Ryan D'amour is a security-focused cloud and container security engineer with a decade of experience building secure, scalable infrastructure across financial services and federal programs. He is currently a Security Researcher with Synack Red Team, applying hands-on vulnerability research and red-team methodology since 2020. Earlier roles include Principal Cloud Security Engineer at Elastic and senior security engineering leadership at DPS/Accenture Federal Services, with deep expertise in Kubernetes/OpenShift, DevSecOps, cloud hardening, automation, and centralized logging (Splunk/Elasticsearch). His technical footprint spans Linux kernel security work (PaX, GrSecurity), custom Python applications, automation toolchains (SaltStack, Ansible, Terraform), and even Linux driver modifications for high-throughput networks. He earned a BA in Computer Information Technology from Northern Arizona University and is based in Buckeye, Arizona, bringing a hands-on, auditable approach to security at scale.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Information Technology, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Information Technology at Northern Arizona University
Contributions:55 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 6 months
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