Summary
Josh Cannons is an Information Security Manager based in Cairns, Australia, with nine years of hands-on experience in systems administration, DevOps, security operations and compliance for SaaS and RTO industries. He moved up through technical service and DevOps roles into security leadership at aXcelerate, combining pragmatic incident-ready operations with policy-driven compliance programs. A devout Linux user and open-source enthusiast, Josh brings strong network and application administration skills (Java EE, PHP, Python, Docker, ElasticSearch) alongside experience building secure, containerised environments. He pairs a high academic standing in Network Security with practical IT support and web development roots, which gives him a rare blend of customer-facing troubleshooting and security engineering. Colleagues rely on him to translate security requirements into operational controls that keep platforms resilient and auditable.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of Management, Diploma of Management at CQUniversity
Certificate III, Investigative Services, Certificate III, Investigative Services at OCA Tafe
Diploma of Information Technology, Network and System Administration, Diploma of Information Technology, Network and System Administration at North Queensland TAFE
English