Jason Perez
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJason Perez is a Full Stack Software Engineer with seven years of experience building secure, production-grade systems across finance and cloud platforms, currently contributing at Microsoft from Chicago. He has a strong background in backend and cloud security, demonstrated by open-source contributions to the widely used tfsec (now part of Trivy) where he implemented Azure Key Vault checks and mitigations for RDP and public network exposure. Prior roles at JPMorgan Chase and startups honed his ability to deliver reliable services under strict compliance and operational requirements. A Columbia University computer science graduate, he pairs academic rigor with hands-on engineering across web, infrastructure, and security domains. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he often focuses on preventing configuration- and access-related vulnerabilities before they reach production.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at Columbia UniversityNYS Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors, NYS Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors at Manhattan Center for Science & Mathematics
English, Spanish
Github Skills (13)
terraformer10
infrastructure-as-code10
azure10
devsecops10
microsoft-azure10
terraform10
azure-keyvault10
security10
scanner9
static-analysis9
go9
linter8
devops8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
aquasecurity/tfsec
Apr 2021 - May 2021
Tfsec is now part of Trivy
Role in this project:
Security Engineer
Security EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 6 commits, 8 PRs in 16 days
Contributions summary:Jason's contributions center around enhancing the security posture of Azure Key Vault and other Azure resources within the `tfsec` repository. The user implemented checks and tests related to Azure Key Vault, ensuring proper configuration of features like purge protection and content types for secrets. Additionally, the user added and modified security rules related to RDP access and data factory public network access to prevent unauthorized access, contributing to the security focus of the project.
gcplintergoogle-cloud-platformcompliancevulnerability-scanners
jpmicrosoft/terraform_requirements
Mar 2021 - Dec 2022
Contributions:1 review, 14 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 9 months
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