🚀 Principal Security Engineer & Cybersecurity Leader | 18+ Years of Building Resilient, Secure Software
I’m an accomplished cybersecurity and software engineering expert with 18+ years of hands-on experience architecting, securing, and automating distributed systems at scale—from critical IoT/OT infrastructure to modern SaaS cloud environments.
- Cybersecurity Specializations: Vulnerability Management & Automation, Incident Response (IR), Threat Hunting, Application Security (RASP & IAST for Go, Python, Node.js, Ruby), Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Protective DNS, Network Penetration Testing, SIM Swapping Forensics.
- Technical Stack: Go, Python, TypeScript, C#, C/C++, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), gRPC/REST/GraphQL APIs, RabbitMQ, various database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, Graph DBs), ReactJS/AngularJS.
- Automation & Security Tools: Qualys, Nexpose, Darktrace, Aruba, Aqua Security, Dome9, ThreatLocker, Balbix, RunZero, CarbonBlack, Microsoft E5, Cisco ISE NAC, Atlassian/Jira Suite.
- Proven Impact: Reduced mean time to respond (MTTR) to threats by 75%, increased asset visibility, and automated vulnerability management across million-plus endpoints and critical infrastructure.
- Principal Security Engineer @ QuantumScape: Engineered email security automation slashing malware analysis time by 99%. Deployed IDPS with 65% higher detection and 75% faster IR (2024 Presidential Equity Award Winner).
- Principal Cybersecurity Consultant @ CodePros: Led digital forensics and advanced threat hunting, and trained 160+ engineers/year as GopherCon CTF organizer (2023–2025).
- Deep Packet Inspection Architect @ Synsaber: Built modern ICS/OT detection solutions—modular, distributed, and production-hardened for real-world industrial threats.
- Secure SDLC Advocate @ Contrast Security: Developed RASP/IAST agents, redefining secure coding and runtime protection for major programming languages.
- Technical Questions? DM me here or on LinkedIn
- CVE Collab, Conference/CTF Events, or Open Source Sec Contributions? Reach me via [email protected]
- Portfolio and Code: benjiv.com | GitHub Projects
- Cybersecurity automation with AI/ML for real-time threat response
- Next-gen asset identification for hybrid IT/OT environments
- Developer-centric security tools & best practices (shift-left, DevSecOps, secure SDLC)
- Open source contributions in Go/Python/TypeScript security tooling
I love building CTF challenges and mentoring the next generation of cybersecurity engineers—because tomorrow’s threats demand today’s proactive innovation.
Keywords: cybersecurity automation, vulnerability management, application security, secure software development, incident response, RASP, IAST, DPI, container security, industrial control systems, OT/IoT security, devsecops, go programming, python security, technical leadership, GopherCon, threat hunting.