Robert Lee
Senior Privacy Engineer at NCC Group
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Lee is a Senior Privacy Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience in cryptography, PKI and cybersecurity, currently based in London. He holds a PhD in Information Security from Royal Holloway with specialized work in smart card and IoT security, and has progressed from hands-on cryptographic engineering roles to influencing architecture and requirements. Robert has applied his expertise at companies including GlobalSign, Proton and Crypto Quantique, writing production Golang and embedded code while acting as a cryptography subject-matter expert. He values pragmatic, auditable solutions—evidenced by frequent involvement in design conversations and a history of reducing operational complexity through automation and rigorous testing. Colleagues rely on him to bridge deep research-led insight with practical engineering trade-offs, and he balances technical leadership with part-time working arrangements to maintain focus outside work. Notably, his career shows a rare combination of academic depth and long-term commercial delivery across both IoT and internet-scale PKI systems.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Information Security, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of LondonMaster of Engineering (MEng) Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Master of Engineering (MEng) Computer Systems and Software Engineering at University of YorkA-Levels: Computing Maths Further Maths and Physics, A-Levels: Computing Maths Further Maths and Physics at Abbey College Ramsey
English
Github Skills (26)
security10
certificate10
x50910
pki10
linter10
forum9
browser8
programming-language8
golang8
go7
atlas6
interpreter6
mime5
compiler5
api5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
robplee/rhul-isg-beamer
May 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:36 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
robplee/zlint
Jan 2021 - Jan 2024
X.509 Certificate Linter focused on Web PKI standards and requirements.
Contributions:74 pushes, 18 branches in 3 years
linterpkisecuritystandardsfocused
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