Sharif Khan
Security Engineer III at Amazon
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSharif Khan is a Security Engineer III at Amazon with 13 years of experience securing large-scale cloud platforms and building security-first products. He blends hands-on engineering with leadership, having served as director of a forensics SaaS and as CTO who architected an eCommerce platform from the ground up. His background includes startup experience through the 500 Startups accelerator and a track record of rapid growth, operationalizing security for both venture-backed companies and global cloud services. Known for a bias for action, customer obsession, and insistence on high standards, he translates business needs into pragmatic, auditable security controls. Based in San Antonio, he leverages deep incident response and DevSecOps experience to drive resilience across complex environments. Quietly, he brings product-builder instincts to security work—prioritizing usability and developer experience alongside risk reduction.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts Computer Science at Macalester College
Github Skills (2)
testing3
powershell2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
sharifhkhan/OnionArchitecture
Aug 2012 - Mar 2019
Contributions:11 commits, 6 pushes in 6 years 8 months
sharifhkhan/jsdevenv
Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 3 months
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