Abstract
At Virgin Media O2, we are in a race of digital transformation which requires many different types of skillsets and people. This resulted in waves of hiring new blood, contractors and skilling up existing engineers/developers.
Soon we realised, the numbers of unicorns are very rare. People are usually very productive on just a few things. For example, developers are very good at crafting and solving complex problems with codes but might not be experts in DevOps, resilience or security.
Any minutes spent on onboarding or not producing outcomes are very expensive.
Highlights of this talk:
- A solid platform to develop on
- Power at your fingertips
- Peace of mind automation
- Perimeter to safeguard our crown jewels
- User-centric container foundation
Topics
QCon London 2023 is a three day conference for senior software engineers, architects and team leads. An international program committee of working engineers selects every session. Patterns and practices, not products and pitches.
Part of the track
Building Security in Earlier Hosted by Stefania Chaplin Founder & CEO @DevStefOps, Previously Solutions Architect @GitLab, AWS Certified Security - SpecialityFrom the same track
Monday 27 March
10:35 Windsor (5th Fl.) Session security Security Checks Simplified: How to Implement Best Practices with Ease Varun Sharma CEO and Co-Founder @Step_Security Many organizations are confronted with multiple issues flagged by security tools; are you struggling with security remediation? If so, this talk is for you. 11:50 Mountbatten (6th Fl.) Session cloud How to Build a Successful Cloud Capability on a Heavy Regulated Organization Ana Sirvent Principal DevOps Engineer @KPMG UK On KPMG, working in a highly regulated industry ourselves, we know and feel the pain of enabling innovation and teams to do what they do best. 13:40 Windsor (5th Fl.) Session security Sustainable Security Requirements with the ASVS Josh Grossman Application Security Consultant & CTO @BounceSecurity Shift left? Spread left? Regardless of terminology, we want to be thinking about security earlier on in the development lifecycle. Ideally whilst we are still gathering the business requirements. 14:55 Rutherford (4th Fl.) Unconference Unconference: Building Security in Earlier Shane Hastie Global Delivery Lead @SoftEd, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods @InfoQ What is an unconference? An unconference is a participant-driven meeting. Attendees come together, bringing their challenges and relying on the experience and know-how of their peers for solutions. 16:10 Westminster (4th Fl.) Panel Panel: Building Security in Earlier Ana Sirvent, Josh Grossman, Varun Sharma, Henry Tze Software security is an essential aspect of any digital product, yet it is often neglected until the late stages of the development lifecycle. This approach leaves organizations vulnerable to cyberattacks, which can result in costly data breaches, reputational damage, and legal liabilities. 17:25 Whittle (3rd Fl.) Session automation Getting Developers into F1 Driver Seats with Security? Henry Tze Lead Cloud Security Engineer @Virgin Media O2 At Virgin Media O2, we are in a race of digital transformation which requires many different types of skillsets and people. This resulted in waves of hiring new blood, contractors and skilling up existing engineers/developers.