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John Fiedler

Enthusiast · DISC type i
CISO and Platform Engineering at Ironclad, Inc.
📍 Sunnyvale, California, United States

John Fiedler is the CISO at Ironclad, bringing over two decades of experience leading engineering, security, and infrastructure teams at companies like Salesforce and Blameless. He holds a Bachelors in Information System Security and is the author of "Docker in Production, " showcasing his deep expertise in technical operations.

Outside of his executive leadership roles, John is a dad and contributes to the tech community by sharing his knowledge. He has appeared on podcasts to discuss engineering leadership, demonstrating a passion for mentoring and developing high-performing teams.

Unique fact: John is the author of the OReilly book, "Docker in Production, " establishing him as a public-facing expert on containerization and DevOps.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
CISO and Platform Engineering
Location
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Personality Overview

How John shows up

Consensus Focused
Story Driven
Amiable & Agreeable

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word. They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals.

Priorities

Topics John cares about

SaaS Security Standards
As a CISO, he has publicly advocated for higher security standards in the SaaS industry, specifically calling for better audit logs, encryption, and data export features.
Engineering Leadership
He is focused on building great engineering teams and shares his insights on the topic as a guest on podcasts such as The Tech Trek.
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Career

Work history

5-2021
CISO and Platform Engineering
Ironclad, Inc.
11-2020 - 5-2021
VP Engineering and Customer Experience
Blameless
2-2013 - 11-2020
VP of Engineering
Salesforce
4-2008 - 2-2013
Director of IT Operations
Strata Decision Technology
4-2007 - 4-2008
Security Sales Engineer
Trustwave
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2004 - 2006
Bachelor of Information System Security
Westwood
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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