Amir Shal
Security Engineer at CSS (Converged Security Solutions)
New Market, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAmir Shal is a Security Engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience in server architecture, network administration, and enterprise support, currently based in New Market, Maryland. His background spans government and commercial environments, including long-term server engineering at the Architect of the Capitol and recent security work at Converged Security Solutions. He combines deep Windows Server and Active Directory expertise with practical skills in data cabling, MS Exchange, and technical documentation to deliver reliable, auditable infrastructure. Amir also contributes to open-source projects as a full-stack developer—most notably improving import and connection features in Microsoft’s widely used Azure Data Studio—demonstrating an ability to move between low-level systems work and user-facing tooling. Colleagues rely on him for troubleshooting complex deployments and for translating operational needs into secure, maintainable architectures. Outside of formal roles he describes his tinkering in playful terms—“doing things with rocks we tricked to think”—which hints at a pragmatic, curious approach to solving technical problems.
12 years of coding experience
Student Information Technology, Student Information Technology at University of Maryland Global Campus
English, Persian
Github Skills (14)
typescript10
typescripts10
sql10
typescript-types10
microsoft-azure9
electron9
azure9
api8
apidoc8
front-end-development8
back-end-development7
database-management7
postgresql5
sql-server5
Programming languages (27)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/azuredatastudio
Jul 2018 - Oct 2019
Azure Data Studio is a data management and development tool with connectivity to popular cloud and on-premises databases. Azure Data Studio supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, with immediate capability to connect to Azure SQL and SQL Server. Browse the extension library for more database support options including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 114 reviews, 14 commits in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Amir contributed to the Azure Data Studio project by implementing and updating features related to the import functionality, including the flat file importer and database connection management. They made changes to the user interface and component structure, and the summary page. Their work involved interaction with multiple aspects of the application, including extensions, services, and API, demonstrating a full-stack development approach.
sqlserverazure-sql-databasemicrosoftmanagement-tooldata-management
aaomidi/BitcoinTracker
Jun 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:34 commits, 2 PRs, 30 pushes in 7 months
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