About

Background and skills

Who Am I?

Currently completing my GCSEs, studying Maths, Further Maths, Physics & Economics at A-level. Outside of school I work with Linux systems, cloud infrastructure, and maintain a home lab environment.

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Direction

Working towards a technology degree apprenticeship in financial services, with a long-term focus on cyber security and infrastructure risk.

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Approach

Focus on security, reliability, and usability. Understanding how systems are designed, where they can fail, and how risk can be reduced.

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Skills

Operating Systems

  • Linux (advanced)
  • Windows (enterprise)

Cloud & Infra

  • Azure, GCP, Oracle
  • Docker & containers
  • Reverse proxy

Network & Security

  • VPN & DNS
  • Identity access
  • Security tooling

Development

  • Python
  • Git & GitHub
  • PowerShell

Next Steps: A-levels in Maths, Further Maths, Physics, and Economics — then pursuing a degree apprenticeship in technology.

Journey

2023

Home Lab Started

Built first Linux server, began learning system administration and networking fundamentals.

Early 2024

Pi-hole & DNS

Deployed network-wide ad blocking and custom DNS on Raspberry Pi.

Mid 2024

Cisco Certifications

Completed Introduction to Cybersecurity and Introduction to IoT certifications.

Late 2024

Cloud Infrastructure

Deployed Pterodactyl on Oracle Cloud with Docker, Traefik, and Cloudflare.

2024–25

VPN & Zero Trust

Configured Tailscale mesh VPN and Twingate private access for layered security.

2025

Tesco Placement

Enterprise cybersecurity exposure at Tesco Head Office — Splunk, Active Directory, SOC operations.

Feb 2026

Advanced Certs

Endpoint Security, Network Defense (Cisco) and Forage job simulations completed.

Sep 2026

A-Levels Begin

Maths, Further Maths, Physics, and Economics — targeting a degree apprenticeship.

Tech Stack