Aly E.

I'm a Lead Cybersecurity and DevSecOps Engineer with over 10 years of experience securing and scaling high-performance, distributed systems. My core focus is helping teams build resilient, secure infrastructure—whether it's in the cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) or on-premise using Kubernetes and OpenStack. I’ve led cross-functional teams delivering applications in Node.js, Go, and Python, always with security top of mind. From infrastructure hardening and secure architecture design to automated compliance and cloud security posture management, I make sure every layer is built to reduce risk and support long-term reliability. I’ve also worked hands-on with distributed storage systems like Ceph and Cinder, and developed custom modules and plugins for Nginx, HAProxy, and Varnish—often to enhance traffic control, observability, or implement security controls like custom WAF logic. Security isn’t just a checkbox for me—it’s embedded into my workflows. I bring strong experience in secrets management, CI/CD security, policy-as-code, and threat modeling, and I enjoy mentoring teams on how to integrate DevSecOps into their development process without slowing them down. If you're looking for someone who can secure your systems without sacrificing performance, and who can lead both strategy and hands-on implementation, I’m here to help.