Summary
James Gallagher is a Senior Consultant and Red Team specialist with six years focused on adversary simulation, cloud and enterprise penetration testing, and offensive security across web, API, IoT, wireless, and thick-client environments. He has led and built Red and Blue Team capabilities in both consulting and in-house roles, driving security strategy, endpoint evasion research, and AWS-based C2/phishing infrastructure. His background includes security transformation work at AWS and hands-on leadership as a CISO and Director of Engineering, giving him a rare blend of customer-facing cloud security guidance and deep technical tradecraft. Known for innovating TTPs and collaborating with developers to remediate anti-virus and endpoint gaps, he repeatedly translates attack findings into practical, enterprise-ready defenses. Based in the United States, he brings a pragmatic offensive mindset to improving detection, response, and cloud hardening for diverse industries.
6 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
International Academy of Music