Michael VanFossen

DevOps, Product Engineer, and Computer Security Professional

Work Experience



Incident Response Specialist at Boeing Corp.

2023 - Present

Managed cloud environments in public and government sectors, leveraging Azure DevOps, Sentinel, WebApps, and ARM templates to support Cloud Security Operations Center (CSOC) operations. Automated CSOC processes with Azure Logic Apps and Functions.

Developed and managed DevOps infrastructure using Git, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, VSCode, and Visual Studio for configuration management and continuous integration. Created a web app for REST API queries, utilizing Flask, Gunicorn, Nginx, SQLite, and Python on the backend, while the frontend was built with C#, HTML5, JavaScript, and .NET. Implemented ARM templates for Azure Logic Apps, Insights, Storage, and Key Vault.



Cyber Scenario Designer at Circadence Corp.

2022-2023

Built and managed cloud environments for learners and professionals using Terraform, SaltStack, and Azure DevOps. Supported cybersecurity skills development with real-world threat scenarios, zero-day exploits, and common attack vectors.

Utilized PowerShell, Bash, and Python for automated deployment of virtual machines and environments, including Samba and SQL servers. Daily use of Git, YAML, SaltStack, CI/CD pipelines, VSCode, and Visual Studio for infrastructure as code, configuration management, version control, and continuous integration.



Product Engineer at RangeForce Inc.

2021-2022

Reverse engineered malware to develop controllable capabilities for cybersecurity training, incorporating real-world threat examples and the latest zero-day exploits.

Utilized PowerShell, Bash, Go, Python, C#, and Visual Basic for OS development, malware emulation, RESTful APIs, and automated virtual machine deployments. Collaborated with an international team to create complex solutions and new products, focusing on cloud administration, Azure deployments, malware analysis, threat hunting, and network configurations.

Employed Git, YAML, Ansible, Bitbucket, CI/CD pipelines, VSCode, Visual Studio, and Atom for infrastructure as code, configuration management, version control, and continuous integration.



Principal Cyber System Engineer at Northrop Grumman Corp.

2019-2021

Engineered and deployed a static and dynamic malware analysis platform, producing timely and accurate technical reports critical for decision-making at ARCYBER for OCO and DCO operations.

Maintained hybrid cloud environments to support enterprise needs using DevOps and Agile methodologies. Continuously developed written and verbal intelligence reports, briefings, and white papers based on technical analyses of malware activities and threats for stakeholders and partner organizations.



Operating System Instructor/Developer at Silotech Group Inc.

2018-2019

Managed a team of 9 instructor/developers for the Silotech contract at the schoolhouse, producing monthly reports to communicate team efforts to leadership. Instructed over 120 military and contractor students in Linux systems, covering both basic and advanced knowledge using programming languages such as Bash, CLI, C, C#, HTML, CSS, PowerShell, JavaScript, and Python.

Developed course materials on Windows boot processes, registry manipulation, networking concepts, and PowerShell scripting. Strengthened medium to large-scale virtual environment deployments using YAML for OpenStack, configuring various Windows OS versions (Windows 7, 10, Server 2012, and 2016) to create functional environments for students. Collaborated with the team to develop in-depth scripts, capture-the-flag events, and tools in PowerShell and other Windows applications.


Skills:


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Projects:

File Analyzer

File Analyzer

An application that allows the user to analyze media files

Python, TKinter, SQLite

Github Link
Home Lab

Home Lab

Running my own home lab

Mikrotik, Proxmox, TrueNAS Core, NGINX

Github Link
Remote Access Tool

Remote Access Tool

Server/Client RAT

Python, Multithreading, CSV

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