Sebastian Barthelmess is a Principal Cloud Architect and senior engineering manager based in Boston with 13 years of enterprise IT and security leadership, currently shaping cloud and cyber programs at Kessel Run. He combines hands-on Linux expertise (turning coffee into code since 1992) with strategic CISO-level experience from roles at Newforma and large-scale global IT leadership at Samsung. Sebastian has repeatedly led cloud transformation and secure architecture efforts for robotics, healthcare, and enterprise services, blending deep technical knowledge with program-level delivery. Notably, his background spans both early Linux entrepreneurship and formal technical education in computer science, giving him a rare mix of pragmatic engineering, security stewardship, and long-term systems thinking.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Comp Sci and Pre-Med Studies, BS, Comp Sci and Pre-Med Studies at Gordon College
DVM, Veterinary Medicine, DVM, Veterinary Medicine at Ross University
A GitHub repo to store all of corporate information security polices and procedures
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Sebastian Barthelmess - Principal Architect & Sr. Manager at Kessel Run