Chad Magee
About Chad Magee
Chad Magee is a Senior Security Engineer at Ibotta, Inc., specializing in AWS security. He has a diverse background in security engineering, having held various roles at notable companies such as John Deere and Iowa State University.
Current Role at Ibotta
Chad Magee serves as a Senior Security Engineer at Ibotta, Inc., a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he focuses on enhancing security practices within the organization, particularly in relation to AWS. His responsibilities include conducting audits on GCP projects, implementing security recommendations, and managing the cleanup of inactive projects. He has also developed a new audit process targeting secret leakage and IAM User key rotations.
Previous Experience in Cybersecurity
Chad Magee has extensive experience in cybersecurity roles prior to his current position. He worked at John Deere in various capacities, including Cyber Security Analyst for Vulnerability Management and Acting Manager for Global Security Purple Team Engagements. He also served as a Cloud Security Engineer and Scrum Master, contributing to the company's global cloud security initiatives. Additionally, he interned as an IT Security Intern at Kum & Go and volunteered as a Security Researcher at Bugcrowd.
Education and Expertise
Chad Magee holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Iowa State University, where he studied from 2014 to 2018. He also attended Des Moines Area Community College, where he studied Engineering and Mathematics, achieving an Associate of Arts in Criminology. His educational background supports his expertise in security engineering and incident response.
Contributions to Security Practices
At Ibotta, Chad Magee has authored a threat modeling guide and example for product teams, enhancing their security practices. He has also authored and tested incident response runbooks for AWS misconfigurations using Python, which were validated through attack simulations. Additionally, he created 'Joshua’s Chaos', a security chaos engineering tool, and led an attack simulation workshop to train infrastructure specialists on handling SSRF vulnerability attacks.
Early Career Development
Chad Magee began his career with various internships and roles that laid the foundation for his expertise in technology and security. He worked as a UI Developer and Technical Assistant at Iowa State University, and held positions as a Data Research Analyst Intern at Kingland Systems and an Application Developer Intern at Principal Financial Group. These early experiences contributed to his development in the field of information technology.