Joshua Barton
Director Enterprise Cybersecurity Engineering And Identity Management at HII
Moss Point, Mississippi, United States
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Top SchoolJoshua Barton is a seasoned cybersecurity and networking executive with 27 years in IT and over two decades focused on cyber, currently serving as Director of Enterprise Cybersecurity Engineering and Identity at HII. He has led security programs for large defense contractors including Ingalls Shipbuilding as CISO, blending hands-on technical depth—from Active Directory and Hyper-V to wireless and Zigbee—with strategic oversight of risk, compliance (NIST SP800-171/CMMC), and outsourcing transitions. Joshua also runs local consulting ventures serving K–12 and small businesses, maintaining direct operational experience across Microsoft, Apple, Linux, and major networking vendors. Known as a pragmatic integrator and master troubleshooter, he frequently navigates non-technical realms like legal and government contracting to deliver auditable, mission-ready solutions. Outside work he channels his technical creativity into animated Christmas lighting and woodworking, reflecting a maker’s attention to detail that informs his professional approach.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at The University of Southern MississippiMBA IT, MBA IT at Capella UniversityMoss Point High School
English, French
Github Skills (27)
web-development10
backend10
csharp10
dotnet9
server-side9
react8
postgresql8
firebase6
auth6
nss6
insects5
javascript3
surface-duo3
pivotal3
full-stack3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
joshdbarton/front-end-capstone-flashcard
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
a React app to store, manage, and display foreign language flashcards using a `json-server` API
Contributions:40 PRs, 92 pushes, 44 branches in 2 months
foreign-languageapireactjson-serverflashcards
joshdbarton/nightstand-capstone
Aug 2018 - Sep 2018
a reading app for the Open Library API - capstone project for NSS
Contributions:19 PRs, 93 pushes, 21 branches in 19 days
apicapstoneandroidapi-librarynss
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