Steve Edwards
Threat Intel and Detection Eng at Rapid7
- Role
- Director of Threat Intelligence and Detection Engineering at Rapid7
- Location
- Ada, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steve Edwards
Security engineering leader passionate about building world-class teams and products that solve complex cloud security challenges. 15+ years of experience scaling security organizations and driving innovation across Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups.Known for:• Building and leading engineering teams that deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions• Implementing detection & response capabilities serving hundreds of enterprise customers• Developing strategic security roadmaps that align with business objectives• Managing multi-million dollar budgets while driving operational efficiency• Establishing security KPIs that demonstrate measurable business impact• Safely utilizing emerging technologies like AI and ML to generate outsized impact from small teams. Currently leading Detection & Response Engineering at Expel, previously held security leadership roles at Cisco, Duo Security, and Attentive Mobile. Experienced speaker and thought leader in cloud security, incident response, and security program development. Mental Health First Aid certified, committed to building inclusive teams and maintaining psychological safety while driving high performance.
Experience
Director of Threat Intelligence and Detection Engineering
May 2025 — Present
Education
St Clair County TEC
Certificate, Business Technology
2002 — 2004
Eastern Michigan University
BS, Network Information Technology Administration
2004 — 2008
Skills
- System Administration
- Security
- Linux
- Network Administration
- Information Security
- Computer Security
- Windows Server
- Linux System Administration
- Information Assurance
- Networking
- Software Documentation
- Higher Education
- Dns
- Network Security
- Information Technology
- Computer Hardware
- Cisco Technologies
- Integration
- Windows
- Troubleshooting
- Active Directory
- Centos
- Php
- Help Desk Support
- Data Center
- Disaster Recovery
- Perl
- Ceh
- Red Hat Linux
- Computer Forensics
- Solaris
- Sql
- System Automation
- Applications
- Technology Education
- Juniper
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Firewalls
- Windows Server 2003
- Ethical Hacking
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