Russell Leighton
Chief Architect at Panther
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRussell Leighton is a Chief Architect with over two decades of experience building large-scale Internet and cyber-analytics systems, currently leading the effort to create a next-generation cloud-native SIEM at Panther. His background spans security engineering and high-throughput data analytics at AWS, principled systems architecture work in EC2 networking and Direct Connect, and long-standing expertise in datamining and distributed processing from roles at Novetta/White Oak. Known for turning research-grade pattern recognition and AI ideas into production cyber detection pipelines, he blends hands-on software development with strategic architecture for observable, scalable systems. Based in Bethesda, MD, Russell brings both startup agility and enterprise rigor—he’s equally comfortable authoring patents-level designs and shipping pragmatic security tooling in data lakes and warehouses. A pragmatic tinkerer who “builds stuff,” he pairs deep Unix and systems roots with a focus on auditable, operational security outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
BA Computer Science / Math, BA Computer Science / Math at University of Rochester
Github Skills (90)
pii10
python10
security10
cybersecurity10
intrusion-detection10
pentest10
log-analysis10
endpoint-security10
policies10
auditing10
aws10
vcenter10
golang9
database9
snowflake9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
rleighton/gosnowflake
Jun 2021 - Jan 2023
Go Snowflake Driver
Contributions:1 release, 7 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 6 months
golangsqllogrussnowflakebaduk
rleighton/gosnowflake-1.62-patch
Sep 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:2 releases, 1 push, 18 branches in 5 days
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