Cody Porter

Background

About Cody Porter

I am a dedicated devops and security professional with over 17 years of security experience, 13 years of experience with information technology, and 6 years of cloud computing experience. My areas of expertise include CI/CD, IAAS, IAC, cyber security, and real-world knowledge of migration of on-premises applications to the cloud. I am also a veteran, and a computer scientist. My military career was spent primarily in ISR and intelligence analysis, and I am DIA trained and certified in personnel, physical, and information security. I held a TS/SCI for fourteen years, and I currently maintain an active TS clearance. I have had a CI poly, though it is out of scope- 4 years of practical AWS cloud migration experience- DIA trained and certified in personnel, physical, and information security- 17+ years of years of practical physical and information security experience- 13+ years of information technology experience- 6+ years of cloud experience- 3 years of IAAS, IAC, and automation development- Extensive practical experience with the loss prevention and loss mitigation of classified government data, both in the United States in peacetime and abroad in war- Excellent interpersonal and briefing skills, as well as the ability to learn and adapt quickly.Languages:6+ years of hands-on experience with PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, Java, and Python. Practiced with Terraform, Java, Kotlin, Kubernetes, and Classical Latin. Familiar with CFT, JavaScript, HTML, XML, Android, C#, C++, PHP, and assembly.Tools- Security Technologies: Palo Alto Firewalls, VPCs, Digital Certificates, TLS, Content filtering (web, URL, anti-virus, anti-spam, malware), ACAS- Network Technologies: AWS, Azure, DNS, SANs, Routers, Switches, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Virtualization, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)- Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows and AD (to include Server 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2019), RHEL8, Ubuntu, Android, Cisco CLI, HP ProLiant, HP 3PAR, Dell OS, StoreVirtual Lefthand OS- Software: Microsoft Office, Docker, vSphere, ESXi, Virtual Box, Podman, GitLab, Network Monitors, HP OS’s, Tenable, Apache, IIS, McAfee ePO, Dell IDRAC, ILO, Wireshark, Putty, Nessus, NMAP