Sean Salmassi

DevSecOps Engineer

  Tel Aviv, Israel   Sean.salmassi1@gmail.com   0505426929

Profile

DevSecOps Engineer focused on cloud security, IAM, and infrastructure automation on AWS with Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes. At Viz.ai I lead JIT access, WAF, CI/CD hardening, and cloud security posture in a HIPAA-regulated platform.

Education

DevSecOps Engineer

Bar-Ilan University 2024 – 2025

Cyber & Information Security

HackerU College 2018 – 2019

Skills

  • AWS | Terraform | IAM
  • Docker | Kubernetes | GitHub Actions
  • Cloudflare | WAF | CrowdStrike
  • Wiz | Okta | Workato
  • Python | Bash | PowerShell
  • Linux | Windows | macOS

Experience

DevSecOps Engineer, at Viz.ai

Aug 2025 – Present | Viz.ai
    • Built a company-wide JIT access platform (RDS, S3, DynamoDB, Redash, OpenSearch), replacing standing privileges with time-bound, audited access.
    • Implemented IAM authentication and break-glass for production DB logins; rotated master credentials off developer teams.
    • Implemented an org-wide WAF with geo restrictions, L7 DDoS protection, and threat intelligence across QA and Production.
    • Rotated 321 GCP/customer keys, cut Lambda deprecated runtimes 32 → 0, and reduced Wiz findings by 75%.
    • Enforced Bedrock Guardrails and moved Mobile/QA behind VPN-authenticated GitHub Actions, saving ~$350/month in CI.

System Engineer, at Viz.ai

Feb 2025 – Aug 2025 | Viz.ai
    • Built a HIPAA-aligned AWS AppStream 2.0 environment with EFS for PHI workloads; IAM least privilege and Terraform IaC.
    • Automated access, deployments, and audits with Workato; managed AWS accounts, Route 53, and certificates.

Senior IT Specialist, at Viz.ai

Nov 2022 – Feb 2025 | Viz.ai
    • Owned Okta, Cloudflare, and GitHub backup/DLP; built Workato automations for access provisioning and offboarding.

Technical Operation Specialist, at Snyk

Apr 2021 – Nov 2022 | Snyk
    • Scaled identity and laptop onboarding (Okta, Jamf, Intune) through 200+ hires across IL and EU.

Customer Service Technical Support, at Rivhit

Mar 2018 – Apr 2021 | Rivhit
    • Technical support for business customers; collaborated with development on product fixes.

Certificates

AWS Cloud Practitioner (2024) · ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (2024) · Jamf Certified Tech (2023) · Workato Automation 1 & 2 (2022–2023)

Languages

  • Hebrew – Native
  • English – Fluent