Jesse Brown is a Staff Data Engineer and seasoned detection specialist with a decade of experience building detection engineering, incident response, threat research, and security automation capabilities for both startups and enterprise teams. He progressed through hands-on roles at Penn State and Red Canary into senior detection and validation engineering before joining Zscaler to focus on data-driven security at scale. Jesse blends deep operational experience in intrusion detection and digital forensics with software engineering discipline, enabling reproducible, automated detection pipelines and validation frameworks. He holds advanced cybersecurity credentials from Penn State and is known for translating adversary-focused research into practical, production-ready controls. Based in Central Point, Oregon, Jesse brings a defender’s mindset and a pragmatic approach to securing cloud environments while continually improving detection fidelity and response efficiency.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Southern Oregon University
post baccalaureate certificate in Information Systems Cybersecurity, post baccalaureate certificate in Information Systems Cybersecurity at Penn State University
Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Cybersecurity, Master of Professional Studies in Information Sciences - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Cybersecurity at Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology
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