Benjamin Smith
Principal Security Architect at Cencora
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Smith is a Principal Security Architect based in Edmonton with over 15 years in IT and a decade of focused security experience, building resilient endpoint and vulnerability management programs at scale. He has led cross-functional teams and major PoCs and rollouts—deploying Qualys to 75,000 endpoints in under 30 days and driving Tanium and SentinelOne initiatives across 200,000+ endpoints—while maintaining zero incidents during high-velocity migrations. A pragmatic architect and empathetic manager, he excels at bridging security and operations to deliver simple, auditable solutions that align with business needs. He was recognized as an innovator in the inaugural Tanium Titans cohort and frequently presents in vendor user communities, reflecting a penchant for knowledge-sharing beyond day-to-day delivery. Comfortable with automation and infrastructure-as-code, he brings hands-on experience across Azure, AWS, PowerShell/DevOps pipelines, and enterprise identity and endpoint ecosystems.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Technology Management, Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Technology Management at NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)
English
Github Skills (68)
windows10
command-line-interface10
wireguard10
powershell-module10
winget10
command-line10
oauth10
vpn9
cli9
tailscale9
python9
hbbtv9
smart-tv9
raspberry-pi9
predict9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
dbensmith/cbc-video-downloader
Sep 2021 - Feb 2022
Contributions:4 reviews, 17 commits, 3 PRs in 5 months
dbensmith/powershell-profile-configurator
Feb 2022 - May 2026
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
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