Michael Urbanski
Senior Manager - Software Engineering at Palo Alto Networks
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Urbanski is a senior software engineering manager and cybersecurity leader with a decade of experience designing and delivering secure, scalable systems across cloud, IAM, and DevOps domains. Currently leading engineering at Palo Alto Networks after Bridgecrew’s acquisition, he blends hands-on development in Java, Python, C#, and JavaScript with deep expertise in identity products (SailPoint, ForgeRock, CyberArk) and infrastructure-as-code security. He’s driven measurable security outcomes—like sub‑0.1% AWS compliance violations at People.ai—while building automation, zero-trust architectures, and developer-friendly tooling. An active contributor to Checkov, Michael has added Kubernetes and image-vulnerability checks that bridge IaC and runtime safety. Known for mentoring teams, running large IAM rollouts, and translating vendor/product feedback into roadmap influence, he pairs technical rigor with clear communication and project leadership.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, Business, BS, Computer Science, Business at Iowa State University
Github Skills (8)
infrastructure-as-code10
kubernetes10
python10
kubernetes-pods10
dockerfile9
devops9
security9
containerization9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
bridgecrewio/checkov
May 2020 - Jan 2023
Prevent cloud misconfigurations and find vulnerabilities during build-time in infrastructure as code, container images and open source packages with Checkov by Bridgecrew.
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:177 reviews, 700 commits, 337 PRs in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily worked on enhancing the Checkov tool, focusing on Kubernetes configuration analysis and vulnerability detection during build-time. They implemented new checks for images, covering best practices for Kubernetes containerization. Their work included creating and integrating new rules and test cases. Moreover, they demonstrated expertise in infrastructure-as-code, specifically by addressing and integrating the new checks for image digests and vulnerability in IaC.
gcppolicy-as-codecomplianceaws-securityaws
bridgecrewio/redshirts
Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:8 reviews, 76 commits, 35 PRs in 1 month
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