Adan Álvarez

Building trust. Reducing risk. Scaling securely.

I help organizations grow securely by designing and implementing scalable security programs and detection engineering systems. With over fifteen years of experience and an offensive security mindset, I build security that reduces real risk, supports compliance, and helps companies win customer trust. My main focus is AWS environments, where I deliver scalable detection and security solutions that let teams move fast without slowing engineering.

I currently work at A2SECURE, where I focus on reducing toil, integrating AI, and architecting security at scale to stay ahead of emerging threats and innovation.

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What I Do

Cloud & CI/CD security

I specialize in securing AWS cloud environments and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that security scales with engineering speed. My experience and certifications in AWS allow me to design cloud-native protections and automate controls that reduce risk without slowing development.

Security Planning

I design security strategies that balance risk reduction with business needs. By applying an attacker’s mindset, I help organizations prioritize the most impactful defenses at the lowest cost. I am also passionate about building security awareness across teams so security becomes an enabler, not an obstacle.

Penetration Testing

With an Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) background, I apply a hands-on, offensive approach to uncover vulnerabilities and test defenses. This mindset shapes the way I design security programs, focusing on real-world attack paths and practical risk reduction.

Designing threat detections

I create threat-informed detections using frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and real-world attacker research, transforming insights into tuned alerts that provide real value without excessive noise. My focus is on building scalable detection and response capabilities, particularly in AWS environments, to make it harder for attackers to achieve their objectives.