Career
Experience & certifications
4+ years in data engineering, 13 industry certifications, and SC clearance for UK government work.
History
Work history
Accenture
Senior Data Engineer · Dec 2020 – present
Security notice: UK government work means client names and classified detail cannot be disclosed. The descriptions below are generalised, but technically accurate.
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Founder
London IT studioVisinova builds full-stack web systems, custom admin dashboards, AI and LLM integrations, and data engineering for clients. The pitch: hand-coded sites paired with the back-office, automation and analytics that make them useful.
- Designed and shipped hand-coded, server-rendered websites with bespoke admin systems behind them
- Built AI and LLM integrations that turn manual back-office tasks into automated, auditable processes
- Delivered data engineering, technical SEO and analytics work for clients
- Ran brand, positioning, sales and delivery end to end
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Senior Data Engineer
Accenture — UK Central Government
Central government clientData engineering on classified UK government programmes, building secure data platforms that handle sensitive national data.
- Architected and deployed production ML pipelines using AWS SageMaker, reducing model deployment time by 60%
- Built real-time data streaming solutions processing millions of events daily using Kinesis and Lambda
- Implemented Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, managing 50+ AWS resources across multiple environments
- Led migration of legacy systems to cloud-native architecture, improving system reliability to 99.9%
- Mentored junior engineers and set data engineering practice across the team
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Data Engineer
Accenture — UK Central Government
Central government clientBuilt and maintained the data pipelines behind government analytics platforms, under strict security and data-quality requirements.
- Built ETL pipelines using PySpark, processing terabytes of data daily
- Developed REST APIs using Java Spring Boot for data service integration
- Implemented automated testing achieving 85%+ code coverage
- Created monitoring dashboards using CloudWatch and Grafana
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Computing Teaching Assistant
University of Greenwich
Supported undergraduates on programming and data science modules while doing my MSc.
- Assisted teaching on Python, Java and database modules
- Tutored students one to one
- Marked coursework and gave written feedback
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Marketing Coordinator
Oxford International Education Group
Ran digital marketing and data-led campaigns before moving into tech.
- Managed social media campaigns reaching 50,000+ prospective students
- Analysed marketing data to optimise campaign performance by 40%
- Built Excel-based analytics dashboards for reporting
Beyond work
Volunteer experience
Co-Founder & Trustee
2020 – presentCompass Collective (Charity no. 1199556)
A charity supporting refugee and migrant young people in the UK through mentoring, education support and community work. I came through the same route, so I help young people work out their own educational and professional paths.
- Strategic planning and charity governance
- Mentoring refugee young people into tech careers
- Building partnerships with educational institutions
- Technology strategy and digital presence
Student Ambassador
2015 – 2019University of Greenwich
Represented the university at open days, ran campus tours and mentored incoming students — particularly those arriving from refugee backgrounds.
Creative work
Theatre
Featured performance
“Go Home” — Ovalhouse Theatre
A play about the refugee experience — belonging, identity and displacement. It is autobiographical, drawn from my own journey from Iraq to the UK.
Advocacy
Public speaking
UNICEF speaker
Refugee crisis advocacy
UNICEF UK selected me to tell my story as a refugee at their events, raising awareness of the refugee crisis and arguing for refugee rights. These talks have reached thousands of people across the UK.
Qualifications
Certifications & education
Cloud & infrastructure
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Amazon Web Services
2023
AWS Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
2022
Azure Data Scientist Associate
Microsoft
2023
Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft
2022
Terraform Associate
HashiCorp
2023
GitHub Actions
GitHub
2023
Professional development
BCS Foundation Certificate
British Computer Society
2022
Python Professional
Python Institute
2022
Education
MSc Big Data & Business Intelligence
University of Greenwich
2018 – 2019
Distinction
BSc Computer Science
University of Greenwich
2015 – 2018
First Class HonoursTwo days a week, starting now
Available for consulting, contract or permanent part-time roles. SC cleared, with UK government delivery behind me.