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Bill Gambardella

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Director of Engineering at Cribl
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Bill is a Director of Engineering at Cribl with over 16 years of experience building security programs. He was previously the CEO and co-founder of OpsHelm, a cloud security automation company that was acquired by Cribl. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Outside of his direct role, Bill appears passionate about the startup community. He actively supports and promotes other founders and their companies, such as Kashikoi and 9 Mothers, highlighting their progress and encouraging his network to engage with them.

His entrepreneurial venture, OpsHelm, was acquired by his current employer, Cribl, where he now helps lead engineering efforts.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Cloud Security
Co-founded and led OpsHelm, a company focused on automating the remediation of cloud misconfigurations, particularly for AWS and GCP environments.
Entrepreneurship
He left a stable job to co-found a company, successfully raised venture capital, and led the company to an acquisition by his current employer, Cribl.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Director of Engineering
Cribl
5-2022 - 2-2026
CEO and Co-Founder
OpsHelm, Inc.
1-2016 - 5-2022
Chief Operating Officer
Leviathan Security Group
6-2013 - 1-2016
Head of Information Security
Sprout Social, Inc.
12-2012 - 6-2013
Product Manager
NexVex Inc.
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Education
BS
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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