John Pater
Senior Information Security Engineer
Columbia, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Pater is a Senior Information Security Engineer with about a decade of IT experience, currently strengthening Mastercard’s security posture. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance from Penn State and a Bachelor's in Web and Interactive Media from Penn College. He is ISC², CompTIA, Azure, and AWS certified, blending governance, risk management, cloud security, and hands-on engineering. His career spans Tier II technical support at HPE Services, a PwC Senior Associate role, and security-focused leadership at Mastercard since 2023, with prior roles at Penn State in education technology IT. Based in Columbia, Maryland, he has a proven track record of delivering secure infrastructure and auditable security practices in enterprise environments. He brings a practical, user-focused approach to security, bridging education-tech and financial services with cross-domain experience.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Master’s Degree, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Penn State UniversityBachelor's Degree, Web and Interactive Media, 3.65 GPA (Cum Laude), Bachelor's Degree, Web and Interactive Media, 3.65 GPA (Cum Laude) at Pennsylvania College of Technology
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Github Skills (22)
authentication9
security9
sms9
factor9
ruby8
hardware8
xposed7
2factor7
auth7
external6
redirect6
loops6
ssl6
apache6
nim-lang5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
itpsu1/itcomm-nittany-vagrant
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 comment, 4 issues in 4 days
jpat14/btsplbuild
Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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