Hi, I’m
Adam Aponte
Chicago,IL
Summary
Seasoned Cyber Security Engineer with 3+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing security deployments. Expertise in Network Security, Networking Frameworks, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Having sat on both ends of the table I've cultivated the ability to translate strategic thinking and security into economic value for the customer.
Overview
3
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
DarktraceChicago, Illinois
Strategic Engineer
09.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Worked with clients with $5 billion in annual revenue
- Advanced network troubleshooting experience for both on-prem networks and cloud
- Travel as needed to meet clients, deploy technology, and troubleshoot
- Design and build custom client integrations and define solution architectures
- Track and manage the deployment of the solution for new and existing customers, providing feedback to the wider Account Team
Darktrace
Senior Engineer
01.2023 - Current
Darktrace
Cyber Security Engineer
02.2022 - Current
Darktrace
Account Executive
08.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Built and strengthened relationships with new and existing accounts to drive revenue growth.
- Prospected new clientele through networking, cold calling, and referrals.
- Managed sales cycle from first contact to established customer sale and maintained solid customer base.
Education
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL
Master of Science from Computer Information Technology
05.2021
University of IowaIowa
Bachelor of Arts from Ethics & Public Policy
05.2017
Skills
- Networking LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, MPLS, BGP
- AWS, Azure, GCP
- VMWare, Hyper-V
- NIST Framework
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Darktrace Cyber Engineer
Network Security, Cloud Computing, Virtualization
- Strong networking background with an interest in network security for detection & response, least privileged user architect, and no-trust frameworks.
- Experienced cloud computing and virtualization background have deployed over 200+ cloud based or on-prem virtualization deployments.
Timeline
Strategic Engineer
Darktrace
09.2023 - Current
Senior Engineer
Darktrace
01.2023 - Current
Cyber Security Engineer
Darktrace
02.2022 - Current
Account Executive
Darktrace
08.2020 - Current
Elmhurst University
Master of Science from Computer Information Technology
University of Iowa
Bachelor of Arts from Ethics & Public Policy