Ages 18+ · delivery since September 2021
Training and leadership
Technical capability built through practice
Abdul Malik Jalloh is THNF’s founder and a Senior Cybersecurity Technical Trainer & Learning Lead, with experience as a Head of Computing, Lead Trainer, lecturer and tutor across professional, school and community learning.
Career focus
Senior technical training and learning leadership
Since September 2021, Abdul’s career has centred on explaining complex technology clearly, leading practical learning and helping people build confidence with software, systems, networking and cybersecurity.
That work now spans adult professional certification delivery for government and other sectors, international curriculum support, professional mentoring and volunteer youth education—delivered both remotely and in person.
Measured delivery
Learner impact
Recorded outcomes across adult software bootcamps, adult cybersecurity professional development and volunteer youth education.
Government and other-sector professional pathways · 2026
SBTS Government Cybersecurity Programme
20 passes from 31 exam candidates
Ages 10–14 · 10-week SLinT programme
Product delivery
Full-stack web, mobile and workplace delivery
A transparent view of the currently documented product and client-application portfolio, alongside confidential infrastructure delivery.
Four THNF-owned products plus four client web applications and sites.
Cross-platform mobile delivery for iOS and Android; selected products remain private or pre-release.
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace setup, configuration and installation delivered confidentially.
Go232Go, SLAPIP, BlockToBlock and MAJIK.
Simple Events Support, Safa Heights, Shine Pharmacy and Amaala’s Restaurant.
Selected programmes
Professional, school and community education
Blended delivery designed around practical competence, curriculum quality, learner support and clear outcomes.
February–May 2026
Lead / Senior Cybersecurity Trainer
SBTS Government Cybersecurity Programme · Remote and in person · Sierra Leone
Led structured professional training for adult professionals from MOIC, SLDTP, NRA and other sectors across four recognised cybersecurity pathways.
Pathways and topics
Delivery
- Instructor-led remote and classroom sessions
- Practical networking, Linux and Windows security labs
- Threat analysis, ethical hacking and vulnerability assessment
- Certification preparation, professional mentoring and exam readiness
Outcome: Trained more than 50 adult professionals. Of 31 adult professionals who sat the Security+ examination, 20 passed.
10-week volunteer programme
Volunteer Lead Trainer / Technical Director
Sierra Leoneans in Technology (SLinT) · Develop Africa Computer Training Facility · Juba Hill, Freetown
Led an unpaid ten-week programme organised by SLinT for 21 students aged 10–14, combining Python fundamentals with practical LEGO-based activities.
Pathways and topics
Delivery
- Age-appropriate explanations and demonstrations
- Hands-on exercises and collaborative problem solving
- Confidence building through structured practical learning
Partners and sponsors
Outcome: Twenty-one young learners completed a sustained introduction to programming and practical technology.
Programme in action
Python and LEGO learning at Juba Hill
A glimpse of the practical, learner-centred environment created for the ten-week programme.
This video was intentionally shared with young learners’ faces out of view, while documenting the trainer, learning environment and educational activity.
School and further-education career
Head of Computing / Lead Trainer
School-based computing leadership · United Kingdom
Led computing provision and technical learning in school and college settings, combining classroom teaching with curriculum leadership, staff support and learner mentoring.
Pathways and topics
Delivery
- Computing curriculum planning and quality oversight
- Classroom teaching, assessment and progress monitoring
- Leadership and support for computing teachers and trainers
- Practical projects, workshops and learner mentoring
Outcome: Strengthened computing delivery through clear curriculum direction, practical instruction and consistent learner support.
Professional experience
Learning leadership grounded in delivery
Training experience is reinforced by hands-on software, infrastructure, cybersecurity and enterprise-technology work.
Current
Lead / Technical Director
Sierra Leoneans in Technology (SLinT)
Provides technical leadership for community technology education and leads practical training delivery developed with partner organisations in Sierra Leone.
September 2021–present
Senior Software Technical Trainer
JustIT
Delivers live, hands-on Level 3 and Level 4 training across HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, Python, Flask, Django, mobile development, data fundamentals and employability; trained and mentored more than 10,000 software bootcamp trainees aged 18 and above.
September 2023–July 2024
Senior Learning & Development Analyst
Pearson UK · Remote
Designed learning strategies and resources aligned to IGCSE Computer Science 9–1, covering algorithms, programming, data representation, networks and computational thinking.
May 2022–February 2023
Cybersecurity / Coding Tutor
Education Staff Bank · Remote
Taught cybersecurity fundamentals and Python programming, using demonstrations, simulated threat scenarios, structured feedback and learner mentoring.
January–March 2021
Cybersecurity Lecturer
Gateshead College · via Education Staff Bank
Delivered remote teaching across systems security, encryption, network security, cloud fundamentals and Cisco Exploration through accessible guided activities.
Current
Founder & Technology Consultant
Tech Has No Face (THNF)
Leads secure product engineering, enterprise systems, RBAC-enabled workflows, hosting, APIs, infrastructure modernisation and digital-transformation engagements.
Public engagement
Technology education beyond the classroom
Short, accessible content that connects cybersecurity, practical technology and everyday digital behaviour.
Tech Has No Face on YouTube
Videos, shorts, podcasts and playlists covering cyber safety, technology habits, product stories and people-centred digital learning.
- People Not Politics · Tech It or Leave It
- A New Face in Cyber Security podcast
- Recent guest podcast appearance
- 5 Quick Wins
- BlockToBlock: The 5Ws
Guest podcast & short highlights
Watch the full YouTube episodeBuild capability
Plan practical technical training for your team
From cybersecurity awareness to certification-aligned labs and computing fundamentals.