Scott Finlon
Security Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Greater Scranton Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Finlon is a seasoned Security Engineer with 15+ years of hands-on experience in threat intelligence, incident response, cloud security, and automation, currently building defenses at AWS. He has led SOC operations and developed scalable security solutions across research & education and enterprise environments, combining technical investigation skills with strategic program development. Scott holds advanced certifications (CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, GCIA, GCIH, GMON) and a master’s in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, reflecting deep expertise in both people leadership and technical rigor. His background spans academia, large enterprise, and critical infrastructure, where he’s repeatedly translated complex network telemetry into actionable alerts and tooling. Known for integrating security into DevSecOps workflows, he also architects and maintains services in AWS to streamline incident response and threat sharing. Colleagues rely on him for clear risk decisions and pragmatic, automation-first approaches to persistent security challenges.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, Master's degree, Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations at Penn State University
Github Skills (45)
pcap10
threat-hunting10
network-monitoring10
security10
network-analysis9
networking9
fraud-prevention9
bro9
zeek9
information-sharing9
cybersecurity9
threat-intelligence9
fraud-detection9
information-security9
ids9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
sfinlon/csirtg-indicator-py
Sep 2016 - Nov 2019
python implementation of the indicator-protocol
Contributions:2 PRs, 42 pushes in 3 years 2 months
pythonpython-implementationblockchaintusharecoinbase-api
sfinlon/cif-docker
May 2019 - Apr 2020
Docker container for CIFv3 Bearded Avenger
Contributions:15 commits, 3 PRs, 12 pushes in 11 months
docker-imageavengerdockerdocker-containercifv3
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