Joshua Johnston
Principal Security Engineer
- Role
- Senior Solutions Architect at GuidePoint Security
- Location
- Portland, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joshua Johnston
Security engineer and platform builder with 10+ years designing, implementing, and managing detection systems, security automation platforms, and deploying AI-integrated tooling. Deep technical expertise in SIEM/SOAR architecture, identity security, and threat detection/response, with hands-on development experience building and securing production applications. Currently developing AI-native security tools, AI research projects, and workflow enhancements independently.
Experience
Senior Solutions Architect
Feb 2025 — Present · Portland, OR, US
Functioned as the primary technical expert for the northwest region of Guidepoint. Evaluated 8-10 new vendors a week to understand the problem they are trying to solve, how they are trying to solve them, and how these solutions might fit into a given customer\'s environment. Acted as the primary security architecture consultant for all customers in Oregon and Washington, ranging in size from SMB to fortune 50 customers. Served as a trusted advisor to clients, conducted security risk assessments and aligned security strategies with business goals and industry standards.Developed and distributed a proprietary application to track security tooling and vendors, what they do in the space, and detailed notes on how to successfully deploy a given tool. Used CrewAI framework to keep information updated and perform constant background research on security vendors across all security disciplines. This tool also automated RFI creation, vendor comparison matrices, with a long term goal of being able to automate front level security architecture reviews.
Education
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Associate of Arts (AA), Arabic
2011 — 2013
Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), International Economics
2004 — 2009
Beijing Language and Culture University
Chinese Language and Literature
2008 — 2008
Norwich University
Master of Science (M.S.), Information Security and Assurance
2016 — 2018
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