Boris Hazanov
Cherry Hill,New Jersey
Summary
Electrical and Computer Engineer specializing in cybersecurity engineering. Designs and implements secure systems, manages large-scale security events, and collaborates with cross-functional teams. Proficient in project management, leadership, innovative problem-solving, and strategic communication. Experienced in engineering program management, driving impactful projects from conception to completion while ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Demonstrates a strong focus on collaborative team dynamics and adaptability to evolving requirements. Skilled in project planning, risk management, and process optimization for delivering high-quality results. Diligent [Desired Position] with a proven track record in managing complex engineering programs and delivering impactful results. Leads cross-functional teams to successfully complete high-stakes projects on time and within budget. Demonstrates proficiency in risk management and strategic planning.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Engineering Program Manager
Shopify
11.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Trust|Security
- Running security related programs from ground up, coordinating and communicating with SLT members, creating KPIs, leading vulnerability remediation activity & organization wide security training
- Manage cross-functional and cross-team cybersecurity projects and programs
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with SLT, Software Engineers, QA, Product Managers, and other engineering teams to ensure timely and secure product delivery
- Identify potential issues and provide concise, actionable feedback to project stakeholders
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and mitigate challenges to safeguard the organization
- Lead organization wide cybersecurity missions and report back on progress to senior leadership
- Maintained HackerOne program
- Trust|Security
Cloud Vulnerability and Risk Management
QAD Inc
02.2018 - 10.2021
- Developed vulnerability remediation plans for Unix/Linux and Windows servers
- Communicated with senior leaders to discuss progress, blockers, current organization security posture and future strategies
- Collaborated with application development teams to address security vulnerabilities
- Validated and disputed vulnerabilities as part of vulnerability management program
- Led Centrify access management project (PAM) to enhance system security, deployed privileged access management organization wide
- Experience driving implementation of security standards such ISO 27001, PCI, SOC2, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53 or NIST 800-37
Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps
Capital One
02.2017 - 01.2018
- Worked with fellow engineers to design and build mission-critical distributed systems capable of handling scale and availability demands
- Drove operational efficiency through capacity planning, performance tuning, and root cause analysis
- Participated in an on-call rotation to address critical escalations
- Migrated core Capital One databases and applications to AWS and conducted successful disaster recovery exercises for multiple financial applications
Technical Support Engineer, Cloud Operations
QAD
04.2016 - 02.2017
- Resolved customer incidents and provided high-quality technical solutions
- Performed incident troubleshooting and problem analysis as part of the 24x7 Cloud Service Operations Center team
- Coordinated with senior engineering teams to address unresolved issues and ensure consistent service level objective (SLO) achievements
Associate Technical Support Engineer, Cloud Operations
QAD
03.2015 - 04.2016
- Resolved support incidents in a timely manner while adhering to Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Retrofitted patches to QAD products as needed to address customer-reported incidents
- Analyzed, tested, and provided potential solutions to customers, escalating as necessary
- Documented in detail all analyses and correspondences throughout the issue resolution process
- Analyze, test, solve problems, advising customers of potential solutions; escalate issues
- Demonstrate key competencies at the desired levels as defined for this position
- Document in detail, all analyses and correspondences throughout the issue resolution process; provide proactive status updates to customers
Education
B.S. - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rutgers University, School of Engineering
New Brunswick, NJ05.2015
Skills
- Java,C,SQL,Rails,Python,Linux,Windows
- Nexpose,BAE,Carbon Black,Falcon,McAfee EPO,Sophos,Centrify
- AWS,GCP
- VMware
- Github
- Mode/big query
- Technical project management
- Software development
- Stakeholder management
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Technical leadership
- Teamwork
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Excellent communication
- Planning and scheduling
- Organizational skills
- Active listening
- Team leadership
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Decision-making
- Planning and coordination
- Task prioritization
- Self motivation
- Analytical thinking
- Scope management
- Risk assessment
- Goal setting
- Conflict resolution
- Professionalism
- Strategic planning
- Time management abilities
- Continuous improvement
- Adaptability
- Written communication
- Project management
- Technical understanding
- Prioritization
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Process improvemenCompliance
- Change management
- Analytical skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Project oversigh
Accomplishments
- Architecture and implementation of static code analysis as part of continuous deployment for Shopify (~1600 repos)
- Lead one of six CISO missions, addressing escalations, blockers, SLT status update
- Implemented a vulnerability management process as part of ISO and PCI requirements
- AWS certified
- InfoSec CISSP fundamentals certificate
- CVSS 4.0 Certificate
Certification
AWS Developer
FIRST CVSS v4.0 Certificate
Scrum Master Certification
Google Chronicle SIEM: Introduction & Single Event Rules
Cybersecurity Leadership and Management Specialization
(ISC)² CISSP Fundamentals
QAD President Award
QAD President's Award as an employee is a significant recognition that typically indicates exceptional performance and contribution to the company. I received this award for reducing the cyber security risk the company had
Languages
English
Full Professional
Russian
Full Professional
Hebrew
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Engineering Program Manager
Shopify
11.2021 - Current
Cloud Vulnerability and Risk Management
QAD Inc
02.2018 - 10.2021
Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps
Capital One
02.2017 - 01.2018
Technical Support Engineer, Cloud Operations
QAD
04.2016 - 02.2017
Associate Technical Support Engineer, Cloud Operations
QAD
03.2015 - 04.2016
AWS Developer
FIRST CVSS v4.0 Certificate
Scrum Master Certification
Google Chronicle SIEM: Introduction & Single Event Rules
Cybersecurity Leadership and Management Specialization
(ISC)² CISSP Fundamentals
B.S. - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rutgers University, School of Engineering
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