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John B. — Senior AI-Augmented Systems Engineer from Switzerland

John B.

Senior AI-Augmented Systems Engineer

Switzerland 6+ years
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John B. is a seasoned Senior Systems Engineer specializing in DevSecOps and AI-Augmented Engineering, with over two decades of experience in the Swiss financial sector. He is a leading architect in developing AI-driven methodologies, notably leveraging Anthropic Claude for software engineering. John has demonstrated his expertise by creating the CertGrep Suite, a comprehensive PKI certificate inspection toolkit, which showcases his ability to integrate AI pair-programming into production-level software engineering. His practical application of AI is backed by a robust governance framework aligning with security, compliance, and the EU AI Act, manifested in 23 detailed methodology documents. Professionally, he engages in roles such as Engineering Technology Architect and PKI Specialist at the Federal Office of Information Technology in Bern, and as a consultant in various DevSecOps roles at companies like Rulematch AG, Sanitas AG, and Swisscom AG. His technical mastery spans Python, Bash, Docker, and Kubernetes, coupled with certifications including AWS Certified Security and CISSP. John’s academic foundation is a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan, and he is fluent in English and proficient in German.

Experience

  • Developer, AI Methodology Architect & Governance Lead

    CertGrep Suite · 2026 — Present
    Developed a full-stack PKI toolkit using Claude AI across Chat, Code, and Cowork modalities. Authored 23 documents detailing AI-assisted development practices, including security compliance and corporate alignment. Designed a four-layer test architecture with over 280 automated checks and integrated a SAST/DAST scanning pipeline. Completed compliance assessments related to the EU AI Act and published necessary documentation. Also provided a cross-language AI contribution by fixing a bug in a Go codebase.
  • Engineering Technology Architect & PKI Specialist

    BIT: Federal Office of Information Technology · 2024 — Present
    Developed the technical requirements for a federal PKI trust-service provider. Initiated tests and inspections to validate these requirements. Deployed and configured EJBCA PKI software in conjunction with Securosys HSMs.
  • DevSecOps Engineer

    Rulematch AG · 2023 — 2024
    Handled AWS platform engineering and configurations for macOS and Windows. Engaged in infrastructure automation utilizing Ansible, Terraform, Bash, and WSL.
  • Security Expert — Data

    Sanitas AG · 2023 — 2023
    Served as the Technical Lead for a data masking and anonymization initiative within a major insurance firm. Implemented a service-delivery model referred to as Data Masking as a Service, involving work with Unix, Google Cloud, Oracle, Delphix, and Python APIs.
  • Senior Security DevOps Engineer (Level: Alpinist, Function: Security Champion)

    Swisscom AG · 2020 — 2022
    Managed Linux operations within cloud environments through Ansible, Puppet, and PKI. Led various technical projects employing a specialized Agile methodology. Conducted threat analysis and vulnerability mitigation for business products while creating and operating internal cloud security solutions.
  • Senior Security Engineer

    SDX AG · 2020 — 2020
    Implemented SAST tools for Quality Assurance, overseeing their rollout to developers and managing the service. Automated the integration of GitLab repositories with Kiuwan SAST through REST API.
  • Application Manager Expert: Web Security

    Swisscom AG · 2019 — 2019
    Focused on WAF automation by developing configuration-management systems and tests in Python. Managed the production WAF configuration specifically for financial clients, integrating PKI and IAM solutions.
  • System Engineer — Big Data / Security Compliance

    UBS AG · 2016 — 2018
    Automated the installation processes for Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub, which includes Hadoop, Solr, and Spark ML. Developed security assurance standards tailored for Unix, Windows, Oracle, Apache, and PKI.
  • Security Implementer for Banking Applications

    Société Générale AG · 2015 — 2016
    Constructed a web application firewall using ModSecurity and implemented encryption libraries in Perl combined with PKI. Worked on software integration with the Temenos Triple’A banking platform as well as Jenkins for CI/CD.
  • Security Integrator for Web Applications

    Credit Suisse AG · 2015 — 2015
    Analyzed the security requirements for web-facing applications and integrated them with relevant security software and PKI.
  • Technical Environment Manager — E-Banking Services

    RBS Coutts & Co · 2010 — 2014
    Oversaw technical operations and deployments for Online Banking services, providing 24/7 on-call support. Developed an automation system for deployments that integrated Weblogic, SQL, and various scripts while performing mitigation of penetration testing issues and disaster-recovery design alongside Unix system administration.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Science
    University of Michigan