![Mr Christopher Robb Mr Christopher Robb](/img/200x200/staffpages/uploads/com278/download.png)
BSc(Hons) MBCS
Technical Lead - Digital Research
- Email Address
- c.robb@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- Digital & Information Services
Biography
Christopher graduated from the university in 2010 with a BSc in Computing Science, specialising in software development, project management and web development.
He joined the university in 2011 on the Service Desk, resolving 1st line technical problems and data gathering for escalating calls. During his time there he managed a number of projects including:
- Replatforming the shared documentation onto a CMS system, allowing greater availability of the knowledge where and when it was required and easily updated.
- Developing and deploying the Self-Service call logging and tracking system "MyIT"
- Transferring our incident tracking software from legacy servers onto new virtuals, along with separate disaster recovery and development environments.
Late 2013 Christopher successfully interviewed for a job in the Server Infrastructure division within IT Services. This involved maintaining existing server hardware and software, and bringing new servers into the production environment.
- He also implemented a password management solution for administrator passwords
- Implemented a managed antivirus services across the Linux server estate
- Managed our Security information and event management (SIEM) solution.
- Implemented a solution for student identity and access management, replacing the existing account provisioning system in the legacy eRegistration process with one based on the Microsoft Identity Manager product and PowerShell scripting.
- Worked towards professional Cyber Security accreditation (CISSP).
In 2022, Christopher became Technical Lead for the Digital Research team. The main focus is providing IT solutions for researchers and students across the university community. He is the primary contact for our High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster, as well as designing and project managing infrastructure upgrades and horizon-scanning for new technologies.
Qualifications
- BSc Computing Science2010 - University of Aberdeen
- AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals2021 - 1 day course
- CIISP CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional2019 - 5 day course
- ITILF ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management2018 - 3 day course
- BQ150G IBM Security QRadar SIEM Administration2017 - 3 day course
- QASECFUND IT Security Fundamentals2016 - 5 day course
- M20411 Administering Windows Server 20122015 - 5 day course
- QASCSVMGR12 Administering Microsofty System Centre 2012 Service Manager2014 - 4 day course
- MBCS Professional Membership2011 - BCS - Chartered Institute for IT