Jay Paz
Sr. Manager, Offensive Security at Gong
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolJay Paz is a senior offensive security leader with 15 years of hands-on security experience and over a decade building and turning around high-performing penetration testing and delivery teams. Currently Sr. Manager of Offensive Security at Gong, he has held executive and director roles at Rapid7, Cobalt, DefectDojo, and BreachLock, overseeing large consultant pools and launching more than 10 security and training programs. Known for servant leadership and mentor-driven team development—he draws on coaching 25 seasons of baseball to empower investigators without micromanagement. Technically versatile across IoT, application and infrastructure testing, he also contributes to prominent open-source work like DefectDojo, improving Django codepaths and scanner integrations. Bilingual in English and Spanish and a multiple Leadership Award recipient, he combines program-building instincts with the pragmatics of vulnerability mitigation and consultant development. Based in Austin, his background blends systems analysis and software engineering with a proven record of translating high-risk priorities into sustainable security programs.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Information Services, BS Computer Information Services at Park UniversityThe University of Texas at El Paso
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (5)
debug10
python10
django10
vulnerability-management9
xml-parsing6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo
Mar 2015 - Aug 2017
DevSecOps, ASPM, Vulnerability Management. All on one platform.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:17 releases, 677 reviews, 79 commits in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Jay primarily contributed to bug fixes and code improvements within the Django framework. They addressed issues related to data models and forms, specifically in the `dojo` application by removing deprecated code and addressing database and UI display issues. They also added functionality to the application by enhancing the re-import process and the use of arachni scanner uploads.
pythondjangovulnerability-managementbugbountydefectdojo
grendel513/django-DefectDojo
Mar 2015 - May 2023
Contributions:354 pushes, 13 branches, 2 tags in 8 years 3 months
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