Hello I am Brian Sawa

  • Security Solutions Architecture
  • Software Development
  • Cyber Security
  • Automation

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D-Tracker

League of Legends Summoner name search for Ranked Solo/Duo queue LP decay. Searching a name gives back time left on the decay clock

D-Tracker
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League Match History

Project that queries the Riot Games API and formulates a set of data for a users history plus various stats associated with those games

Github
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DTrackerBot

The same functionality of D-Tracker but it is tailored to store a set of names and connect to a discord channel and report the stats of each account to it

Github
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mp3Downloader

Youtube to MP3 downloader that can download a mass amount of mp3s to a direcotry and keep a unique list of files downloaded.

Github

Work Experience

As a Security Solutions Architect with expertise in DevOps and DevSecOps, I specialize in implementing customized solutions in unique client environments. Proficient in a wide range of languages and technologies including Python, AWS, and Kubernetes, I have worked with and lead projects including custom tooling, automating codebase analysis, virtualization, orchestration, and developing cloud software testing environments. With extensive experience in security review processes, automation, and troubleshooting, I have led successful software development initiatives that were used in both internal work efforts as well as client deliverables used in their testing and production environments.

Security Compass

Security Solutions Architect

2021-Present

Working with the Technical Solutions Architecture team to handle any client engagement and their different environments in an effort to improve their security posture. Also worked in an internal cloud testing lab increasing efficiency and testing deployments as well as developing custom solutions for internal and client use.

Responsibilities:
  • Implemented customized solutions into unique client environments within a Security Team
  • Point Security Solutions Architect for multiple mid market and enterprise clients. Tasked with implementing existing and custom security solutions for the client
  • Built an automated disaster recovery solution that improved backup process times by 40% on a secure network and high availability live environment
  • Created report generating tooling to aggregate data between different services such as regulatory/compliance tools and issue trackers for backup logging purposes
  • Performed vendor analysis to verify different vendor offerings for client developer teams to introduce security by design to their workflows
  • Automated codebase analysis which reduced client time to market by 20%
  • Created custom python API module for internal development
Lead different initiatives in organizations Cloud software testing lab
  • Lead process development to automatically update out of date components of our pipeline to increase the integrity of software testing
  • Developed Kubernetes/Helm infrastructure for deploying instances into our cloud software testing environment
  • Lead development and packaging on permium service offering for client utilizing the built in API for SD Elements with documentation.
  • Automated cloud lab environment scans with a communication automation and archived logs of the scans.

Skills:
  • Python
  • Creating custom scripting & tooling
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Security Architecture Design
  • Linux
    • Services
    • Development
    • Maintenance
    • Deployment
  • Maintained internal lab environment for software testing
  • Task/Pipeline automation

Seneca College - CDOT

Software Development Research Assistant

2020-2021

Center for Development of Open Technology (CDOT) Research division working with industry partners Implemented core reliability changes to the high availability hardware simulation tool SimEngine used by Alteeve.

Responsibilities:
  • Daily standups to catch up with team work
  • Refactored deprecated code to function on newest versions of current technologies
  • Rebuilt the installation process to function adaptively depending on the environment
  • Reconstructed dependency structure of the platform to slim down the digital footprint
  • Assisted in newly refactored projects implementation with industry partner
Tools and Technologies:
  • Python programming
  • Linux Bash shell scripting
  • RPM Packaging
  • Linux RedHat & CentOS compatibility

Education & Awards

Information Security - Bachelors Degree

In this four-year honours bachelor degree, I will learned the critical knowledge and practical skills required for a successful career in information security. I developed comprehensive knowledge of vulnerability and threat assessment, risk management, data analysis and network and operating system infrastructure. This program focuses on practical applications that solve a variety of technological threats including hackers, malware and data breaches.

Seneca College - Information Secuity

Information Security - Bachelors Degree

This two-year Computer Systems Technician diploma program offered me the skills and knowledge needed to meet the challenges of the ever-changing field of information technology administration. In Seneca’s modern labs, I enhanced my abilities by completing practical, hands-on training in networking, operating systems, security and cloud computing. My studies will taught me to design and implement wireless, local/wide area and software-defined networks; how to work with and configure open source and proprietary operating systems; and how to work on premises and in the cloud taking you into the future of IT administration.

Seneca College - Computer Systems Technician

Seneca Renewable Scholarship

Scholarship for academic excellence over the course of many years maintaining a high GPA.

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