Ken Ward
DevOps Engineer at zeronetworks
Cary, North Carolina, United States
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SeniorKen Ward is a DevOps Engineer and cloud-focused practitioner based in Cary, NC, with over a decade of hands-on experience delivering automated infrastructure and enterprise cloud solutions. He brings a background in software development management and specializes in Azure cloud architecture, long-term data retention, and secure API integrations for regulated environments like Azure Government. Ken contributes to high-profile open-source projects such as Azure Sentinel, where he’s improved PowerShell automation and API endpoint handling to strengthen cloud-native SIEM operations. Practical and detail-oriented, he combines scripting and infrastructure-as-code expertise to make complex compliance and retention requirements operationally simple.
11 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (21)
cloud-infrastructure10
microsoft-azure10
azure-log-analytics10
powershell10
azure10
cloud-services10
devops10
cybersecurity9
api8
apim8
infrastructure-as-code7
aac7
outlook6
azure-aks6
azure-devops6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/Azure-Sentinel
Jun 2022 - Nov 2022
Cloud-native SIEM for intelligent security analytics for your entire enterprise.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Cloud Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Cloud EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 33 commits, 4 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Ken primarily focused on updating and configuring the Azure Sentinel platform, particularly regarding long-term data retention and API endpoints for Azure Government environments. They updated PowerShell scripts (Configure-Long-Term-Retention.ps1) to interact with Azure Log Analytics, including enhancements for different Azure environments. The commits included fixes to API endpoint parameters and setting default values, indicating a focus on infrastructure automation and cloud environment management.
cloud-nativesecuritycybersecurity
kenrward/CNC-Files
Mar 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:50 commits, 46 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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