Summary

Experience

Lead Cloud Security Architect|Apex Innovations

Seattle, WASep 2020Present

• Led architectural design and implementation of multi-cloud security framework (AWS, Azure), reducing critical security vulnerabilities by 40% across 500+ production services.
• Developed and enforced security policies and automated compliance checks, achieving 99% adherence to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 standards.

Senior Cloud Security Engineer|Visionary Tech Solutions

San Francisco, CAMar 2017Aug 2020

• Architected secure network configurations and access controls for AWS cloud infrastructure supporting 100+ applications, preventing 15+ potential data breaches annually.
• Developed custom security automation scripts using Python and Terraform, reducing manual security review time by 30 hours per week.

Information Security Engineer|SecureNet Solutions

Redmond, WAJun 2014Mar 2017

• Implemented SIEM solutions (Splunk) to monitor security events, reducing false positives by 35% and improving threat detection accuracy.
• Performed vulnerability assessments on corporate networks and applications, identifying and resolving over 100 critical security flaws.

Projects

Automated Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tool

Jan 2022Present

• Developed an open-source Python tool to automatically scan AWS and Azure environments for common security misconfigurations, reducing manual review time by 60%.
• Integrated with Slack for real-time alerts on identified violations, improving incident response speed by 30%.
• Contributed to the community with comprehensive documentation and modular architecture, facilitating wider adoption.

Serverless Security Auditing Framework

Mar 2021Oct 2021

• Designed and implemented a framework using AWS Lambda and Step Functions to continuously audit serverless function configurations against security best practices.
• Achieved a 95% accuracy rate in detecting policy violations, significantly reducing the attack surface of serverless applications.
• Published a blog post detailing the framework's architecture and deployment, garnering over 5,000 views.

Container Image Vulnerability Scanner Integration

Jul 2020Dec 2020

• Integrated an open-source vulnerability scanner (e.g., Trivy) into a CI/CD pipeline for Docker images, automating security checks for 100+ container builds.
• Reduced critical vulnerability count in development images by 70% before deployment to production environments.
• Enhanced security gates to block builds with high-severity vulnerabilities, preventing deployment of insecure software.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University|Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Pittsburgh, PAAug 2012May 2014

• Achieved a 3.9/4.0 GPA, specializing in Cloud Security and Cryptography.
• Published a research paper on "Zero Trust Architectures in Multi-Cloud Environments" in a peer-reviewed journal.
• Awarded the university's Cybersecurity Innovation Scholarship for two consecutive years.

University of Washington|Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Seattle, WASep 2008Jun 2012

• Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.8/4.0 GPA.
• Recipient of the Dean's List for all eight semesters.
• Developed a secure communication protocol for IoT devices as a capstone project.

Skills

Cloud Platforms

AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Lambda)Azure (Sentinel, Security Center, AD, Key Vault, AKS)Google Cloud Platform (GCP Security Command Center, IAM, GKE)Serverless SecurityContainer Security (Kubernetes, Docker)

Security Tools & Technologies

SIEM (Splunk, ELK Stack)IDS/IPS, WAF (Cloudflare, AWS WAF)DLP, EDR (CrowdStrike, Carbon Black)Vulnerability Management (Nessus, Qualys)IAM/PAM (Okta, CyberArk)DevSecOps (Aqua Security, SonarQube)

Governance, Risk & Compliance

ISO 27001SOC 2NIST CSFGDPR, CCPARisk Assessment & ManagementSecurity Auditing

Programming & Scripting

PythonGoBashTerraformCloudFormationAnsible

Networking & Infrastructure

TCP/IP, DNS, VPNFirewalls, Routers, SwitchesZero Trust ArchitecturesMicrosegmentationHybrid Cloud Networking