Ste Royle
Junior SOC Analyst | Cyber Security Analyst | Security Operations
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About
Technology professional with 20 years of experience in software engineering, technical troubleshooting and production infrastructure, now transitioning into Cyber Security with a focus on Security Operations and SOC analysis. Particularly interested in security operations, threat detection and investigating suspicious activity. Certified in CompTIA Network+, Microsoft AZ-900 and SC-900, with CompTIA Security+ currently in progress.
Developing practical networking and security skills through independent projects and Wireshark. Bringing strong analytical, problem-solving and investigative skills, alongside extensive experience maintaining and troubleshooting complex technical environments.
Experience
Software Engineer - Silktide (silktide.com) - Remote
(2022-05)
- High-Impact Tooling: Engineered a production Chrome Extension (using Chrome Extension API) for accessibility testing, including colour contrast and focus order tools, reaching 50,000+ active users.
- UI System Architecture: Architected and maintained a library of 30+ reusable components using React and Tailwind, reducing feature turnaround time by ~30% while ensuring 100% visual consistency.
- Scalability & AI: Developed frontend flows for AI-powered analysis tools capable of processing data for thousands of sites simultaneously, maintaining sub-second UI responsiveness.
- System Reliability: Eliminated the vast majority of runtime UI crashes by implementing strict Zod schema validation, creating a type-safe bridge between internal APIs and the frontend.
- Design-Engineering Bridge: Led collaboration with designers to map Figma tokens to code, owning the end-to-end delivery of features that maintained design system integrity for thousands of enterprise-level reports.
Freelance Web Developer - FroggaByte - Widnes, UK
(2017-10 - 2022-05)
- Managed client infrastructure, including DNS configuration and server management.
- Diagnosed and resolved technical issues across multiple websites, hosting environments and production services.
- Provided ongoing technical support, maintenance and infrastructure troubleshooting for multiple clients.
- Developed an e-commerce platform that contributed to a 54% increase in online sales within three months.
Education
A-levels - Mathematics, Physics and Computing - Cronton Sixth Form College (2002-06)
GCSEs - Mathematics, Science and English - Fairfield High School (2000)
