Wish L.

CEO

Chicago, IL, United States17 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

10+ years of experience in cloud security and DevOps
Expert in building high-performing engineering teams
Hands-on with infrastructure-as-code and architecture reviews

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Security and DevOps expert in the Fintech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Governance, Risk Management, And Compliance (grc)Infrastructure As Code (iac)Engineering ManagementCloud SecuritySite Reliability Engineering

Other Skills

Active DirectoryAmazon Web Services (AWS)AnsibleApacheBINDBSDBashCentOSCloud InfrastructureComputer SecurityCybersecurityDNSData CenterDevOpsDevSecOps

About

I’m an engineering leader with 10+ years of experience spanning cloud security, DevOps, and platform engineering. I specialize in building high-performing teams that thrive on collaboration, innovation, and measurable outcomes. Over the years, I’ve led globally distributed engineering groups, reorganized teams for clarity and efficiency, and mentored engineers into senior and leadership roles. My approach balances technical depth with people-first leadership — staying hands-on with infrastructure-as-code and architecture reviews while fostering environments where teams can deliver at their best. I’m passionate about applying this blend of leadership and technical expertise to organizations tackling complex challenges where secure, scalable infrastructure and data-driven decisions make a real impact.

Experience

Iomergent

Vice President Managed Services

Feb 2025 – Sep 2025 · 7 mos · Remote · Remote

Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)Infrastructure as code (IaC)

Kraken digital asset exchange

2 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2021 – Nov 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Remote

Transitioned roles from managing Cloud Security to managing several engineering teams distributed globally.

Engineering ManagementStrategic RoadmapsTeam ManagementTeam LeadershipSite Reliability EngineeringReliability Engineering+12

Cloud Security Manager

Jan 2019 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Remote

Hired as a cloud security manager to lead, improve, and support cloud security posture.

Engineering ManagementStrategic RoadmapsTeam ManagementTeam LeadershipSite Reliability EngineeringReliability Engineering+10

Uptake

2 roles

Manager, Secure Cloud

Promoted

Sep 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

Promoted after one year as an individual contributor to lead the Secure Cloud team.

Engineering ManagementStrategic RoadmapsTeam ManagementTeam LeadershipSite Reliability EngineeringReliability Engineering+10

Security Architecture Analyst

Sep 2016 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr

Hired to apply devops practices for the information security program.

Cloud InfrastructureCloud SecurityInfrastructure as code (IaC)Infrastructure SecurityPython (Programming Language)Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Iloan, a springleaf brand

Lead Security Engineer

Jun 2015 – Sep 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos · Chicago

Started the iLoan security program doing both technical work and GRC projects.

Cloud InfrastructureCloud SecurityInfrastructure as code (IaC)Infrastructure SecurityIdentity & Access Management (IAM)

Opinionlab

Operations Engineer

Mar 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Chicago

Was a member of the technical operations team that provided engineering solutions to support a Voice of Customer feedback platform that helped organizations collect, understand, and leverage customer feedback data.

Site Reliability EngineeringInfrastructure as code (IaC)