David Kavanagh
Senior Information Security Engineer
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolDavid Kavanagh is a Senior Information Security Engineer based in Rotterdam with over a decade of experience building secure, integrated IT systems across fast-growing SaaS environments. At Miro he leads engineering for IAM, MDM, SASE, SIEM and ZTNA, driving zero-touch onboarding, SIEM deployments, and corporate security governance while integrating core tooling across teams. He combines a mechanical-engineering foundation and certifications in cybersecurity and Okta with a hands-on, systems-integration mindset—specializing in making systems "talk to systems" and backward-engineering workflows to harden processes. Previous roles at SurveyMonkey and enterprise clients honed his skills in automation, API-driven integrations, device management, and large-scale office onboarding. He’s known for pragmatic playbooks, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering security awareness training that scales. Outside the obvious, his background in robotics and laser physics underpins a methodical, engineering-first approach to security automation and resilience.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate in Laser Physics, ENGINEERING, First, Certificate in Laser Physics, ENGINEERING, First at Fachhochschule SchmalkaldenBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, First class honours degree, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, First class honours degree at Institute of Technology, Tallaght
Github Skills (26)
dotty9
encryption8
linux8
raycast8
windows8
scala8
security8
scala-native7
javascript7
sdk7
session-cookie7
compiler6
session-management6
java4
jwt3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
dave-kav/dave-kav.github.io
Dec 2023 - Jan 2025
Contributions:28 PRs, 100 pushes, 17 branches in 1 year 1 month
dave-kav/FYP-Android-Betting-App
Mar 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:25 commits, 3 pushes in 28 days
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