Carolyn leads the engineering teams at NCSC, overseeing development and support of specialist IT infrastructure. She is also the Chief Technology Officer for the Joint Crypt Key Program, ensuring the security of MoD operations. With a career spanning over two decades, Carolyn has held various roles within NCSC and GCHQ, including Lead Software Evaluator and Technical Director. Prior to this, she spent 16 years in the aircraft industry, working on both military and civilian aircraft. She designed and built software for various safety and mission-critical systems, eventually becoming the Design Authority for software approval for aircraft supplied by Boeing and BAE Systems. In 2024 Carolyn was voted one of the Top 50 Women In Engineering by the Women’s Engineering Society.