Rafael Ortiz
Principal Researcher at Sophos
Tucker, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRafael Ortiz is a Principal Researcher with nine years of hands-on security research and R&D experience, currently leading advanced threat and eBPF-focused work at Sophos. He combines a strong academic foundation—a 4.0 Master's in Information Security from Johns Hopkins and a highest-honors BS in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech—with practical roles across Telefónica, ElevenPaths, Red Canary, and Sophos. Rafael specializes in bridging deep technical research and product-ready security solutions, with particular expertise in kernel-level observability and defensive tooling. Known among peers as a curious “security researchy” tinkerer, he channels unconventional thinking into pragmatic detections and mitigations. Based in Tucker, Georgia, he brings a track record of elevating security posture at scale while still enjoying the odd moment of imaginative wanderlust that fuels creative problem solving.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins UniversityBachelor's degree, Biomedical Engineering, Highest Honor, Bachelor's degree, Biomedical Engineering, Highest Honor at Georgia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (46)
voice-control10
observability10
ebpf10
bpf10
security10
rust10
sensor10
programming-language9
bcc9
voice-assistant9
thread9
mycroftai9
blockchain8
ethereum8
motorola8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
FridayOrtiz/Friday811.github.io
Nov 2018 - Jul 2026
Contributions:177 pushes, 3 branches in 7 years 9 months
FridayOrtiz/FridayOrtiz
Jul 2020 - May 2025
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
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