Incoming DoD Cybersecurity & Systems Engineering Intern · FSU '26

Sebastian
Velazquez

I build secure systemsautomate security pipelinesengineer cloud solutionsanalyze vulnerabilitiesbuild secure systems

Cybersecurity Engineering Intern at Panasonic North America.
Infrastructure & Operations Intern at FSU ITS.
Joining ASRC Federal as a DoD Cybersecurity & Systems Engineering Intern supporting the 96th Test Wing this summer at Eglin AFB.
CompTIA Security+ and AWS CCP certified.

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// whoami

About Me

sebastian@sjvelazquez.com ~ bash
$ cat about.json
{
"name": "Sebastian J. Velazquez",
"current_roles": [
"Cybersecurity Engineering Intern @ Panasonic North America",
"Infrastructure & Operations Intern @ FSU ITS"
],
"incoming": "DoD Cybersecurity & Systems Engineering Intern @ ASRC Federal (Summer 2026)",
"university": "Florida State University - B.S. Computer Science (Dec 2026)",
"certifications": ["CompTIA Security+", "AWS Cloud Practitioner"],
"focus_areas": [
"IAM / PAM",
"Vulnerability Management",
"Compliance (ISO 27001, CMMC, NIST RMF)",
"Cloud & Infrastructure Security"
],
"leadership": "Co-Founder & Treasurer @ ColorStack FSU"
}
$
// capabilities

Skills & Tools

// Security & Compliance
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NIST RMF
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ISO 27001
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CMMC
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Vuln. Mgmt
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Risk Assessment
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IAM / PAM
// Security Tools
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Okta
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CyberArk
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Rapid7
🌐
Cloudflare
📈
Splunk
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Security Onion
// Systems & Infrastructure
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Windows
🐧
Linux/Unix
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Azure
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AWS
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Hyper-V
🖥️
VMware
// Programming & Automation
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Python
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PowerShell
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Bash
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C++
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Git/GitHub
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SQL
// career

Experience

Incoming Jun 2026
Intern
Cybersecurity / Systems Engineering Intern (TRMCi)
// ASRC Federal – Eglin AFB, FL
Selected for the DoD Test Resource Management Center Internship program. Will support mission-critical T&E environments through cybersecurity and systems engineering activities aligned with DoD risk management practices. Assisting with system documentation, security control assessment, and architecture analysis.
DoDNIST RMFSystems EngineeringMission Assurance
Jan 2026 – Present
Intern
Infrastructure and Operations Intern
// FSU Information Technology Services - Tallahassee, FL
Hybrid systems engineering internship supporting FSU College of Medicine. Windows administration, virtualization, and Azure/Hyper-V infrastructure in secure computing environments. Contributing to PowerShell-driven IaC, secure configuration baselines, and system hardening.
WindowsAzureHyper-VPowerShellIaC
May 2025 – Present
Intern
Cybersecurity Engineering & Architecture Intern
// Panasonic North America - Remote
Spearhead ISO 27001 and CMMC Level 2 audit readiness across 10+ business units, gathering 150+ control artifacts. Design remediation reporting in Rapid7 InsightVM/CloudSec. Lead CyberArk EPM/PAM cleanup analyzing 1,500+ application events. Improve IAM (Okta), PAM (CyberArk), and Cloud Security (Cloudflare WAF/CDN) platforms.
ISO 27001CMMCRapid7CyberArkOkta
May 2025 – Present
Leadership
Treasurer & Co-Founder — ColorStack FSU
// Florida State University - Tallahassee, FL
Co-founded FSU's ColorStack chapter, grew membership to 40+ students in the first semester. Manage chapter finances, submit SGA funding requests, and lead a seven-member executive board to deliver professional development and mentorship events for underrepresented students in tech.
LeadershipDEI in TechCommunity
Aug – Dec 2023
Intern
Network Security Intern
// Valencia College – Orlando, FL
Built a virtualized enterprise security lab using pfSense and Security Onion to simulate attacks and monitor network traffic, improving malware detection accuracy by 80%. Conducted penetration testing with Kali Linux, Nmap, Nessus, and Metasploit aligned with NIST and OWASP standards.
Pen TestingSplunkpfSenseSecurity OnionNIST
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Education

Jan 2025 – Dec 2026
B.S.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
// Florida State University – Tallahassee, FL
GPA: 3.64 · Dean's List. Focus on cybersecurity and computer science. Relevant coursework: Computer Security Fundamentals, Data Structures and Algorithms I & II, Operating Systems, Network Security, Computer Organization. Co-Founder of the ColorStack chapter at FSU.
Computer ScienceCybersecurityDean's List
Jun 2023 – Dec 2024
A.S.
Associate of Science in Cybersecurity & Network Engineering
// Valencia College – Orlando, FL
Dual associate degrees. Built virtualized security labs, conducted penetration testing, and completed Network Security Internship. Foundation in programming, networking, and security operations.
CybersecurityNetwork Engineering
Jun 2023 – Dec 2024
A.A.
Associate of Arts in Computer Science
// Valencia College – Orlando, FL
Completed general education and CS foundation coursework. Focus on programming fundamentals, data structures, and mathematics.
Computer ScienceSTEM
// portfolio

Featured Projects

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Mission Security Architecture Simulator
Full-stack web app for modeling mission systems, simulating cyber attacks, and evaluating how compromises propagate through dependencies. Test architectural mitigations like redundancy and segmentation.
Next.jsFastAPIPostgreSQLNetworkX
View on GitHub →
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NoleQuest — AI Internship Marketplace
Built an AI-powered internship marketplace using Amazon Bedrock, Textract, and Personalize. Extracts resume data and matches students to opportunities using ML.
AWS BedrockTextractPersonalizeAI/ML
View on GitHub →
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Secure Satellite Ground Station
Applied MBSE principles to model a secure satellite ground station, defining system context, functional and security requirements, high-level architecture, and mission behavior for secure space communications.
MBSESystems EngineeringSecurity Architecture
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Security Automation Pipeline
Built a CI/CD security pipeline in GitHub Actions integrating Bandit, Trivy, and Gitleaks to automate SAST, dependency scanning, and secret detection, improving vulnerability visibility and aligning with OWASP/CIS standards.
GitHub ActionsCI/CDDevSecOpsOWASP
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Blue Team Defense Infrastructure
Hardened 5+ Windows servers through patching, password enforcement, VLAN segmentation, and Cisco firmware updates for Galaxy.quest competition, achieving 100% patch compliance and reducing attack surface by 70%.
Blue TeamWindows HardeningNetwork Security
// connect

Let's Build Something
Secure.

Passionate about cyber defense and mission-critical systems.
Open to full-time opportunities in cybersecurity engineering.

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