J. Sebastian R.

J. Sebastian R. serves as the Cloud Platform Security Engineering Manager at Block since May 2022, previously holding the same position at CLEAR from July 2019 to June 2022, along with a role as Senior Cloud Security Engineer. Prior experience includes positions as Cloud Security Architect/DevSecOps at Nielsen, DevSecOps Engineer at Ladders, and System Engineer at ISDA and SoundCloud. J. Sebastian R. also worked as Interim Director of Information Technology and Systems Engineer at Programs for Parents, Inc. and began an early career as an SSE at Microsoft. Educational qualifications include a degree in Information Technology, Cyber Security and Networks, and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Cryptography from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, as well as training from Cisco Networking Academy.