JOSH D SYLVIA

About

Accomplished principal software engineer and technical leader with experience across federal agencies and enterprise environments. Skilled in software design and development, infrastructure, DevOps, compliance, and mentoring engineering teams.

Experience

• Principal Software Engineer / Lead Tech Director
  National Security Agency (NSA)
  Jun 2019 – Present
• Software Engineer - DevOps Platform Team
  Barracuda Networks
  Jan 2018 – May 2019
• Web and Application Development Intern
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Jun 2017 – Aug 2017
• IT Consultant / Remote Technical Sales
  Smart Source, Inc.
  Jun 2008 – Jun 2017
• Field IT Technician / Solutions Engineer
  Xcite Networks
  Oct 2003 – Jun 2008

Education

• B.S. Software Engineering
  San Jose State University
  Software Engineering · 2017
• A.S. Computer Science
  Cabrillo College
  Computer Science · 2015

Skills

• Angular
• C
• CSS
• Git
• HTML
• Python
• Linux
• MySQL
• Java
• JavaScript
• MongoDB
• Unix
• React
• AWS
• Kotlin
• Wireshark
• Jira
• Selenium
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Confluence
• Terraform
• Swift
• Scrum
• CI/CD
• Go
• Azure
• Playwright
• Ansible
• GCP
• DevSecOps
• Kafka
• Splunk
• Perl
• C++
• Postgres
• C#
• Objective-C
• Shell

Courses & certifications

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner ↗ · AWS # e693fb7c1a564f068cd9a0ddfee100a8 · 2026
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) ↗ · ISC2 # 2273572 · 2025

⚽ Extracurricular activities

• Computer / Software Engineering Club

  Member at San Jose State University.

• Student Senate

  Treasurer at Cabrillo College.

• Engineering Abroad

  Treasurer involvement noted at Cabrillo College.

🎯 Hobbies & interests

• Technology
• Networking
• Mentoring