Abenezer Monjor

Application Security Engineer | GCLD | eJPT | SEC+

Minneapolis, MN, United States

Details

Education: Masters

Cyber Security and Information Assurance

Western Governors University

2023 : 2024

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Computer Science

University of Minnesota-Morris

2016 : 2020

Minor

Statistics

University of Minnesota-Morris

2016 : 2020

Minor

Mathematics

University of Minnesota-Morris

2016 : 2020

Minor

Data Science

University of Minnesota-Morris

2016 : 2020

Experience: 2023 : Present

Wintrust Financial Corporation

Information Security Engineer

My responsibilities include :

- Perform and review technical security assessments of applications to identify points of vulnerability and recommend mitigation strategies using DAST, SAST, and SCA tools.

- Conducting threat modeling and internal penetration testing on web applications to recommend solutions to mitigate risks.

- Perform source code reviews and threat analysis.

- Manage, update, and patch vulnerable linux servers.

2022 : 2023

Esko | Brand Solutions

Security Engineer (Esko, X-Rite and Pantone)

My responsibilities focused around our DAM software product MediaBeacon. Some of my responsibilities include

- Debugging found issues and submitting fixes

- Implementing new features

- Developed and implemented load test scripts in Gatling

2020 : 2022

Esko | Brand Solutions

Software Engineer

• Worked on developing software for emergent readers that assist learning of reading and writing sentences.

• Developed new features and improved existing features of Story Builder.

• Designed user interfaces and tools based on needs discovered through

usability testing.

• Gain confidence in ability to learn a new tool and contribute meaningfully to a

project and awarded $1600 stipend.

2018 : 2019

University of Minnesota-Morris

Game Development

• Worked on a team of 6 students and professors to build website that compares the power consumption and power production of UMM based on a real-time data to efficiently use our power production by power prediction.

• Gained presentation skills by presenting at Mid West Instruction and Computing symposium(MICS) and Undergraduate research symposium (URS).

2017 : 2018

University of Minnesota-Morris

Web Developer

Company: Wintrust Financial Corporation

Years of Experience: 4

Skills Agile Methodologies, angular, Application Security, Automation, Bash, Cloud Security, Code Review, Cybersecurity, DAST, DigitalOcean, git, Gradle, GWT, Heroku, HTML, HTTP & REST, Information Security, Java, JavaScript, Linux, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, MongoDB, MySQL, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Penetration Testing, Python (Programming Language), R, Risk Management, SAST, SCA, Scala, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), SQL, Threat Modeling, TypeScript

About With a background in software engineering and a passion for application security, I am a skilled professional in identifying and mitigating security risks in software applications. My expertise includes penetration testing, threat modeling, and the use of DAST, SAST, and SCA tools. I am proficient in performing source code reviews and identifying vulnerabilities, and have a solid understanding of software development best practices.

In addition to my application security background, I am well-versed in building and maintaining software applications using a variety of programming languages such as Node.js and Java, and proficient in web development technologies. I have experience working in fast-paced Agile development environments, and a solid understanding of DevOps practices, including experience with CI/CD tools.

With my background in software engineering, application security and cloud security, I am confident in my ability to help organizations keep their software and data secure. I am a detail-oriented professional with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.