Philip Philonius Farhad

About Philip Philonius Farhad

I’m a Senior Security, DevOps, and Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience building and securing large-scale systems for startups and enterprises. After years in executive leadership, I’ve chosen to return to what I love most: hands-on engineering—designing secure infrastructure, automating workflows, and writing code that scales.My expertise spans cloud security, CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, and software engineering (C++, Go, TypeScript). I thrive in environments where I can drop in as a contractor, quickly assess needs, and deliver immediate technical impact—whether that’s hardening cloud environments, building secure pipelines, or optimizing developer tooling.Highlights of my work include- Architecting secure CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure for client environments- Embedding security into product pipelines at scale, enabling faster and safer releases- Delivering AWS infrastructure-as-code modules, endpoint protection, and secure access systems- Deploying WAF, DLP, and observability tooling integrated into DevOps workflows.I stay active in the industry in many ways, consistently learning, keeping my skills sharp, and my perspective current.If you’re looking for a contract engineer who can deliver quickly, securely, and with polish, let’s connect.

Experience

1. Owner

   Philonius Llc

   Sep 2024 — Present · Houston, TX, US

Education

• Turlock High School

  Diploma, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2000 — 2004