I'm a Python developer turned security professional, building automation solutions that protect critical systems and data. After 15 years managing complex projects in the music industry, I've pivoted to cybersecurity where I combine production coding experience with a security-first mindset.

• Building and maintaining SOC infrastructure with ELK Stack (200K+ events processed)
• Developing Python automation for compliance and security operations
• Implementing zero-trust architectures and defense-in-depth strategies
• Preparing for security analyst/SOC analyst roles

Security: SIEM (ELK Stack) • Intrusion Detection (Fail2ban) • Log Analysis • Threat Detection • Security Monitoring
Development: Python • Bash • SQL • REST APIs • PyQt5
Infrastructure: Linux • Docker • UFW • SSH Hardening • Zero Trust • TLS/SSL
Tools: Elasticsearch • Kibana • Filebeat • Git • Pandas • SQLAlchemy

Python automation processing 20K+ pharmaceutical transactions with multi-layered security validation

• Reduced quarterly reporting time by 90% (40 hours → 4 hours)
• Zero errors in DEA compliance reporting
• Security-first architecture with comprehensive input validation

Production ELK stack for security monitoring and threat detection

• Processing 200K+ security events with ECS-compliant structured logging
• Intelligent log routing and correlation for anomaly detection
• Real-time security event monitoring and analysis

Zero-trust architecture implementation with defense-in-depth

• Multi-layered security: UFW firewall, Fail2ban IDS, TLS 1.3
• Containerized applications with security scanning
• Isolated networking via Tailscale mesh VPN

• CompTIA Security+ (October 2025)
• PCEP - Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (July 2023)

• 📧 Email: [email protected]
• 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/josh-talley
• 📍 Location: Huntsville, AL

Currently seeking Security Analyst / SOC Analyst / Security Engineering roles where I can leverage my Python automation experience to enhance security operations.