Amber H.

Amber H. has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Amber is currently working as a Security Engineer III at Intercom, a position they have held since March 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Security Engineer II at Intercom from June 2021 to March 2022.

Before joining Intercom, Amber was employed by Citi from November 2018 to June 2021. In this role as a DLT/Blockchain Engineer, AVP, they focused on solving security, coordination, distribution, and digitization problems within Citi's institutional banking business. Additionally, they served as the co-Lead of Citi's Women in Technology & Innovation (WITI) Diversity Group.

Amber also gained experience as a Java Engineer at Murex from January 2017 to September 2017. During this time, they practiced agile methodologies and contributed to the development of POCs and production features for the MX. 3 platform.

In 2016, Amber participated in IBM's Extreme Blue Internship program as a Cybersecurity Intern. Amber worked as a back-end engineer on a team of four, delivering a cybersecurity gamification system alongside IBM's ethical hacking team.

Earlier in their career, Amber held various positions such as a Customer Services Advisor at permanent tsb, a Retail and Sales Operator at Tayto Park, and a Market Researcher at Largo Foods.

Overall, Amber H. has a strong background in security engineering, blockchain, and Java development, with experience in both internships and employment roles.

Amber H. completed their education history as follows:

From 2017 to 2018, they attended Trinity College Dublin and obtained a Master's degree in Computer Engineering (M.A.I.).

Prior to that, from 2013 to 2017, they also studied at Trinity College Dublin and earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering (B.A.I.).

In 2012 to 2013, they attended The Institute of Education, Dublin and completed their Leaving Certificate, but the field of study is not specified.

Amber H. has also obtained various certifications throughout their career:

- In October 2022, they received the GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) certification from the SANS Institute.

- In June 2022, they completed the SANS SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques and Incident Handling course at the SANS Institute.

- In March 2022, they became a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) through (ISC)².

- In September 2021, they achieved the Associate of (ISC)² certification from (ISC)².

- In July 2021, they completed the Ransomware: Identify, Protect, Detect, Recover course provided by (ISC)².

- In February 2021, they obtained the Certified Network Security Specialist (CNSS) certification from the International CyberSecurity Institute (ICSI), UK.

- In June 2020, they accomplished the CISSP Course Completion offered by (ISC)² Learn.

- In January 2020, they earned the Corda Certified Developer certification from R3.

- In September 2018, they became a Professional Scrum Master I through Scrum.org.

- In September 2016, they completed the IBM Extreme Blue™ program provided by IBM.

- In June 2011, they obtained the Safe Food Handler certification from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.