Aj Wilson
Vice President, Head Of Data & Analytics - Platforms, Engineering, & Operations
Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolAj Wilson is a seasoned technology and data executive with two decades of experience leading data, analytics, platforms, engineering, and operations across financial services and cloud leaders. Currently VP and Head of Data & Analytics at Prudential, he has a track record of building cross-functional engineering organizations and delivering enterprise-grade data platforms at Freddie Mac, AWS, and Travelport. He blends strategic product leadership with hands-on cloud and infrastructure expertise—evidenced by contributions to open-source DevOps tooling like the pfELK installer that automates pfSense/OPNsense integrations with the Elastic Stack. Comfortable navigating cybersecurity, integration, and large-scale migrations, he pairs an MBA from Georgia Tech with a roots-in-operations mentality from early infrastructure roles. Known as a tinkerer and DFIR-minded researcher, he brings pragmatic curiosity and a bias for automation to complex, regulated environments.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Management Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (BS) Management Information Systems at Iowa State UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA Information Technology, Master of Business Administration - MBA Information Technology at Georgia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (17)
scripting10
amazon-elasticsearch10
automation10
elasticsearchquery10
script10
logstash10
aws-elasticsearch10
sh10
elasticsearch10
automations10
shell10
elasticsearch-api10
kibana9
dockers9
docker9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
pfelk/pfelk
Nov 2017 - Jan 2023
pfSense/OPNsense + Elastic Stack
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:20 releases, 6 reviews, 2111 commits in 5 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Aj primarily focused on creating and updating a shell script (`ez-pfelk-installer.sh`) designed to automate the installation and configuration of pfELK, a combination of pfSense/OPNsense and the Elastic Stack. Their work involved adding OS dependencies, integrating repositories, downloading configuration files, and configuring various components like Java, GeoIP, and Elastic Stack components (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash). The user continuously updated the script, adding features for system configuration, GeoIP updates, and troubleshooting.
elasticansibledockerelasticstackkibana
pfelk/docker
Feb 2020 - Jan 2023
Deploy pfelk with docker-compose
Contributions:9 releases, 1 review, 483 commits in 2 years 11 months
zammadsnortelasticdockercompose
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