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Nsikan Essien

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Head of Platform Engineering & Cybersecurity at Field
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Nsikan is the Head of Platform Engineering & Cybersecurity at Field, specializing in energy trading platforms and technology leadership. A University of Cambridge graduate in Aerospace Engineering, he transitioned into software and grew from being the first engineer at Field to a leadership role. People who have worked with him describe him as knowledgeable and a quick learner.

Based in London, Nsikan is a passionate technical writer and serves as a Cloud Queue Editor for InfoQ. Outside of his professional pursuits, he is an avid salsa dancer and can often be found on roller skates.

Unique fact: He was the first software engineer hired at Field, where he single-handedly established the initial cloud infrastructure and developed the MVP for their energy trading application.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Head of Platform Engineering & Cybersecurity
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Energy Trading Platforms
He leads the team responsible for Field's in-house trading and optimization platform, GAIA, having built it from the ground up.
Cloud Architecture
He is a Cloud Queue Editor for InfoQ, holds an AWS certification, and regularly writes articles on developments across major cloud providers like AWS and Azure.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Head of Platform Engineering & Cybersecurity
Field
8-2022
Cloud Queue Editor
InfoQ
6-2022 - 11-2024
Software Engineering Manager
Field
1-2022 - 6-2022
Senior Software Engineer
Field
3-2021 - 1-2022
Senior AWS Developer
VoiceFoundry
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Education
2011 - 2015
Master of Engineering (MEng) & Bachelor of Arts (BA)
University of Cambridge
2018 - 2019
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Quantic School of Business and Technology
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