Daren Austin
About Daren Austin
Daren Austin is a Senior Security Engineer with over 12 years of experience in IT security engineering. He has worked for several companies, including Centershift, Verisys Corporation, Banyan, Inc., Yardi, and Instructure, and currently serves at Weave HQ.
Current Role at Weave
Daren Austin serves as a Senior Security Engineer at Weave HQ, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he focuses on maintaining and enhancing the security posture of the organization. His responsibilities include building, testing, and maintaining secure environments, ensuring that security practices are integrated across various teams and projects.
Previous Work Experience
Daren Austin has a diverse background in IT security engineering. He worked at Centershift as a System Administrator from 2007 to 2014, followed by a role as a Senior Systems and Security Engineer at Yardi from 2014 to 2016. He then joined Banyan, Inc. as a Senior Systems and Security Engineer from 2016 to 2019, and later served as a Security Engineer at Instructure from 2019 to 2020. His most recent position before Weave was as a DevOps Security Engineer at Verisys Corporation from 2020 to 2021.
Education and Expertise
Daren Austin studied Computer Science at ITT Technical Institute-Murray, where he achieved a focus in Information System Security from 2006 to 2010. He also attended Salt Lake Community College, studying Computer Programming from 2002 to 2003. His educational background supports his expertise in IT security engineering, with over 12 years of experience in the field.
Specialization in Security Practices
Daren Austin specializes in adopting emerging technologies while ensuring that security practices are maintained. His experience includes working across multiple teams and environments, focusing on risk mitigation and the establishment of secure systems. He is adept at building and maintaining secure environments tailored to various business needs.