Keiran Smith

Keiran Smith has a diverse work experience in the tech industry. Keiran started their career as a Junior Systems Administrator at Xtraordinary Networks Ltd in 2012. In 2013, Keiran became the Managing Director of 5 Switch Solutions LTD, where they managed various aspects of the business, including web and application development, infrastructure servers, customer services, networking systems, and penetration testing/security consultancy.

Keiran then joined GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd as a Senior Software Developer in 2014. In this role, they worked on a Ruby on Rails-based purchase engine for hotel WiFi, involving back-end and front-end development using Ruby, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and SOAP/XML calls.

In 2016, Keiran joined Newspaper Club as a Senior Software Developer. Keiran was responsible for the code of NewspaperClub.com, ARTHR, Ernie, and the AWS infrastructure supporting the stack.

Keiran's next position was at N-able in 2017, where they served as the Lead Pentest Engineer (RedTeam).

In the same year, Keiran moved to SolarWinds, initially taking on the role of Senior Software Developer until 2018. Keiran then became an Architect, primarily responsible for security integrations and the Mail Assure product. Within security integrations, Keiran designed all integrations with the RMM and N-Central platforms, delivering OEM solutions. Keiran also designed and implemented various features for the Mail Assure team.

In summary, Keiran Smith has gained experience and expertise in roles such as Junior Systems Administrator, Managing Director, Senior Software Developer, Lead Pentest Engineer, and Architect. Keiran has worked on various projects involving Ruby on Rails, software development, infrastructure management, and security integrations.

Keiran Smith attended SAE Institute UK from 2009 to 2010, where they studied Audio Engineering. They later went on to study at Forth Valley College from 2011 to 2013, although their degree name and field of study are not specified. In terms of additional certifications, Keiran obtained various certifications from Offensive Security, including Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) in 2020, Offensive Security Web Expert (OSWE) and Offensive Security Experienced Penetration Tester (OSEP) in 2021, and OffSec Certified Expert 3 (OSCE3) and OffSec Exploit Developer (OSED) in 2023. They also obtained the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification from Amazon Web Services in 2017, and certifications from Scottish Enterprise, Linux Professional Institute, and Novell in previous years. Additionally, Keiran completed the Rails for Zombies Redux course offered by Code School, although the completion date is not specified.