Laurens Brinker
Software Development Engineer - AWS Security at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolLaurens Brinker is a Software Development Engineer on AWS Proactive Security based in Sydney with a decade of experience building secure, scalable cloud systems. He joined AWS after roles as a Security Specialist Solutions Architect and technical educator, bringing a mix of hands-on engineering and customer-focused threat mitigation. His background includes Django backend development and analytics from fintech iwoca, plus early-stage startup founding and R&D, giving him practical product and delivery instincts. Academically grounded with a BSc and MSc in Computer and Information Sciences from Radboud (and exchange at Uppsala), he blends rigorous research training with production-first engineering. Known for translating complex security requirements into proactive tooling, he operates at the intersection of offensive-minded security and resilient cloud architecture. Colleagues would note his tendency to pair data-driven decision-making with a builder’s curiosity cultivated across startups and large-scale cloud operations.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at Radboud UniversityGymnasium, Gymnasium at Etty Hillesum Lyceum - De BoerhaaveMaster's degree (exchange), Information Technology, Master's degree (exchange), Information Technology at Uppsala UniversityMaster of Science (MSc), Information Sciences, Master of Science (MSc), Information Sciences at Radboud Universiteit NijmegenAtheneum - Natuur & Techniek + Natuur & Gezondheid, Atheneum - Natuur & Techniek + Natuur & Gezondheid at Etty Hillesum Lyceum - Het Vlier
Github Skills (68)
seeding10
lambda-functions9
amplify9
aws-amplify9
lambda9
api9
cli9
authentication9
aws-fargate9
plugin9
aws-appsync9
aws9
aws-cdk9
auto-generate9
aws-lambda9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
aws-samples/aws-elastic-beanstalk-hardened-security-cdk-sample
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
This is an open-source sample of a CDK script which deploys an Elastic Beanstalk application with a hardened security configuration, it accompanies this blogpost: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/hardening-the-security-of-your-aws-elastic-beanstalk-application-the-well-architected-way/
Contributions:16 commits, 8 PRs, 8 pushes in 10 months
aws-elastic-beanstalkawssecurity-hardeningelastic-beanstalkdeploys
aws-samples/amazon-cognito-abac-authorization-with-react-example
Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
Sample CDK project with React App using ABAC and Amazon Cognito Identity Pools to access AWS resources
Contributions:11 commits, 10 PRs, 11 pushes in 8 months
reactamazonaws-resourcesabaccognito
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