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Nic Ceynowa

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Senior Security Engineer at GitHub
📍 Ithaca, New York, United States

Nic is a Senior Security Engineer at GitHub with a background in DevOps and systems administration. He is a certified Kubernetes expert, skilled in Go, Python, and Terraform, focusing on automating cloud infrastructure and processes. He previously worked at Cornells Legal Information Institute.

Originally a professional dancer, Nic earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Minnesota and performed with several companies in New York City. He leverages the discipline and pattern recognition from his dance career to find creative solutions in his engineering work.

Unique fact: Before his career in tech, Nic was a professional dancer with the acclaimed Paul Taylor 2 dance company.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Senior Security Engineer
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Ithaca, New York, United States
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Kubernetes Administration
He holds both the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Application Developer (CKAD) certifications, demonstrating deep expertise in container orchestration.
Cloud Security
His current role at GitHub and skills in Terraform and Go indicate a strong focus on securing and automating cloud-native infrastructure.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Senior Security Engineer
GitHub
1-2022 - 3-2023
Security Engineer
GitHub
4-2021 - 1-2022
Engineer
Rearc
1-2017 - 4-2021
DevOps Engineer
Legal Information Institute
1-2014 - 1-2017
Systems Administrator
Legal Information Institute
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Education
2011 - 2013
Master's Degree
Fordham University
1998 - 2003
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
University of Minnesota
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