Zachary Conlyn
Custom Software Engineering Manager at United States Air Force
Jessup, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZachary Conlyn is a Custom Software Engineering Manager with nine years of experience blending offensive cyber expertise and hands-on software development across federal and defense environments. He leads custom engineering at Accenture Federal Services while concurrently operating in Cyber Warfare for the U.S. Air Force, bringing practical red-team and OCO experience to secure software delivery. His background in exploit development, embedded/IoT reverse engineering, and vulnerability research informs a pragmatic, threat-informed approach to building resilient systems. A skilled teacher and public speaker, he translates complex technical tradeoffs into actionable guidance for teams and stakeholders. Adjudicated TS/SCI with a CI polygraph, he’s comfortable working on high-assurance projects that demand both rigor and creativity. Unusually for a manager, he also holds formal music training from Berklee, reflecting a creative discipline that complements his technical problem solving.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Maryland Global CampusBachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music at Berklee College of Music
Github Skills (22)
debugging10
discord10
code-injection10
gdb10
exploit10
python-api10
external10
introspection10
ctf9
cpython9
powerpc9
python9
linux9
pwntools9
glibc9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ZacharyConlyn/demand-paging-simulator
Dec 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:38 commits, 35 pushes, 1 branch in 7 days
ZacharyConlyn/caesars_cipher
Dec 2016 - May 2019
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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