Derek Carlin

Derek Carlin, M.S., currently serves as the Lead Security Operations Engineer at Capella Space, with prior roles including Lead Penetration Tester at Cobalt.io and HackerOne, as well as Cyber Defense Operations with the Air National Guard. Derek's extensive experience includes directing cloud security and operations at invenioLSI – Americas, managing information security as an Information System Security Manager at Raytheon, and overseeing security operations at Cognex Corporation. With a solid foundation in IT consulting at Capgemini, Derek specializes in cloud operations, SOC team leadership, and incident response across various environments, including AWS and Azure. Education includes a Master’s Certificate in Purple Team Operations from SANS Technology Institute and a Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Western Governors University.