Joshua Kinard
Senior Information Security Engineer (ISSE)
Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoshua Kinard is a Senior Information Security Engineer and executive-level Chief of Staff with 26 years of experience translating complex cybersecurity and organizational challenges into clear, actionable programs. He has driven cryptographic modernization and post-quantum readiness for the DoD, led AI/LLM threat modeling and secure architectures for federal missions, and shepherded RMF A&A efforts across cloud, hybrid, and classified environments. Equally comfortable briefing four-star leaders and validating DISA STIGs, he blends technical rigor—Linux, Kubernetes, AWS, Nessus, Splunk—with governance discipline to make systems audit-ready and resilient. Known for bringing operating-system thinking to leadership workflows, he focuses on why execution breaks down and how right-hand operators earn trust. Based in Virginia, he pairs hands-on engineering with a knack for clarifying high-stakes decisions under speed, discretion, and precision.
26 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science BS, Hospitality Administration/Management, Bachelor of Science BS, Hospitality Administration/Management at University of Maryland Eastern ShoreBachelor of Science - BS, Hospitality Administration/Management, Bachelor of Science - BS, Hospitality Administration/Management at The Universities at Shady Grove
English, Spanish
Github Skills (67)
linux9
spam9
multicore9
moto9
spyware9
perf9
revit-api9
spy9
gentoo9
performance-tuning9
management8
glibc8
linux-kernel8
file-parser8
asus8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
dol-sen/catalyst
Feb 2004 - Feb 2015
Contributions:3 commits in 11 years 1 month
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