Summary
Jimmy Armitage is a Principal Security Engineer with 13 years at Intuit, currently leading data security and use initiatives out of San Diego. He has progressed through platform, cyber, and cloud-focused roles, blending deep QA engineering roots with architecture and security leadership. A repeat Intuit CEO award winner and TechForum standout, Jimmy is skilled at translating complex security requirements into scalable, operational solutions. His background includes hands-on automation and test strategy dating back to early mobile and BREW-era work at Qualcomm and Wireless Knowledge, giving him a pragmatic perspective on reliability and tooling. He combines technical stewardship with a track record of mentoring teams to adopt automated testing and cloud-ready practices. Colleagues rely on him for thoughtful risk reduction that balances engineering velocity with enterprise-grade protection.
13 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, Computer Science, Math, BS Computer Science, Computer Science, Math at Texas State University-San Marcos