Ed Yardley

Ed has over 18 years of IT experience within both private and public sectors in the U.S. and abroad. He is responsible for the design and operation of comprehensive security programs leveraging data analytics and automation. Ed’s work involves implementing multiple layers of cohesive security solutions to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems. Ed has a well-rounded IT background with experience managing projects in Cybersecurity, Network Engineering, and Web Development. He complements this technical experience with a background in business and IT recruitment, giving him unique skills and perspective.

Ed leads Valiant Solutions’ Engineering teams, fostering the technical development of security engineers and analysts and shaping solutions for federal civilian departments and agencies. In addition to this, he continues to provide his subject matter expertise directly to federal clients.

Ed has a passion for big data and has integrated Elastic Stack solutions supporting data visualization and Cybersecurity orchestration.