Summary
Grace LaMalva is an Infrastructure Security Engineer II with eight years of hands-on experience securing cloud infrastructure and building offensive security capabilities. She combines an M.S. in Cyber and Information Security and a B.S. in Computer Science (Cybersecurity Systems) with practical experience automating vulnerability management and cloud compliance workflows. At AppFolio she progressed from intern to senior engineer, applying programmatic solutions and incident automation to strengthen security operations. Her background spans government, education, advertising, and software sectors, demonstrating adaptability across diverse operational cultures. Actively building toward OSCP after earning CompTIA Security+, she also publishes code on GitHub and maintains an independent visual art practice and online portfolio in New York City. This blend of technical rigor, automation-first mindset, and creative problem-solving makes her adept at finding unconventional solutions to complex security challenges.
8 years of coding experience
Master of Science - MS, Cyber and Information Security, Master of Science - MS, Cyber and Information Security at St. John's University
St. John’s Preparatory School
English, Spanish, Tagalog