Summary
Paul Walko is a DevOps engineer with 11 years in technology and over 7 years building and operating AWS infrastructure, currently leading platform reliability as DevOps Engineer IV at Ozmo. He progressed through hands-on roles at Ozmo from associate to senior levels, bringing deep operational experience in cloud automation, CI/CD, and system hardening. Earlier work in cybersecurity at Cisco and research at Virginia Tech honed his skills in Linux kernel hardening, anti-malware for IoT, large-scale network data analysis, and practical Bluetooth pen-testing. Based in Denver, he combines production-grade DevOps practices with a security-first mindset and a knack for turning security research into resilient operational controls.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Virginia Tech College of Engineering