Paul Brandau
Chief, Red Team at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Severna Park, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolPaul Brandau is a seasoned offensive cyber leader with nine years in senior Red Team and consultancy roles and a longer operational history in USAF cyber units. As Chief of the Red Team at CISA he combines hands-on offensive tradecraft with strategic advising to CIOs, CISOs, and government stakeholders, translating technical findings into risk-informed decisions. His background spans malware analysis, incident response, systems engineering, and instruction—rooted in a Computer Science degree and an MS in Global Leadership that informs his cross-functional influence. Known for building and leading high-impact offensive teams, he has moved between government, contractor, and military environments while managing complex programs and budgets. Less obvious is his blend of tactical technical expertise with executive-level program management honed at the USAF Weapons School and in large-scale federal assignments.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Global Leadership, Master of Science, Global Leadership at University of San DiegoBachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Github Skills (34)
vagrantfile9
cybersecurity8
openvpn7
osquery7
transmission7
packer7
vcenter7
powershell6
vagrant6
dfir-automation6
docker-container6
docker6
monitoring6
logging5
ansible5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
randaal/Neovim-from-scratch
Nov 2022 - Jul 2023
Contributions:27 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
randaal/vim-linux-config
Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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