Erich Smith

About Erich Smith

Who am I? I’m a high-achieving and innovative DevSecOps professional with a record of success in devising and implementing security policies, procedures, controls, and monitoring systems that exceed industry best practices and regulatory requirements, ensuring the security and privacy of critical systems and data. As a developer myself, I\'m a passionate advocate for developer experience and know that Shifting Left is about far more than just tooling choices. Articulate and effective Security Engineer with solid leadership capabilities and a consistent track record of successfully collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional teams to develop and implement highly effective security programs across both cloud-native and hybrid cloud environments.Detail-oriented, reliable, active learner. Effective working in a team or individually. Excellent writing skills.Specialties: Golang, NodeJS, POSIX shell, Linux, DevSecOps, AWS, Security

Experience

1. Staff Security Engineer

   Pomelo Care

   Jan 2026 — Present

Education

• Valparaiso University

  BS, Electrical & Computer Engineering

  1995 — 2000

Skills

• Oo Software Development
• Testing
• Apache
• Release Management
• Operating Systems
• Mysql
• Distributed Systems
• Software Documentation
• Java
• Ruby
• Css
• Software Development
• Shell Scripting
• Solaris
• Devops
• System Administration
• Automation
• Agile Methodologies
• IT Administration
• Systems Automation
• Cloud Computing
• Windows
• Bash
• Api Development
• Unix
• Sql
• Linux
• Php
• Integration
• Perl
• Creative Writing
• Web Development
• Programming
• Ruby on Rails
• Servers
• Web Application Security
• Javascript
• Xhtml
• Software Engineering