Summary
John Ryan is a Sr. Security Engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience blending cybersecurity, DevOps, and application development to drive secure, auditable IT delivery. At First Databank he leads company penetration testing and serves as an AWS cloud security expert while supporting HiTrust and FedRAMP certification efforts, demonstrating both technical depth and compliance savvy. His background spans roles from cloud automation and software engineering to security leadership, giving him a rare end-to-end view of enterprise operations and risk. A PenTest+–certified analyst, he excels at translating complex operational landscapes into pragmatic improvement plans and automation opportunities. Based in Carmel, Indiana, he pairs a Purdue CS foundation with modern nanodegree training (front-end, Android, and machine learning topics), reflecting a curiosity that keeps his security practice developer-friendly and forward-looking.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Front End Nanodegree, Front End Nanodegree at Udacity
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Purdue University
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