About Ralph Bragg

A high-performing financial systems IT Professional and integration specialist with a passion for crafting large, distributed real time event driven client focused services. Significant experience in the development and implementation of HFT exchanges and web based trading and banking platforms catering for a variety of target markets and client segments. Extensive knowledge of modern Security / Identity and Access Management standards and products enabling client identity focused applications to be safely crafted ensuring "just enough security", "just in time" maximizing user experience and customer conversion ratios. Digital Identity specialist with significant up-to-date knowledge of major regulation affecting digital enterprises including PSD2, The CMA's OpenBanking and GDPR. Passionate about crafting industry best practice solutions for clients and comfortable with a wide variety of leading-edge technologies ranging from bespoke ultra high frequency in house messaging solutions to web delivered platforms retail platforms utilizing the latest in JS/TS advances and web communication technologies including those powered by WebSockets to craft omni-channel products for clients. Very business and client needs aware with significant knowledge of investment trading and retail banking having successfully delivered solutions in diverse asset classes including FX, Fixed Income, Commodities, Precious Metals, Semi Structured Products and Retail Banking. Significant experience with push based middleware technologies backed by extensive knowledge of network, server and virtual/cloud solution infrastructure necessary to design and support globally distributed, resilient and scalable platforms. Extensive knowledge of integration and data management and visualisation technologies. Passionate about service delivery and Dev Ops ensuring all solutions crafted are delivered with Run Support . A part time masters student at the University of London: (MBA Banking).