About Josh Sylvia

Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in cybersecurity, cloud architecture, and enterprise solutions.

Professional Summary

Senior Software Engineer specializing in cybersecurity, cloud architecture, mobile development, and enterprise software development. 15+ years building mission-critical systems for NSA, NASA, and Barracuda Networks organizations. Expert in full-stack development, security engineering, and scalable cloud solutions.

Key Experience

National Security Agency (NSA)

Senior Software Engineer developing classified cybersecurity solutions and intelligence systems.

NASA

Lead Developer for mission-critical space exploration software and satellite communication systems.

Barracuda Networks

Principal Engineer developing enterprise security appliances and cloud-based threat protection systems.

Professional Certifications & Skills Certificates

CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Advanced cybersecurity certification covering risk management, security architecture, and compliance frameworks.

Linux Systems Administration

Expertise in Linux server administration, shell scripting, system security, and enterprise Linux environments.

Windows Systems Administration

Proficient in Windows Server administration, Active Directory, PowerShell scripting, and enterprise Windows environments.

Network Professional

Skilled in network design, routing, switching, firewall management, and network security protocols.

Technical Expertise

Cybersecurity Engineering

Security architecture, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and compliance management.

Cloud & DevOps

AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation. DevSecOps practitioner integrating security throughout the development lifecycle with automated security scanning, compliance automation, and "shift-left" security practices.

Full-Stack Development

React, Node.js, Python, Java, microservices, and modern web architectures.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages & Frameworks

Angular React C C++ C# Java Kotlin Objective-C Perl Python Go HTML CSS Shell JavaScript Swift

Operating Systems

Linux (RedHat/Debian) Unix Mac Android iOS Windows Server

Databases

SQL MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB Elasticsearch

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Azure Google Cloud EC2 S3 NiFi Kafka Terraform VPNs Docker Kubernetes Microservices Git CI/CD DevSecOps

Computer Networking

OSI Model Network Security Communication OSPF IGRP EIGRP BGP VLAN VRRP InterVLAN Routing STP IPsec Tunneling Load Balancers Wireshark

Testing

UI Testing API Testing White Box Testing Black Box Testing Unit Testing Test Automation SAST DAST User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Integration Testing Regression Testing Ansible

Software Development Lifecycle

SDLC Scrum Agile JIRA Confluence

Development Tools

IntelliJ PyCharm StarUML AutoCAD PSpice Xcode Android Studio Eclipse NetBeans Splunk SwiftUI Visio Jupyter Notebook MS Office

Cloud Architecture

IaaS PaaS DaaS SaaS FaaS VPC SASE

Security and Security Controls

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) DAC Gap Analysis CVEs Threat Modeling Cyber Threat Intelligence Metrics KPIs KPI Metrics KPI Analysis Log Data Analysis API Security Security as Code Cloud Security Security Testing SOC SOC2 FedRAMP Web Application Security RMF Process Incident Response IAM Risk Management PII PHI EDR DLP MDR Change Management Configuration Management HIPAA GDPR CCPA SLA Root Cause Analysis SIEM SOAR

Generative AI

Windsurf Claude Copilot ChatGPT Gemini

Education

San Jose State University (SJSU)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

  • Software engineering
  • Cybersecurity
  • Testing
  • Mobile development

Cabrillo College

Associate of Science in Computer Science

  • Linux Systems Administration with High Honors
  • Student Senate Treasurer
  • Engineering Abroad Treasurer - Brought potable water to remote village outside Antigua, Guatemala

Get In Touch

Available for consulting, contract, and full-time opportunities in software engineering, cybersecurity, and cloud architecture.

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