ScottieĀ Austin
Principal Offensive Security Engineer at HackerOne
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolScottie Austin is a penetration tester with nine years of hands-on experience in offensive security, currently working at HackerOne and serving as a Principal Offensive Security Engineer at Sony. He specializes in red team engagements, developing tools, techniques, and AI/LLM-augmented applications to emulate advanced threats and improve blue team defenses. His background spans web and network penetration testing, access control and web service assessments, and rapid, professional reporting from engagements with Cobalt.io and Blue Canopy Group. Early roles in technical support and help desk work give him a practical, user-centered perspective when assessing real-world security posture. Based in Falls Church, VA, he combines deep technical skill with a knack for scripting automation in PowerShell and Bash to scale assessments and drive repeatable outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Assurance and Security, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Assurance and Security at Pennsylvania College of TechnologyHigh School
Github Skills (82)
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dotnet9
outlook9
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dotnet-core9
delicious9
csharp9
powershell8
rapid-prototyping8
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
checkymander/Forerunner
Oct 2019 - Jul 2020
Automation Engine using the Covenant API and lua scripting
Contributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 10 pushes in 8 months
covenantluaapiscriptingautomation-engine
checkymander/checkymander.github.io
Dec 2019 - Sep 2022
Contributions:104 commits, 120 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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