Alex Levinson

Technical proficiency and leadership across multiple engineering domains - security, software, and infrastructure. I can code with software engineers, respond to incidents with security engineers, and fix network issues with network engineers. My technical depth across multiple engineering domains is an incredibly rare and valuable asset. I've been both a senior consultant and an internal engineer. My exposure to security engineering is both broad and deep. In addition, I'm a strong communicator with a knack for being able to distill highly technical information down, always matching my audience. I'm comfortable teaching engineers and briefing executives alike. I can work great across an organization too. Combining my breath and depth of knowledge with these communication skills allows me to get things done across an organization when no one thought possible. I have experience working with companies of all shapes and sizes, and have a track record of engineering solutions to meet the needs in an ever changing security landscape. I've got strong experience architecting and developing large scale, high performance security solutions in some of the world's most complex, cutting edge, environments. I have a laundry list of technologies I'm proficient with and know how to leverage the right tools to get the job done. I'm actively engaged in the security industry and have an unparalleled network, with specialists across the board. I regularly release open source security tools and frequently speak at conferences including DEFCON, BSides, RSA, and more. I love building teams and solving engineering challenges by enhancing the talent. I've built out multiple teams and enjoy evaluating talent. The security industry often defines people as a "Builder" or "Breaker". With me, you'll get the best of both. I embody a fantastic "Attacker's Mindset", understanding and identifying security weaknesses, and more importantly, understanding how they can be leveraged as part of a multi-stage attack. Areas of Experience (In no particular order): Security Incident Response Security Operations Forensics Hardening Infrastructure Security Security Architecture Network Security Software Engineering Code Review DevOps & Automation Offensive Security Intrusion Detection Systems Vulnerability Scanning Security Assessment Security Awareness Penetration Testing Red Teaming Purple Teaming Implant Development Command & Control (C2) Development Network Engineering Site-Reliability Engineering Relational Databases Data Warehouses Data Engineering ETL Pipelines