Leonard Ikediuba

I’m a Strategic Application Security Leader & Engineer with over 4 years of experience securing high-stakes Digital Banking Systems and Fintech infrastructure. I currently serve as Security Team Lead for AltBank, where I drive application security (AppSec), threat modeling, and secure digital transformation.

I orchestrate end-to-end Product Security for the AltBank digital platform—performing hands-on secure design and architecture reviews for APIs, mobile applications (iOS/Android), and backend microservices. I execute deep-dive web and mobile security assessments (OWASP Top 10, MASVS), then provide developers with actionable remediation code snippets. I also embed security into CI/CD by managing and tuning SAST/DAST tooling and automating vulnerability triage within development sprints.

What sets me apart is how I bridge deep technical remediation with executive strategy: I produce management-level security and risk reports for leadership review while ensuring robust defense-in-depth and compliance with SOC 2 and PCI-DSS. I lead remediation through JIRA, resolving high-risk findings within established SLAs without impacting release velocity, and I mentor junior security analysts while coordinating cross-team security delivery. One highlight is institutionalizing threat modeling across product teams, reducing security review turnaround by 30% while increasing the detection of design-level flaws before code was committed.

Before AltBank, I served as an Application Security Engineer at Sterling Holding Co., executing manual and automated assessments on high-traffic fintech web/mobile applications and RESTful APIs. Earlier, at SunFi, I supported first-line cybersecurity and IT for 50+ employees and helped prepare for SOC 2 and PCI-DSS audits. I’m hands-on, proactive, and dedicated to building a culture of secure development and proactive threat hunting—supported by strong security tooling, CI/CD integration, and DevSecOps collaboration.