Alicia Sturtevant is a Principal Cyber Security Engineer with nine years of hands-on experience in offensive and defensive security across government and private sectors. Based in the Denver area, she progressed from early security roles at MITRE and the University of Rochester to senior penetration testing and leadership positions at M9 Solutions and SAIC. Alicia specializes in penetration testing, threat emulation, and building practical security programs that scale for complex enterprise and federal environments. She combines deep technical proficiency with client-facing leadership, translating adversary techniques into actionable remediation and measurable risk reduction. Notably, her career reflects a steady trajectory from technical contributor to principal engineer, underpinned by an advanced BS/MS in Computing Security from RIT. Colleagues describe her as a pragmatic problem-solver who balances rigorous testing methodology with clear communication for stakeholders.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BS/MS Computing Security, BS/MS Computing Security at Rochester Institute of Technology
InSpec profile to validate an MS IIS Server to the DISA STIG
Contributions:46 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 7 months
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Alicia Sturtevant - Principal Cyber Security Engineer at SAIC