Scott Brady
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolScott Brady is a senior engineering leader and author with 11 years of experience building secure, high‑throughput systems in both regulated financial institutions and small engineering teams. He combines hands-on backend expertise—demonstrated by contributions to notable projects like Umbraco CMS and IdentityServer4—with a pragmatic focus on engineering culture, delivery, and long-term change. As a Pluralsight author and consultant he specialises in OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML and web security, translating complex identity standards into practical training and consultancy. At ClearBank and 10x he led identity, payments, and API security efforts that balanced regulatory constraints with rapid innovation. He thrives in complex environments where thoughtful process improvements unlock measurable technical and business outcomes. A not‑obvious strength: he pairs technical documentation and teaching with code-level security fixes, making him effective at both developer enablement and secure system delivery.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science at University of Staffordshire
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Github Skills (17)
umbraco10
identity10
net10
dotnet10
identityserver10
asp-net-core10
security10
asp-net10
dotnet-core10
csharp10
documentation10
authentication9
openid-connect9
oauth9
asp-net-identity6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
umbraco/Umbraco-CMS
Feb 2020 - Feb 2022
Umbraco is a free and open source .NET content management system helping you deliver delightful digital experiences.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 58 commits, 4 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Scott's commits primarily involve merging code branches and modifying project files related to the Umbraco CMS. Their work includes changes to project files, and code updates, which involved adding ASP.NET Core Identity, identity stores and security features. These commits suggest a focus on backend development and maintenance within the Umbraco CMS framework, indicating a role in enhancing user management and security features.
cmscontent-management-systemheadless-cmsaspumbraco
DuendeArchive/IdentityServer4
Apr 2017 - Jul 2020
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Technical Writer
Back-end Developer & Technical WriterContributions:35 commits, 35 PRs, 164 comments in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Scott primarily contributed to the IdentityServer4 documentation and the device flow implementation. Their work involved correcting typos, adding blog posts to documentation, and enhancing the device flow documentation, including endpoints and client properties. Additionally, they addressed code issues, such as fixing value types, and added code cleanup features related to device flow. The contributions show a focus on both code and documentation for this identity and access management framework.
identityasp-netnet-coreoauth2asp-net-core
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