Andrei Braun
About Andrei Braun
Andrei Braun is a Senior Security Engineer with extensive experience in various security and network technologies, currently working at Providence Health & Services and Kohl's Department Stores.
Current Positions
Andrei Braun is currently holding two significant roles in the field of security engineering. Since 2019, he has been working as a Security Architect at Providence Health & Services, located in Renton, Washington. Additionally, since 2018, he has served as a Senior Security Engineer at Kohl's Department Stores in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. In these positions, he focuses on enhancing the security infrastructure and safeguarding sensitive information.
Previous Work Experience
Andrei Braun has a strong background in systems and network engineering with several notable positions. From 2009 to 2011, he worked as a Systems Engineer at Tns in Reston, Virginia. Prior to that, he served as a Systems Engineer at Verisign in Virginia from 2007 to 2009. His earliest notable role was at the Washington State Department of Transportation as a Data Network Engineer, a position he held from 2000 to 2007.
Education and Degree
Andrei Braun studied at Far Eastern State Technical University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He attended the university from 1987 to 1992, acquiring foundational knowledge in electronics and electrical engineering that has supported his career in security engineering.
Technical Expertise
Andrei Braun possesses extensive expertise in various technologies and tools. He is skilled in Palo Alto Networks, F5 ASM, and Elastic/ELK. Additionally, he is proficient with cloud platforms such as Azure and GCP, and container technologies like Docker/AKS. His knowledge extends to security information and event management tools including Qradar and Azure Sentinel. Andrei is also adept in scripting and automation with Python and Powershell. His network security experience encompasses Cisco NGFW and Checkpoint, and he is familiar with version control and continuous integration tools like Github and AzDevOps. Furthermore, he has worked with database systems such as MSSQL and MySQL, and has experience in log management using syslog-ng and rsyslog.