Pavel Kovalchuk
Principal Cyber Engineer at Forcepoint
Woodbridge, Virginia, United States
Summary
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SeniorPavel Kovalchuk is a Principal Cyber Engineer with over a decade of IT and physical security experience, combining 7+ years of deep Oracle database administration with broader cybersecurity leadership. He has supported mission-critical, heterogeneous environments across Defense, federal agencies, and commercial cyber vendors, bringing a disciplined, detail-oriented approach to performance tuning, hardening, and incident response. Pavel’s background in the U.S. Air Force, including executive protection and security response leadership, gives him uncommon operational perspective when aligning technical controls to real-world threats. At Forcepoint and prior roles at General Dynamics, DLA, and DPAA he has driven secure database architectures and advised on strategies that balance availability, compliance, and risk. He thrives under pressure, reliably delivering fast, accurate outcomes for sensitive systems, and is skilled at translating complex security requirements into practical, auditable solutions. Based in Woodbridge, VA, he blends hands-on Oracle expertise with cybersecurity strategy to protect critical resources in high-stakes environments.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (5)
api10
react9
typescript8
javascript3
nextjs2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
PavelKovalchuk/pmx
Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:100 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
PavelKovalchuk/strep-run-aws-hooks
Feb 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:72 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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