Ben Derr
Lead Security Engineer at Tidepool
Greater St. Louis United States
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Top SchoolBen Derr is a Lead Security Engineer with nearly three decades of hands-on experience across systems, networking, cloud, and security operations, currently leading security at Tidepool. He blends deep technical expertise in Cloud (AWS, GCP), Linux/Unix, macOS and Windows hardening with AppSec, SIEM, observability and incident response to deliver usable, auditable security solutions for regulated healthcare data. Known for operational rigor, he has driven HIPAA-compliant platform security, identity and compliance programs while also owning logging, DNS, and network security at scale. Ben pairs a customer-first support mindset and thorough documentation practice with strong forensic, malware analysis and vulnerability assessment skills. He balances technical intensity with practical creativity—evidenced by a side passion for artisan sourdough baking—and brings a long track record of translating complex security requirements into timely, business-aligned controls.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities, Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities at Ohio Wesleyan UniversityLiberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities, Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities at Antioch University
French
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Github Skills (24)
monitor10
backend10
api-platform9
diabetes9
php9
react8
api8
ios8
portal8
golang8
electron8
sumologic4
authorization4
clipboard-manager4
go3
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
tidepool-org/Tidepool-Policy
Oct 2020 - Nov 2022
Contributions:42 commits, 8 PRs, 41 pushes in 2 years 1 month
Benderr-TP/personal
Apr 2016 - Feb 2019
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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