Ben Johnson
Lead Software Security Engineer at Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine
Portland, Maine, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Johnson is a Lead Software Security Engineer in Portland, Maine with 11 years of professional experience designing and securing enterprise applications. He progressed from senior development and e-commerce roles into leadership, now blending architectural thinking with hands-on security practice at Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine. Known for being an architect, builder, and problem solver, he excels at turning complex compliance and risk requirements into practical, auditable solutions. His background spans full lifecycle software delivery, from office automation and consulting to leading engineering teams at Level8 Design Studio. Ben brings a pragmatic, systems-oriented perspective that highlights prevention and resilience rather than reactive fixes. Outside of work he favors durable, long-term improvements over quick patches—an approach that consistently reduces technical debt.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Bachelor of Science - BS at Rochester Institute of Technology
Github Skills (39)
authentication10
laravel10
security10
php10
authorization10
jwt10
cartalyst10
sentinel10
composer10
multi-tenant10
auth10
laravel-framework9
package-manager8
alerts8
dependency-manager8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
MedicalMutual/framework
Dec 2017 - Feb 2021
Contributions:2 PRs, 10 pushes, 7 branches in 3 years 2 months
MedicalMutual/sentinel-ldap
May 2016 - Apr 2021
Contributions:12 pushes, 4 branches, 3 tags in 4 years 11 months
sentineladdonldap
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