Core Competencies

Expertise

Security-focused data modeling and telemetry engineering, backed by 15+ years shipping hardened production systems across finance, airline, and regulated-enterprise environments.

Cribl & Log Pipeline Engineering

Designing and operating the data models that decide what raw data is retained, indexed, and forwarded to Splunk for SIEM and analytics.

  • • Cribl data modeling, ingestion, parsing & routing
  • • Enrichment & pipeline design and implementation
  • • Splunk integration & cost-optimized pipelines

Enterprise Security

Defending data and telemetry estates from ingestion to detection, with a focus on regulated environments.

  • • SIEM (Splunk), XDR, threat detection & IR support
  • • Vulnerability management, DLP & endpoint security
  • • Linux-based security sensors & defensive security

Automation & Scripting

Turning repeatable security and operations work into self-service automated systems.

  • • Python & Bash for pipeline & detection automation
  • • API integrations & workflow orchestration
  • • Log parsing, alerting & real-time monitoring

Standards & Frameworks

Conducting NIST- and CIS-based security assessments and mapping controls to regulatory requirements.

  • • NIST CSF & NIST 800-series, CIS Benchmarks
  • • IRS 1075, CMS MARS-E, CJIS
  • • Data classification, retention & access standards

Data Engineering

Data modeling, ETL/ELT, metadata management, and streaming analytics at scale.

  • • ETL/ELT & real-time pipelines
  • • Metadata management & capacity/retention planning
  • • Observability data platform design (Dynatrace, Grafana)

Platforms & Operating Systems

Working across the tools and infrastructure that power modern enterprises.

  • • Linux (hardening & security config), Windows
  • • Splunk, Grafana, Dynatrace, ExtraHop RevealX
  • • Azure & AWS