Chris Elliott
About Chris Elliott
Chris Elliott is a Senior Engineer II at Menlo Security Inc., where he serves as a Subject Matter Expert and participates in incident resolution and mentoring. He has extensive experience in IT and security roles, having worked for companies such as Symantec, Broadcom Inc., and Topcon GB Ltd.
Current Role at Menlo Security
Chris Elliott serves as a Senior Engineer II at Menlo Security Inc. since 2021. In this role, he acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to assist with critical incident resolution. He participates in a weekly on-call rotation, serving as the point of contact for all production issues. Additionally, he collaborates with engineering teams to identify and resolve issues, focusing on reducing toil in the cloud infrastructure. His responsibilities also include mentoring and interviewing other engineers.
Previous Experience in IT and Security
Prior to his current position, Chris Elliott held several roles in the IT and security sectors. He worked at Broadcom Inc. as an Infrastructure Engineer III from 2019 to 2021. Before that, he was a Senior Security Infrastructure Administrator at Symantec from 2018 to 2019, and a Security Infrastructure Administrator from 2015 to 2018. His earlier experience includes working as a Senior IT Engineer & OCT Specialist at Topcon GB Ltd from 2010 to 2015, and as an IT Engineer from 2008 to 2010. He also worked briefly at Waitrose as a Partner from 2007 to 2008.
Education and Qualifications
Chris Elliott studied at Trinity School, where he achieved 9 GCSEs with grades A-C. He furthered his education at Newbury College, obtaining a BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in IT System Support, earning 3 distinctions. His educational background has provided him with a solid foundation in IT and systems support.
Technical Expertise
Chris Elliott possesses expertise in designing and deploying services for runbook automation, scaling, monitoring, and backups. His technical skills are applied in his current role at Menlo Security, where he focuses on improving cloud infrastructure and operational efficiency. His experience across various organizations has contributed to his comprehensive understanding of IT systems and security.