Branden Wagner
Head Of Information Security
Albany, New York Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolBranden Wagner is a seasoned information security leader with 12 years of experience building risk-focused security programs for regulated and high-availability environments. As Head of Information Security at Mercury, he designs governance, incident response, and continuity programs while partnering with engineering to achieve SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI outcomes. His background blends hands-on systems and network engineering, software development, and Navy operational leadership—where he led teams, introduced NIST RMF, and earned commendations for secure system innovations. Branden is pragmatic about security controls, vendor risk, and employee awareness, and he brings a track record of translating compliance demands into practical, testable controls. Based in the Albany, NY metro area, he pairs a Master’s in Cybersecurity with real-world cloud and infrastructure experience to deliver measurable reductions in organizational risk.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Associate in Arts Computer Science, Associate in Arts Computer Science at Sierra CollegeMaster of Science - MS Cybersecurity, Master of Science - MS Cybersecurity at Excelsior University
English
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Github Skills (91)
windows10
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nessus9
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
PureIntellect/Tickets
Oct 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch, 2 comments in 4 months
brandenwagner/content
Nov 2021 - Sep 2022
Security automation content in SCAP, OSCAL, Bash, Ansible, and other formats
Contributions:2 PRs in 9 months
oscalsecurity-automationsdlcsecurityansible
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