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Demmy Adeyemo, Senior security engineering Programmer and Consultant.

Demmy Adeyemo

Verified Expert in Engineering
17 Years of Experience

Security Engineer

Demmy is an information security architect with numerous years of experience in systems and security architecture. He has worked with different vendor products and platforms to achieve a cohesive and in-depth defense strategy. A committed and pragmatic professional with good team spirit, Demmy delivers projects with tight schedules and proven client care.

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Arun Pillai, security engineering Engineer.

Arun Pillai

Verified Expert in Engineering
14 Years of Experience

Security Engineer

Arun is a senior DevSecOps architect with 12 years of experience and a master's degree in IT. He has worked with government departments, banks, telecom and healthcare companies, and small to medium-scale enterprises worldwide. Arun also has solid expertise in IT security consulting, focusing on DevSecOps, risk assessment, threat and vulnerability management, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, secure code review, security architecture review, and cloud security and migrations.

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Nicaury Francisco Ramirez, Expert security engineering Programmer for Hire.

Nicaury Francisco Ramirez

Verified Expert in Engineering
7 Years of Experience

Security Engineer

Nicaury is a security engineer with 7+ years of experience in information security, cybersecurity, and systems administration. She has worked in fast-paced, remote environments for a couple of years, developing excellent communication and leadership skills. Nicaury is a certified professional with proven problem-solving and analytical skills, a fast learning curve, and the ability to adapt to any team.

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Don Kuecker, Expert security engineering Programmer for Hire.

Don Kuecker

Verified Expert in Engineering
14 Years of Experience

Security Engineer

Don identifies company security risks and creates mitigation strategies using the tools and applications most appropriate for their environment. He implements technologies to address security requirements for existing legacy technologies, merging business concerns and migrations to new strategies such as cloud offerings and their subsequent iterations. Don establishes consensus between departments and business entities based upon solid communication skills and current security risk knowledge.

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Oluwagbemiga Joseph, Senior security engineering Programmer and Consultant.

Oluwagbemiga Joseph

Verified Expert in Engineering
10 Years of Experience

Security Engineer

Oluwagbemiga is a lead cybersecurity architect proficient in digital computing security and engineering with a particular interest in information security, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, risk management, security operations center, cloud security, DevSecOps, and open banking.

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David Cervigni, Senior security engineering Programmer and Consultant.

David Cervigni

Verified Expert in Engineering
21 Years of Experience

Security Engineer

David is an IT security consultant with 10+ years of experience in improving application security across the entire software development life cycle (SDLC). He is an expert in training teams on secure coding, including auditing, compliance, testing, code reviews, application security vulnerabilities remediation, threat modeling, maturity programs, DevSecOps, and SDL software development.

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Dr. Roman Priebe, Expert security engineering Programmer for Hire.

Dr. Roman Priebe

Verified Expert in Engineering
11 Years of Experience

Security Engineer

Roman is a technical all-rounder who has worked successfully in many different roles, including app development, IT security, full-stack web development, technical project management, and CTO. He prefers challenging projects that broaden his horizon and is highly adaptable, helping out where he is most needed. This includes resolving roadblocks, helping out in development, requirements engineering, systems architecture, team building, or developing and implementing a technical vision.

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Keidrych Oates Anton, security engineering Coder.

Keidrych Oates Anton

Verified Expert in Engineering
5 Years of Experience

Security Engineer

Keidrych is a cloud architect who guides organizations through the quagmire of multi/poly-Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) technologies so their technological foundation may be secure to all, reliable for customers, and monetarily efficient, leveraging scorched earth capabilities toward zero production impact on plant-scale architecture. Keidrych believes trusted technology serves humanity; a 5% increase in internet or cyberspace trust results in a $3,000+ increase in GDP per capita.

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Emmanuel Owoeye, Freelance security engineering Engineer.

Emmanuel Owoeye

Verified Expert in Engineering
9 Years of Experience

Security Engineer

Emmanuel is a DevOps and cloud engineer with 8+ years of experience across healthcare, real estate, and manufacturing sectors. He specializes in multicloud environments and containerization, transforming legacy systems into scalable microservices architectures. Emmanuel has implemented CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment times by 45% and operational costs by 30%. His expertise in monitoring solutions ensures 99.9% uptime while maintaining compliance with PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and ISO standards

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John Barchie, Freelance security engineering Engineer.

John Barchie

Verified Expert in Engineering
19 Years of Experience

Security Engineer

As a senior security manager and consultant, John established, implemented, or audited information security in over 150 institutions. As a certified and practicing trusted advisor with a background in cybersecurity and network engineering, John assists companies in optimizing the benefits of information security programs. Specializing in governance, risk, and compliance, John informs organizations how to evaluate, monitor, and direct information security risk.

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Ying Wu, Toptal security engineering Developer.

Ying Wu

Verified Expert in Engineering
5 Years of Experience

Security Engineer

Ying is a seasoned software architect with over two decades of experience designing, implementing, and delivering secure heterogeneous solutions that contribute to customer success. He has led development teams to provide software solutions in mobile handhelds, payments, warehouse solutions, and big data.

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