Austin J.

Austin J. has extensive experience in information security, currently serving as a Principal Consultant at Optiv since August 2019. Prior to this role, Austin worked at Thrivent Financial from February 2008 to July 2019, progressing through various titles including Information Security Engineer. Responsibilities included developing endpoint security architectures for a mobile workforce, managing security solutions for 13,000 endpoints, and coordinating security measures across business units. Additional expertise encompasses incident response, malware analysis, and the implementation of security policies and standards. Austin’s career began at Wisco Enterprises LLP as an IT Specialist, advancing through roles such as Technology Support Specialist and Infrastructure Administrator, showcasing a solid foundation in network management and troubleshooting.