Elena Deen

Technical Consultant

Bridging the gap between complex business needs and secure technical implementation.

Open for opportunities

I am a dynamic technical professional with over 6 years of experience across the software development lifecycle. I have a proven track record supporting public sector clients.

My expertise spans testing, development, and system analysis. Recently, I've been pivoting into Cybersecurity and Cloud Architecture, combining my strong analytical skills with a risk-aware, systems-thinking mindset.

When I'm not analysing requirements or configuring AWS resources, I'm likely exploring the latest in Gen AI tools to improve developer productivity.

Experience

  1. Nov 2024 — Oct 2025

    Leading technical requirement analysis for a Staff Support Tool. Over 1100 users using the tool to provide service to 26million Australians. Writing user stories with a security-first mindset (account lock/unlock, breach notifications). Collaborating with UI/UX and dev teams in an agile environment.

    • Angular
    • Java
    • Security Analysis
    • User stories
    • Jira
    • Government
  2. 2023 — 2024

    Analyzed Gen AI assistants to improve technical productivity. Created learning materials and videos demonstrating Gen AI usage for the SDLC.

    • Generative AI
    • Prompt Engineering
  3. 2019 — 2023

    Worked across the development lifecycle as a BA, developer, tester. Specialized in design of XML Soap web services. Leveraged C# .NET to implement schemas for tax services. Mentored junior team members on message design.

    • C# .NET
    • XML/SOAP
    • TFS

Projects

The Cloud Resume Challenge (This Website)

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A live demonstration of cloud competency. This portfolio is deployed via AWS Serverless architecture using S3 for storage, CloudFront for content delivery, and Route53 for DNS. A Lambda/DynamoDB backend for a visitor counter and Terraform to manage infrastructure.

Deployed on AWS

Education

Certifications

  • Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
    ISC2 • 2024-2027
  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner
    Amazon Web Services • 2024-2027
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
    Amazon Web Services • 2022-2028
  • Azure AI Fundamentals
    Microsoft • 2024

Education

  • Grad Cert. Cyber Security
    Charles Sturt University
    Expected 2026
  • Bachelor of Computer Science (Software Development)
    Swinburne University
    2018