Paul Coomber
Director of IT & Security @Blme
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WORK HISTORY
Director of IT & Security @Blme
London, GB
Directing the technology operations - DevOps, SecOps, cloud infrastructure, QA, and service delivery - across the UK, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai for the digital banking arm of Boubyan Bank. Member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and EXCO guest; permanent member of the Executive Risk Committee.• Cyber Security and AI governance: NIST/CSF, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 42001, Cyber Essentials Plus, SWIFT CSP, PCI-DSS - primary technology liaison for PRA/FCA supervision• Established the Group AI Working Group at CTO request; defined AI security principles and governance frameworks enabling safe deployment of Claude, Copilot, and AWS Bedrock-powered agentic solutions• Delivering cost reduction over two years through infrastructure and vendor rationalisation• Leading Group Centre of Excellence consolidation in Cairo across UK, KSA, Dubai, and Egypt
ABOUT PAUL COOMBER
Senior Information Technology Leader | Cyber & Information Security | CISSP | MCIISSenior technology leader with 20+ years directing IT strategy, cyber security, and operational delivery in PRA/FCA-regulated financial services and fintech. I currently direct technology operations at Nomo Fintech (Boubyan Bank), with responsibility spanning DevOps, SecOps, cloud infrastructure, QA, and service delivery across the UK, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai. Member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Executive Risk Committee and IT Risk Committee, and EXCO guest.Career highlights include a series of cost reductions through infrastructure and vendor rationalisation, building and leading high-performing international technology teams, and establishing cyber security and AI governance frameworks.I combine strong technical grounding — DevSecOps, network security — with the governance and regulatory experience to operate at the most senior levels of a regulated organisation. Experienced across NIST, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, PCI-DSS, SWIFT CSP, Cyber Essentials Plus, SM & CR, and PRA/FCA supervision.CISSP | MCIIS (CIISec)| NCSC Cyber Incident Response | COBIT 2019 | ITIL | Languages: English (native), German (fluent)
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