Ryan D'amour
Security Researcher at UltraViolet Cyber
Buckeye, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan D'amour is a security researcher and principal cloud security engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience securing Linux and Windows environments, specializing in cloud and container security, automation, and kernel hardening. He has driven DevSecOps and infrastructure automation at enterprise scale using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Salt, and Jenkins, and has practical experience modifying Linux kernels and drivers for high-performance networking. A consistent practitioner of offense and defense, Ryan performs penetration testing and remediation work as part of Synack Red Team while also leading cloud security programs and custom security tooling development. He brings deep systems administration roots—SCCM, SELinux, Splunk/Elastic integrations, and Python/Bash automation—paired with certifications including CCNA/CCNP and RHCE. Based in Buckeye, AZ, he maintains a personal tech site (ryan.tech) that showcases his appetite for practical projects and continuous learning. Notably, his background spans both low-level platform hardening and high-level cloud architecture, enabling him to bridge gaps between development, operations, and security.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Information Technology, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Information Technology at Northern Arizona UniversityWestview Highschool
Github Skills (19)
ssrf10
chaining10
quasar10
security9
server-side9
vulnerabilities8
osquery8
nebula7
audit7
pulsar7
saltstack7
methodology5
firewall-rules5
malware5
http5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ryandamour/ssrfuzz
Jan 2021 - Feb 2021
SSRFuzz is a tool to find Server Side Request Forgery vulnerabilities, with CRLF chaining capabilities
Contributions:34 commits, 1 push, 2 issues in 1 month
chainingserver-sidevulnerabilitiesbugbountysecurity
ryandamour/dotfiles
Apr 2017 - Apr 2026
Contributions:60 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 1 month
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