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AUSTIN
Sargent

/* security engineering manager */

Security engineering leader building teams that protect at scale. I've spent a decade across endpoint protection, cloud security, incident response and building programs that impact entire organizations — from financial and national defense to securing one of the largest front doors of the internet.

Currently managing security engineering at Cloudflare. Previously defending at Mozilla and Clarivate Analytics.

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ACTIVE

YEARS · IN SECURITY

COMPANIES · DEFENDED

CERTIFICATIONS · EARNED

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INCIDENTS · HANDLED

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What I bring

Core domains I operate across — from hands-on technical work to building and leading security programs at scale.

Leadership

Promoted from IC to Security Engineering Manager through consistent delivery of org-wide programs across multiple organizations.
Managing 9+ engineers in a player/coach model — hands-on technical execution alongside hiring, growth, and team strategy.

Cloud Security

Primary area of expertise — deep hands-on experience across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI.
Built cloud security programs from the ground up across three organizations at enterprise scale.

Network Security

Deployed enterprise NSM programs using commercial and open-source tooling across government and private sector organizations.
Strong foundation built securing critical infrastructure in national defense and government environments.

Risk Management

Technical lead for security engineering workstreams — SIEM, EDR, endpoint, and cloud security — within PCI DSS, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and K-ISMS engagements.
Led engineering efforts through both internal and external audit cycles across multiple organizations.

Endpoint Security

SME and technical owner at organizations with 300,000+ endpoints — commercial and open-source EDR platforms.
Owned full program lifecycle: vendor selection, deployment, and ongoing operations at scale.

Incident Response

Hundreds of incidents managed over a decade — triage and containment through full remediation.
Experienced in executive-level reporting, translating technical impact for VP and C-suite stakeholders.

Security Architecture

Designed security programs from scratch — driving stakeholder alignment across Engineering, SRE, and Development.
Translated complex security requirements into architectures that work across the entire organization.

Penetration Testing

Managed an organization's penetration testing function; validated vulnerability findings hands-on in prior roles.
Solid working knowledge of methodology and tooling — current focus is program ownership and engineering leadership.

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