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Brent Hovan

DevSecOps Engineer

Chantilly, Virginia

[email protected]

linkedin.com/in/brenthovan


About Me

I'm a DevSecOps Engineer specializing in cloud and application security with a passion for community, education, technology, and problem-solving.
I champion CI/CD, automated SAST/DAST, IaC, and secure cloud-native application architecture.
I enjoy hiking with my dog and pickleball by day and board games and trivia by night.


Areas of Focus

GitOps and CI/CD


Cloud Solutions Architecture


Kubernetes Administration


IaC and Configuration Management


Cloud and Container Security


Network and Application Security


Agile SDLC and Project Management


Mathematical and Statistical Analysis/Modeling


Python and Bash Scripting


Application Performance Monitoring


SQL and Object-Relational Database Design


Java and C# Development


HTML5/CSS and JavaScript Development


Data Visualization


Hidetaka Miyazaki Games


Languages

English

Spanish

Italian

Turkish






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Accreditation

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate PANW Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer Gitlab Certified CI/CD Specialist AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator CompTIA Security+ USF Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace USF Post-Crisis Leadership PADI Open Water Diver


Education

Georgia Institute of Technology 2022

MicroMasters Certification in Analytics: Essential Tools and Methods


University of South Florida 2017 - 2019

Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics and Information Systems


ReliaQuest Labs at USF 2019

Completed industry-sponsored cybersecurity analyst training program


Florence University of the Arts 2018

Undertook summer studies abroad


University of Florida 2014 - 2016

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Incomplete)


Experience

Systems Engineer | for DoJ at Government Tactical Solutions April 2022 - Current
  • Architect and build a secure, cloud-native application environment for DoJ
  • Pitch and lead section's migration to immutable infrastructure and Kubernetes
  • Lead DevSecOps Community of Practice for section's Lean Agile Center of Excellence
  • Develop CI/CD, IaC and CM Automation with GitLab CI, Python, CDK for Terraform and AWS
  • Harden Linux virtual machines and AWS cloud architecture according to DISA STIGs

Site Reliability Engineer | for DoD at Seneca Solutions Jan 2021 - April 2022
  • Built an extensible, provider agnostic DevSecOps platform for DoD
  • Developed IaC and CM with Terraform, Ansible, Helm and Openshift (OCP)
  • Developed GitOps and CI/CD automation with Gitlab, Jenkins and Python
  • Automated security scans and gates with SonarQube, Prisma, and OpenSCAP
  • Containerized and orchestrated microservices with Podman/OCI and OCP

DevOps Engineer | ReliaQuest Aug 2019 - Jan 2021
  • Built cloud-native application infrastructure in AWS with Terraform and Helm
  • Developed CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI and K8s o11y with ELK and Datadog
  • Automated security scans and gates with SonarQube, Prisma, and Kiuwan
  • Containerized and orchestrated services with Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes
  • Coached colleagues on Docker and Kubernetes fundamentals and practices

Technology Intern | Citi May 2019 - Aug 2019
  • Developed RPA and data ETL algorithms and facilitated implementation
  • Analyzed, mapped and re-engineered processes with Lean methodology
  • Presented process improvement projects to managers across departments

Teaching Assistant | University of South Florida Aug 2018 - May 2019
  • Taught hypothesis testing and regression analysis to over 100 students
  • Administered and troubleshot Citrix virtualized analytics software

Founding Member | Muma Analytics Team at USF Aug 2017 - May 2019
  • Competed in programming challenges and full stack hackathons

Math and Science Tutor | The Tutoring Club Dec 2016 - May 2018
  • Trained students in calculus, statistics, and problem-solving techniquess

IT Quality Assurance Intern | LeapDoctor.com Sept 2017 — Dec 2017
  • Performed quality assurance testing for the launch of a software service

Community Engagement

Member | DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Community of Practice Feb 2021 - Current
  • Network with industry peers to address challenges and develop best practices

Member | Muma Alumni Advisory Council Aug 2019 - Current
  • Connect with alumni, support the college’s activities and events, advise the
    dean on important matters and engage with current and prospective students

Graduate | Tampa Police Department Citizens Academy May 2022
  • Participated in TPD's community outreach and education program

Member | Project Opioid Tampa Bay June 2021 - May 2022
  • Collaborated with Leadership Coalition to combat opioid overdose fatalities

Mentor | Think Big for Kids Jan 2021 - May 2022
  • Mentored high school student on career exploration and skills development

Volunteer | Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay Sept 2019 - March 2020
  • Mentored students on career exploration and financial literacy in the Finance Park

Member | Emerging Leaders of Tampa Bay April 2018 - Dec 2019
  • Networked with local professionals to analyze regional development