David Trask
Principal Cyber Security Engineer at Parsons Corporation
Johnstown, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Trask is a Principal Cyber Security Engineer with 15+ years of Windows and 12+ years of Linux experience, holding Top Secret clearance and multiple certifications including CISSP, PenTest+, Security+, and Network+. He currently manages large-scale, multi-tenant cloud and Active Directory environments—over 2,500 servers and nearly 25,000 endpoints—while driving compliance with DISA, STIG, CIS and FEDRamp standards. His hands-on tooling expertise spans Ansible, PowerShell, Chef/Puppet/Salt, Splunk/Elastic/LogRhythm and a broad security toolchain (Nessus, Snort, McAfee), enabling him to bridge operations, automation and incident response. Known for translating complex DoD and enterprise requirements into pragmatic automation and security controls, he has served as a technical liaison on high-profile programs and mentored teams through adoption of DevOps and hardening best practices. Based in Johnstown, Colorado, he brings a rare combination of large-scale systems stewardship and small-business networking insight, grounded in a background that ranges from helpdesk to space-system program leadership.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
GED, Information Technology, GED, Information Technology at Home SchooledBachelor’s Degree, Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, 4.0, Bachelor’s Degree, Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, 4.0 at Front Range Community College
English, powershell, c/c++, bash, python
Github Skills (25)
randomization9
provisioning8
wpa7
vms7
virtual7
linux-kernel6
security6
drm6
security-vulnerability5
driver5
desktop-application5
makefile5
cracking5
mp35
screen4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
firewallzer0/IoT-Thermostat
Jan 2017 - Jan 2017
Contributions:8 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
firewallzer0/gate-house
Jul 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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