Irvine holds a MSc Information Systems Management and a BSc Information Systems (Hons) from the Midlands State University. Irvine holds numerous certifications and accreditation from internationally recognised ICT institutions namely Cisco, CompTIA, EXIN Axelos, ICSI and Microsoft which includes security certifications. Irvine was instrumental on the Automated Trading project as well as the Debt Market project. Prior to joining ZSE, Irvine worked as a Senior Systems Administrator with National Blood Service Zimbabwe as well as a consultant with Digitron Business Systems.