Dequan Boatwright

About Dequan Boatwright

I am a results-driven Network Security Engineer with a passion for securing enterprise networks, automating cloud security, and optimizing infrastructure. With 7+ years of hands-on experience, I specialize in firewall management (Palo Alto, Checkpoint), AWS security, SIEM solutions (Splunk, Rapid7), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK).Throughout my career, I’ve: Designed & deployed AWS network security solutions (Transit Gateway, VPNs, GuardDuty). Secured networks by configuring & optimizing Palo Alto & Checkpoint firewalls. Automated cloud & security infrastructure using Terraform & AWS CDK. Led incident response & vulnerability management to mitigate threats.I am actively pursuing opportunities as a Network Security Engineer | Cloud Security Engineer | Firewall Engineer. Open to remote & hybrid roles.Let’s connect

Experience

1. Senior Cloud Network Security Analyst

   Alight Solutions

   Mar 2025 — Present

Education

• ITT Technical Institute

  Associate's degree

  2014 — 2015

• Western Governors University

  Bachelor of Science

Skills

• Windows 7
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Computers
• Customer Service
• Friendly Personality
• Teamwork
• Computer Hardware
• Process Improvement
• Mobile Devices
• Mobile Applications
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Leadership
• Programming
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Troubleshooting
• Time Management
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Microsoft Excel
• Communication
• Outlook
• Vmware
• Team Building
• Windows