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Ben Smith

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Head of Technology at PortSwigger
📍 United Kingdom

Ben leads technology at PortSwigger, focusing on building resilient, high-performing systems with deep expertise in security, cloud, and automation. His career includes roles as Head of DevSecOps at Barclays and Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks. Colleagues describe him as passionate and professional.

Driven by a lifelong curiosity for how things work, Ben is an active member of Manchesters thriving tech community. He frequently shares his insights on technology, leadership, and strategy on his personal blog, "Scalable Path", discussing topics like AI and system architecture.

He is chronicling PortSwiggers technical and strategic transformation from air-gapped software to a modern, AI-ready SaaS platform in a detailed blog series.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Head of Technology
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Cloud & Automation
His core expertise involves building and scaling resilient, high-performing systems using cloud and automation technologies to drive business success at PortSwigger.
SaaS Platform Development
He is leading and documenting PortSwigger's complex journey of transforming its established on-premise applications into a modern, continuously delivered SaaS platform.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Head of Technology
PortSwigger
8-2021 - 9-2024
Platform Engineer
PortSwigger
6-2020 - 8-2021
Head of DevSecOps
Barclays
6-2019 - 6-2020
VP Cloud Engineer
Barclays
7-2018 - 6-2019
Principal Consultant
ThoughtWorks
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Loughborough University
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Abbey College Manchester
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