Ryan Wendel
AWS DevOps Engineer at Advarra
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Wendel is an AWS DevOps Engineer based in Denver with nine years of experience blending cloud architecture, application security, and hands-on operations. He has progressed from Unix and database administration to security consulting and cloud architecture roles at organizations including Oracle, Secureworks, Coalfire, Trek10, and now Advarra. Ryan specializes in building secure, scalable AWS environments and translating security findings into practical, deployable solutions—a skill sharpened by years in penetration testing and application security. He pairs technical depth in infrastructure and automation with pre-sales and advisory experience, enabling him to bridge technical teams and customer-facing strategy. Ryan’s background includes an MBA and a Computer Engineering degree, reflecting both technical rigor and business acumen. Colleagues describe him as curious and reflective—someone who treats deeper understanding as a prompt to keep learning rather than a final answer.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering at North Carolina State UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Github Skills (41)
penetration-testing10
knife10
security10
security-testing10
active-directory10
passwords10
methodology10
pentesting10
powershell10
sensitive-data10
infosec9
lists9
python9
windows9
fuzzing9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ryan-wendel/wordlists
Oct 2018 - Jul 2019
Contributions:12 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
ryan-wendel/argocd-test
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Contributions:102 pushes, 1 branch in 5 days
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