Alijohn Ghassemlouei
Head Of Security Engineering, Google Public Sector at Black Hat
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
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Top SchoolAlijohn Ghassemlouei is a seasoned security engineering leader guiding Google Public Sector as Head of Security Engineering, bringing deep hands-on expertise in scalable security architectures for complex, multi-region deployments. He previously led sovereign cloud security initiatives at SAP, building an internal security organization of 13 services and steering security strategy, enablement, and risk remediation across four countries, including deploying a 22-service monolithic solution into two regions within four months, with a track record of consolidating global functions and delivering a dynamic security roadmap. His career spans senior roles in defense and enterprise security, including leadership positions in penetration testing and cyber security consulting, and a long-standing commitment to hands-on security and programmatic risk management. He actively contributes to the security community as a Black Hat volunteer since 2008, coordinating logistics, networks, and safety for major conferences. Based in the Washington DC area and holding a BS in Network Security, he combines organizational leadership with technical depth to turn complex security challenges into auditable, scalable solutions.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Network Security, Bachelor of Science, Network Security at University of Advancing Technology
English, Persian, French
Github Skills (169)
security-hardening10
python10
command-line-interface10
security-automation10
security10
automation10
ssh10
cybersecurity10
websecurity10
information-security10
ansible10
pci-dss10
application-security10
nessus10
compliance10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
aghassemlouei/oip
Aug 2022 - Aug 2024
"organicip" visualizer - uses libpcap and SDL to visualize IP traffic between endpoints
Contributions:7 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years
visualizersdlvisualizeendpointslibpcap
aghassemlouei/awsweeper
May 2020 - May 2020
A tool for cleaning an AWS account
Contributions:18 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
golangcleaningathenaaccounttushare
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