Senior Software Engineer · DevSecOps Engineer
Daniel Widrick
I write simple software to solve complex problems. At work, you’ll find me writing scripts and programs to integrate aerospace-aware sensors with situational-awareness interfaces. At home, you’ll find me writing control logic for medical-grade pumps in an attempt to make the perfect mixed drink.
I hate printers, but I’m here to help. I pride myself on unblocking users and developers with secure and sustainable yet flexible solutions. I’ve been deep in the world of compliance, and I don’t shy away from scripting and automation. Routers and firewalls don’t scare me. It’s the weekend rum and an exercise routine that keep the stress at bay.
I dabbled in the botnet scene when I was young and foolish. Now I wear a blue-team hat. The need for security is pervasive in the modern digital landscape. I offer secure solutions that minimize risk but don’t stand in the way of progress or productivity. I’ve survived a few attacks and always come out the other side basically unharmed… though some nights it’s hard to sleep while the enemy knocks at the door.
Experience
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2021 - Present
Senior Software Engineer AX Enterprize
Senior engineer on SAFIRE/CLUE, a real-time airspace-awareness platform integrating aerospace sensors for DoD and commercial UAS markets. Designed and implemented core backend services in Go: authentication and SSO, the track storage and replay pipeline, and hot/cold data archival. Also wrote the engineering tooling in Go and Python - a high-performance packet fan-out router for sensor feeds, UTM and kinematic track simulators for testing, and an offline terrain and imagery generation engine for air-gapped deployments.
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2016 - 2021
Lead Programmer / Analyst SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Built and maintained software and reports in Ellucian Banner to facilitate academic success and student retention. Architected and maintained campus-wide authentication systems and synchronizations. Provided data-driven solutions to drive institutional planning.
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2010 - 2016
Web Developer SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Oversaw the upgrade of a legacy content management system between major versions of PHP and its eventual migration to WordPress. Served as the main point of escalation for website-related support requests. Managed web and database servers.
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2021 - Present
DevSecOps Engineer AX Enterprize
Administered the company’s internal development and corporate IT environment, including GitHub Enterprise, Harbor and Maven artifact registries, Entra ID identity, Microsoft 365, and Cisco networking. Handled user lifecycle and access control, endpoint patching, monitoring, backups, and day-to-day support for business and engineering teams across on-prem and cloud infrastructure. Also maintained the build, release, and deployment automation that moves software from developers to fielded sites.
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2012 - 2021
Lead System Administrator SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Supported and maintained Linux infrastructure for business and academic departments. Managed a VMware environment and a NetApp network file server. Architected a solution for account and password synchronization across all college systems and maintained the Single Sign-On solution. Administered Google email and oversaw the migration from G Suite to Microsoft 365.
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2021 - Present
DevSecOps Engineer AX Enterprize
Owned the security posture of the product line and the internal development pipeline. Maintained a secure software CI/CD pipeline with scanning integrated throughout, triaging and remediating findings from Nessus, Snyk, OSCAP, and other tools across source, containers, and deployed systems. Designed the authentication and identity model, and led CMMC and DFARS compliance - including STIG-hardened deployments and the POA&M/ATO documentation behind fielded systems.
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2012 - 2021
Lead System Administrator SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Sole owner of central authentication for the entire university, where every student, faculty, and staff login flowed through one identity. Built and ran the account and password synchronization and Single Sign-On that thousands of users relied on daily. Conducted security audits, hardened and maintained secure servers across academic and business systems, and kept FERPA- and HIPAA-protected data secure.