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Top Insider Advice
I always think that most of the time we create our own insecurity. For example, ff you ever feel like you have impostor syndrome, just ask yourself, what are the odds of you really being here by mistake? Of everyone else being much better than you? They're always low and they're is always going to be someone else in a similar situation to you. As another example, if you apply for a job and get a rejection, where only 5% of applicants pass, there is no reason to bring yourself down, 95% of people will be in your same situation. The odds of passing were low but the only way to beat those odds is trying again, and 5% is much better than 0. Many use realism to be negative but I believe it is the best way to have a positive attitude and keep going!
Career path
Graduate Software Engineer
Lloyds Banking Group
From 09/2023 to 11/2024Company
What do you like about your job and the company?
I need to be mentally stimulated in my day to day, and I feel that when my work includes a lot of problem solving and challenge. My main motivation is to then solve those problems and challenges in a way that helps other people, be it colleagues or customers. This is why I am so passionate about cybersecurity, because it's basis is protecting people by protecting computer systems.
Greatest achievements
Using Go, I coded a middleware server from scratch to federate SSO between the apps the team uses and Microsoft Azure. This server handles the authentication and sending of requests to azure, retrieves tokens and forwards them back to the client applications, all by adhering to the OpenID Connect protocol standard. This allowed our team to close an important risk, which was storing passwords. With single sign on, users log in using their work Microsoft account, making the login process also simpler for them. I also used this authentication server for role management using AD groups, easing the recertification process as users were matched to roles based on the Azure AD group they belong to. The impact this work had on my colleagues' quality of life in using these tools was very visible, as well as their positive feedback, and I'm very proud of this achievement, even more so as a graduate.
Aliza B
Top Insider Advice
Keep trying to build on skills and say yes to opportunities
Margaret I
Top Insider Advice
My top three tips would be: - Embrace new opportunities and experiences. You never know what you might learn or discover from venturing into the unknown or challenging yourself. Be ready to adapt and grow from different situations and perspectives. - Cultivate curiosity and eagerness to learn. Demonstrating that you can acquire new knowledge and skills in diverse domains and apply them effectively in your work will make you stand out. Seek feedback and guidance from others and always look for ways to improve yourself. - Take initiative and collaborate with others. Keep your eye out for interesting opportunities and be open to asking - asking questions, asking for support, asking for new opportunities. Show that you can work well with others and contribute to projects. Build productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and develop as a respected subject matter expert.
Margherita
Top Insider Advice
From my experience resilience is the most important thing that helps me to get to the objectives. Sometimes things are not easy but if you really want something keep trying, ask for help if needed and push yourself. Don’t give up easily but also don’t be too harsh on your self when things don’t go as planned, sometimes it happens and you can’t control it. If you did everything in your power to reach what you wanted to and it still didn’t happen it wasn’t meant to be.
