Cory Ward

Cory Ward is a Senior Engineer at Optiv, with prior experience as an Operations Engineer at ReliaQuest. At ReliaQuest, responsibilities included enhancing visibility and log source coverage for customer environments and addressing complex SIEM health issues using technologies like Splunk, QRadar, LogRhythm, and McAfee ESM. Prior roles at Tech Data involved serving as an Associate Systems Engineer for HPE and IBM hardware, where catered technical solutions and configuration designs were provided, alongside support for government bids. Earlier professional experience includes roles at Amazon Fulfillment Center as a Fulfillment Associate and at Bright House Networks as a Technical Care Professional. Cory holds a BAS in Technology Development and Management with a focus on Information Security Assurance from St Petersburg College and an Associate of Science in Information Technology Security from Hillsborough Community College.