RUTH MUTHONI GITAU
Software Engineer & Cyber Security Analyst
Summary
Detail-oriented Software Engineer and Cyber Security Analyst specializing in backend development, vulnerability management, and system integration. Expertise in Linux and Windows security, TCP/IP networking, and security-event analysis. Developed RESTful APIs, optimized application performance, and ensured compliance with security policies. Led technical teams while effectively communicating cyber risk concepts to enhance security and scalability in technology solutions.
Overview
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Founder & Technical Lead
GTech Rise
05.2026 - Current
- Developed security awareness materials for students and external partners focused on current threats and protective actions.
- Clarified urgent security actions and cyber risk concepts to technical engineers and non-technical educational stakeholders, facilitating informed decision-making.
- Directed business strategy, aligning product roadmap with market needs and growth priorities.
- Established operational processes to improve execution, accountability, and cross-functional coordination.
- Led fundraising discussions, investor presentations, and partnership development efforts.
AI Trainer
One Forma
04.2025 - Current
- Annotated and evaluated AI-generated outputs, providing feedback that improved model accuracy and quality.
- Reviewed and rated AI responses across diverse tasks, ensuring consistent evaluation in text generation, reasoning, and instruction-following.
- Contributed to development of high-quality training datasets, enhancing machine learning model performance.
AI/ML Engineer & Security Specialist
Mavuno Market
12.2025 - 08.2026
- Assessed new applications and containerized infrastructure changes (Kubernetes, Docker) for compliance with approved security requirements prior to release.
- Coordinated authenticated vulnerability scans across servers, network devices, and applications, validating findings and documenting evidence for removal of confirmed false positives.
- Architected ML pipelines for data preprocessing, model training, and deployment across production environments.
- Optimized inference workflows to improve model reliability, latency, and maintenance efficiency.
- Led design reviews for AI solutions, aligning technical choices with product and business requirements.
Backend Engineer Intern
Judiciary Service Commission
05.2025 - 09.2025
- Designed and developed RESTful APIs to support internal case management systems and track compliance with internal security policies, mitigating common application weaknesses and improving data retrieval efficiency.
- Documented technical findings and assigned remediation tasks to system owners, verifying closure through rescanning processes.
- Triaged system errors and reported events, escalating confirmed high-impact incidents to infrastructure teams following approved response protocols.
- Documented technical findings and assigned vulnerability remediation tasks to accountable system owners, verifying closure through rescanning.
- Contributed to documentation and testing of backend modules, enhancing system reliability and maintaining code quality.
Student's Ambassador
Google Developer Groups On Campus
07.2024 - 09.2025
- Led product strategy, aligning roadmap priorities with customer needs and market opportunities.
- Founded operational processes, improving cross-functional coordination across product, sales, and delivery.
- Directed business development efforts, building partnerships and expanding client acquisition pipelines.
- Oversaw financial planning, tracking budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation decisions.
Front-end Developer Intern
JHUB Africa
05.2024 - 07.2024
- Developed responsive web application using modern front-end technologies to enhance user experience.
- Published research paper documenting project outcomes and technical approach to contribute to academic discourse.
- Collaborated with team of developers to deliver market-ready solution that addressed specific business problem.
Community Manager
Google Developer Groups On Campus
06.2023 - 05.2024
- Managed community social media presence, enhancing online visibility by 40%.
- Organised hackathons and technical workshops, engaging over 300 students.
- Led campus community initiatives, aligning programs with developer interests and student engagement goals.
- Coordinated event planning, speaker logistics, and workshop execution across cross-functional volunteer teams.
- Developed outreach strategies to grow participation through social channels, newsletters, and peer networks.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Technology
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Kenya08-2026
Skills
Technical Domains: Backend Development, Web Development, Mobile Development, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Management
Business development
Strategic partnerships
Strategic visioning
Security awareness training
Infrastructure & Networking: Linux & Windows Security, TCP/IP Networking, Kubernetes, Docker
Certification
ISO/IEC 27701:2025 Lead Auditor, Mastermind Assurance | In Progress, Cybersecurity Certification, Africa Hackon Academy | July 2025 – March 2026, Full Stack Software Development, Ujuzi Fursa Africa | April 2023 – August 2023, Robotics and Web Development Bootcamp, Inspire Youth in STEM | May 2022 – August 2022
Timeline
Co-Founder & Technical Lead
GTech Rise
05.2026 - Current
AI/ML Engineer & Security Specialist
Mavuno Market
12.2025 - 08.2026
Backend Engineer Intern
Judiciary Service Commission
05.2025 - 09.2025
AI Trainer
One Forma
04.2025 - Current
Student's Ambassador
Google Developer Groups On Campus
07.2024 - 09.2025
Front-end Developer Intern
JHUB Africa
05.2024 - 07.2024
Community Manager
Google Developer Groups On Campus
06.2023 - 05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Computer Technology
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology