Jake Karnes
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
United States
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Top SchoolJake Karnes is a Senior Software Engineer and cybersecurity practitioner with 11 years of experience blending consulting, development, and systems administration into practical security solutions. After moving from hands-on penetration testing—specializing in web apps and AWS/Azure—to designing and leading training programs, he now builds real-world labs, course materials, and infrastructure that produce industry-ready penetration testers. His time at NetSPI included progressive technical and leadership roles, and he contributes Azure security automation tooling (e.g., PowerShell scripts and DSC configurations) to open-source projects assessing Microsoft Azure security. Known for demystifying complex technical topics and speaking at conferences up to an international stage, he pairs direct, genuine leadership with a continuous-improvement mindset. He recently joined Microsoft as a Senior Software Engineer, bringing a practitioner’s perspective to large-scale security engineering and training initiatives.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at San José State University
English, German
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Github Skills (14)
role-based-access-control10
rbac10
powershell10
dsc10
system-configuration10
autoconfiguration10
audit-trail9
code-auditing9
auditing9
audit-logging9
automations9
automation9
audit9
mongodb6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
NetSPI/MicroBurst
Mar 2020 - Jun 2021
A collection of scripts for assessing Microsoft Azure security
Role in this project:
Security Engineer
Security EngineerContributions:9 commits, 3 PRs, 5 pushes in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Jake primarily contributed to the assessment of Microsoft Azure security, specifically focused on analyzing Azure VM extension settings and developing a PowerShell function app for managed identity token verification. They implemented PowerShell scripts to enumerate RBAC roles and contributors, including recursive group enumeration, for security auditing purposes. The user also created DSC configurations for deploying a security agent and exporting managed identity tokens, showcasing expertise in automation and security hardening.
securitymicrosoft-azuremicrosoftazureazure-security
jakekarnes42/relay_computer_hardware
Jun 2017 - Dec 2018
Contributions:5 releases, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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