ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Daniel Carter, AWS CCP, CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CISA, is a senior systems engineer with Johns Hopkins University & Medicine. An IT security and systems professional for almost 25 years, he has worked extensively with web-based applications and infrastructure, as well as LDAP, SAML, and federated identity systems; PKI; SIEM; and Linux/Unix systems. Daniel holds a degree in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in technology management, with a focus on homeland security management, from the University of Maryland Global Campus.

About the Technical Editor

Taylor York is a cloud application architect at Amazon Web Services, where he assists customers in designing cloud-native applications with a focus on developer satisfaction, fast cycle times, testability, and automation.

Taylor has quite the diverse background, which includes testing jet engines for the U.S. Air Force, based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as well as test strategy and test architecture of mainframe and cloud applications. Most recently his efforts have been on big data and enterprise web applications on AWS.

Taylor has a wide variety of interests outside of work. He loves working on cars, watching movies, and traveling and is a definite sports enthusiast. He always enjoys cheering on his Oklahoma State Cowboys regardless of the sport. Taylor resides in Southlake, Texas, with his wife of ten years, Meghan, and their two young daughters, Kensington and Campbell.