Dr. Adam Currie
Portadown,Armagh
Summary
Results-driven compliance specialist with a proven track record of successfully managing and mitigating security and compliance risks. Being business and customer-focused, ensuring a trusted but verified mentality. Skilled in analysing complex regulatory requirements and compliance standards to identify areas of impact, potential gaps and striving for solution-based results. Cloud by nature, secure in compliance by design.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
GCID Compliance Services
SAP GCID SRC
Belfast
02.2025 - Current
- Established and led a large compliance team to uphold compliance standards across the organisation. Ensuring comprehensive coverage of holistic skills and knowledge.
- Transformed and implemented new processes and systems to enhance governance efficiency while maintaining full compliance.
- Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders (engineers, auditors, legal counsel, regulatory bodies, suppliers, senior management, customer success) to enable business success and customer satisfaction.
- Experience in leading complex compliance projects from initiation to completion across domains.
- Devised strategic plans to enhance compliance and governance stance to mitigate potential risks while driving compliance transparency.
Risk & Compliance
SAP CGID SRRC
Belfast
06.2023 - 02.2025
- Manage and oversee the Risk & Compliance portfolio for all infrastructure and central services.
- Analyse compliance standards, processes and practices to identify issues and improvements with all stakeholders to provide business-focused solutions.
- Actively participate and oversee audit activities (ISO, SOC, C5, PCI DSS, KRITIS, NIST, KSA...), minimising non-compliance risks significantly.
- Implemented new policies for improved efficiency in compliance processes.
- Managing risk policy and driving strategy for security, operational and compliance-based risk.
- Liaised with senior management on strategic planning initiatives and escalating appropriate problem areas.
Director & Trustee
Boys Brigade Northern Ireland
Royal Hillsborough, Lisburn and Castlereagh
11.2017 - 06.2024
- Liaised with stakeholders, strengthening key partnerships.
- Oversaw budget management tasks to ensure financial sustainability of projects.
- Undertaken legally sensitive operational matters.
- Provide data governance and privacy to meet compliance standards and legal regulatory requirements.
- Collaborated with staff, volunteers and management to run organisation.
MultiCloud Compliance
SAP GCS MultiCloud
Belfast
09.2019 - 06.2023
- Responsible for all risk & compliance portfolio aspects related to the central hyperscaler service.
- Implemented all practices, procedures and requirements to compliance standards across the division, working with stakeholders across the organisation and teams.
- Actively achieved 8 certifications and attestations, multiple legally required standards, including KRITIS, across the organisation and maintained the standard with successful audits.
- Managed all aspects of compliance requirements across the domains, designing and implementing controls for infrastructure, central services and tooling.
- Proactively engaged problem areas and stakeholders while developing fundamental changes to ensure project success.
- Successfully reduced number of controls, migrate to utilise central processes and functions without impacting on compliance standing.
Solution Architecture
SAP GCS MultiCloud
Belfast
02.2019 - 09.2019
- Undertaken proposals outlining requirements, potential solutions and required resources, timelines and costs to achieve objectives.
- Resolved complex issues, applying troubleshooting and critical thinking to address numerous technical solutions in migration to the cloud.
- Worked with LoB stakeholders to guide cloud-native system designs.
Cloud Platform Engineer
Allstate
Belfast
02.2018 - 02.2019
- Managing and engineering Pivotal Cloud Foundry platform on AWS.
- Enhanced team productivity by automating routine tasks using scripting languages.
- Achieved efficient system operation by implementing and managing cloud-based platforms.
- Improved workflow efficiency with continuous integration and continuous deployment practices.
- Developed automated testing procedures, improving code quality and reducing debugging time.
Director & Trustee
The Boys Brigade UK & ROI
London
09.2013 - 10.2017
- Developed directional planning of operations, implementation of new governance standards and its assets, per the charity objectives and mission.
- Led team to streamline operations by implementing new tools and strategies to increase information security stance.
- Reviewing tenders for services, prioritising development, training and roll out of services to charity members.
- Safeguarded sensitive data, enhancing established protocols to protect personal data.
Advisory Consultant
Education Authority
Armagh, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon
01.2016 - 03.2017
- Provided advice and consultancy on development and implementations of Education Authorities projects and priorities.
Lecturer
Ulster University
Coleraine, Causeway Coast and Glens
01.2014 - 12.2016
- Fostered approachable learning environment throughout formal classes, practical exercises and community engagement.
- Engaged, motivated and inspired students to develop new knowledge on code languages, technologies and practices.
- Enabled partnerships with charities to enable disadvantaged young people to break boundaries into IT.
IT Consultant
Youth Council Northern Ireland
Belfast
10.2015 - 03.2016
- Working with key stakeholders and public consultation sessions for central government projects.
- Conducted robust risk assessments, safeguarding digital services.
- Improved information security by facilitating technical advice and guidance on new propose systems.
Application Developer
Allstate
Belfast
07.2013 - 10.2013
- Reviewed, validated and automated testing to improve code quality.
- Developed towards automation orchestration systems to create complete custom automatic server builds ready for production.
IT Technician
South West College
Dungannon, Mid Ulster
07.2011 - 09.2012
- Implemented, managed and maintained flagship virtualisation project (Citrix) to facilitate virtual and remote learning working with contractors and teaching staff.
- Managed and monitored server and network environment to ensure smooth business operations.
- Provided support to college executives, teaching and support staff.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Cloud Computing
Ulster University
Coleraine 10.2013 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Ulster University
Coleraine 09.2009 - 06.2013
Skills
- Strategic Leadership
- Cross-functional Collaborative
- Project & Program Management
- Cloud Governance
- Security by Design
- Process Optimisation
- Analytical Thinking
- Proactive
Accomplishments
- 2014 - Truesource: A True Performance For Hierarchical Cloud Monitoring - IEEE/ACM
- 2017 - Using Correlation For Application Monitoring in Cloud Computing – IEEE *Awarded Best Paper*
- Hosted charitable events in Westminster.
Timeline
GCID Compliance Services
SAP GCID SRC
02.2025 - Current
Risk & Compliance
SAP CGID SRRC
06.2023 - 02.2025
MultiCloud Compliance
SAP GCS MultiCloud
09.2019 - 06.2023
Solution Architecture
SAP GCS MultiCloud
02.2019 - 09.2019
Cloud Platform Engineer
Allstate
02.2018 - 02.2019
Director & Trustee
Boys Brigade Northern Ireland
11.2017 - 06.2024
Advisory Consultant
Education Authority
01.2016 - 03.2017
IT Consultant
Youth Council Northern Ireland
10.2015 - 03.2016
Lecturer
Ulster University
01.2014 - 12.2016
Doctor of Philosophy - Cloud Computing
Ulster University
10.2013 - 12.2017
Director & Trustee
The Boys Brigade UK & ROI
09.2013 - 10.2017
Application Developer
Allstate
07.2013 - 10.2013
IT Technician
South West College
07.2011 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Ulster University
09.2009 - 06.2013
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