Demmy A.

About

Experienced Founder & Principal Security Architect with a strong background in delivering cloud security, security architecture, governance, and assurance engagements. Proven ability to lead security architecture for national digital services and law-enforcement platforms, embedding security by design and applying emerging AI security guidance. Adept at defining cloud security patterns, principles, and guardrails aligned to NCSC and government standards, and providing security assurance and sign-off at project gates.

Skills

• Enterprise & Solution Security Architecture
• Cloud Security – Azure, AWS, GCP
• AI / GenAI Security (LLM, AI Risk Management)
• AI-Assisted Security Tooling & Automation
• Security Patterns, Blueprints & Governance (TOGAF)
• DevSecOps & CI/CD Security (SAST, SCA, IaC)
• Network & Infrastructure Security (NGFW, WAF, Zero Trust)
• Identity & Access Management (IAM, PAM, PIM, RBAC)
• SIEM, Threat Detection & Security Operations
• Threat Modelling (STRIDE, MITRE ATT&CK, Kill Chain)

15 skills in total

Experience

• Security Architect

  Livestock Information Service (DEFRA)

  Aug 2025 — Present

• Founder & Principal Security Architect

  Vernovi Cyber (Cyber Security Consultancy)

  Aug 2020 — Present

• Security Architect

  Home Office – LECP

  Mar 2024 — Aug 2025

15 experiences in total

Education

• University of Bradford

  MSc Computer Systems & Network Security

  Jan 2017 — Jan 2019

• University of Bradford

  BEng Electronics, Communications & Network Engineering

  Jan 2012 — Jan 2015