding system for both HiRes and VOD based media. Specialties: security architectures, design patterns, scalable design solutions, Kubernetes, Container security, strategic system design.

Experience

  • Monzo Bank (6 yrs 8 mos)
    • Senior Staff Security engineer
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Staff Security Engineer
      Dec 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 8 mos

  • Thales eSecurity (11 yrs 5 mos)
    • Technology Strategist
      Sep 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 11 mos

      Technology Strategy, Proof-of-Concepts, OSS, architecture

    • Software Architect
      Mar 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 5 mos

  • Head of Advanced Technology and Transformation at Thales Cloud, Protection and Licensing
    Jan 2019 - Nov 2019 · 11 mos

    Leading a team in the CTO office to deliver new technologies and capabilities within the newly combined Thales ESecurity and Gemalto E&C business unit.

  • Lead Software Engineer at Thales e-Security
    Sep 2011 - Mar 2015 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Senior Hardware and Software Engineer at Suitcase TV Ltd
    Jun 2005 - Sep 2011 · 6 yrs 4 mos

    Senior hardware and software engineer specialising in multimedia application development including low level transcoding, media manipulation and browse technology.