Craig Thacker
Microsoft Defender Technical Lead @NatWest Group
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WORK HISTORY
Microsoft Defender Technical Lead @NatWest Group
Edinburgh, GB
EDUCATION
New College Lanarkshire
HND, Computing Technical Support
New College Lanarkshire
HNC, Computing
University of the West of Scotland
BSc (Hons), Computer Networking
University of the West of Scotland
Postgraduate, Information and Network Security
Cumbernauld College
NC, Electronic Engineering
ABOUT CRAIG THACKER
Lead DevSecOps Engineer | Microsoft Defender Technical Lead | Azure Expert I build secure cloud platforms at enterprise scale.With a postgraduate degree in Information & Network Security and multiple Microsoft Expert certifications (AZ-400, AZ-305, SC-100), I operate at the intersection of DevOps, Security, and Platform Engineering.Currently Microsoft Defender Technical Lead at NatWest, I drive cloud security engineering strategy across regulated environments - embedding automation, zero-trust principles, and DevSecOps practices into Azure platforms.I’ve led Azure Platform Engineering teams, delivered secure MLOps infrastructure, reduced cloud costs by £400k+, and built reusable Terraform frameworks powering large-scale environments.Founder of LibreDevOps - my technical portfolio and space to share practical DevOps and security insightAdvocate for secure automation, open source, and growing Scotland’s technical talent.Secure by design. Automated by default.
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