Summary
Jason Tamez is a seasoned information security and infrastructure leader with nine years of formal experience and a two-decade career rooted in systems engineering and electronics from Navy service. As Director of Information Security at Flatiron/FlatironDragados, he blends hands-on expertise with strategic oversight across Cisco, VMware, EMC, Riverbed, SharePoint, and a broad security stack including Websense, Barracuda, and MXLogic/McAfee SaaS. He has steadily progressed from systems administration and principal engineering roles into IT leadership, delivering resilient, enterprise-grade infrastructure for construction and industrial environments. Jason’s background in electronics and early technical support (Geek Squad) gives him a pragmatic, operational perspective on security and incident response. Based in Denver, he is practiced at aligning security controls with business continuity for highly distributed field operations. He brings a practical, vendor-diverse toolkit and a track record of turning complex vendor ecosystems into dependable, auditable systems.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
University of Maryland Global Campus
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Mabank High School