Hey, I'm Aidan.

I'm a Technical Engineer

UK-based cybersecurity engineer working at CrowdStrike on API integrations and SIEM implementations. Self-taught developer shipping open-source tools on the side — currently 300+ stars and 40K+ Docker pulls across my repos.

Who Am I?

Hey, I'm Aidan — a cybersecurity engineer and self-taught developer based in the UK. I spend my days deep in enterprise security tooling and my evenings shipping open-source projects I actually want to use.

Currently at CrowdStrike as a Technical Support Engineer working across API integrations and SIEM implementations for enterprise clients. Before that I spent time at Defense.com and Bulletproof shipping SIEM/SOC work and running large-scale penetration testing engagements.

Outside the day job I live in my home lab — running Proxmox, building open-source tools, and tinkering with everything from Docker stacks to Python automations. Weekends tend to involve long walks in the woods and time with friends.

Always open to chats about interesting roles where security, infrastructure and code overlap. If that sounds like something you’re working on, let’s connect 🔗

My links

What I Know

CrowdStrike Falcon APIs
REST & webhook integrations
FastAPI & Node.js services
Python & TypeScript
Auth & rate-aware clients

Enterprise SIEM implementations
Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel
Log pipelines & parsers
Detection engineering workflows
API-driven alerting

Docker & Kubernetes
AWS, Azure & GCP
GitLab CI/CD & GitHub Actions
Linux & Proxmox homelab
Python automation

React & Vue / Nuxt
HTML, CSS & Tailwind
WebGL / Three.js
Progressive enhancement
Accessibility-minded UI

Projects.

ListSync

Python Docker Vue 3 FastAPI Open Source

Built to scratch my own itch — automatically syncs watchlists from IMDb, Trakt, Letterboxd and others into Overseerr/Jellyseerr. What started as a weekend project now has a proper web dashboard, a REST API, 300+ GitHub stars and an actual community. Turns out other people had the same itch.

300+ GitHub Stars

40K+ Docker Pulls

GitHub ↗ Container ↗

CopyCat

Nuxt FastAPI Vue Python Docker

Self-hosted media manager that bridges cloud storage (Zurg / Rclone mounts) with local HDDs and NAS. Web UI to scan, match metadata via Trakt/TMDB, and queue streaming copies from cloud to local. Niche but recent — built for my own 300TB homelab setup where RDP-copying folders from a phone was getting old.

30+ GitHub Stars

250+ Downloads

GitHub ↗ Container ↗

Telegram Copy Paste

Python Telethon Telegram API

Python bot that forwards Telegram messages between chats based on keyword filters, blacklists and custom signatures. Supports multiple source/destination chats, profile presets and encrypted credential storage. Solved a real workflow problem at the time and picked up a healthy fork count from others with the same itch.

25+ GitHub Stars

35+ Downloads

GitHub ↗

Open-source contributions

Navidrome Discord Rich Presence

Go WASM Plugin ListenBrainz Spotify API

Merged contribution to Navidrome’s Discord Rich Presence plugin. Added click-through Spotify links on track title, artist and album art — resolved via the ListenBrainz Labs API (MBID first, metadata fallback, search fallback) with cached results. Also added a Navidrome logo overlay on album art for visual identity. Maintainers refactored around the PR and shipped it in main.

19 Commits

+884 / -195 Lines Changed

Merged PR Status

View PR ↗

Experience.

CrowdStrike Current

2024 – Present

Technical Support Engineer (API/SIEM)

Remote

Working across API integrations and SIEM implementations for enterprise clients. Handling complex technical issues at the intersection of security tooling, cloud infrastructure, and custom integrations.

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Defense.com

2023 – 2024

Technical Support Specialist

Stevenage · Hybrid

Led SIEM/SOC implementations for enterprise clients. Resolved Tier 2 security issues using Kafka and Elasticsearch, managed DevOps tasks in GitLab, and collaborated with SOC and engineering teams on R&D projects.

KafkaElasticsearchKibanaGitLab CI/CDDocker

Bulletproof (Cyber Security)

2022 – 2023

Technical Customer Success Executive

Stevenage

Managed £2.5M in penetration testing engagements across infrastructure, web, API, and red team operations. Delivered SIEM/DPO integration support, vulnerability assessments, and client training.

Elastic SIEMBurp SuiteKali LinuxMetasploitJira

Motocaddy Golf

2021 – 2022

Technical Support Advisor

Bishop’s Stortford

Multi-channel technical support for customers and UK service agents across 25+ electric golf trolley models. Managed support cases end-to-end with minimal escalation.

Biggleswade Academy

2020 – 2021

Information Technology Technician

Bedfordshire

1st and 2nd line IT support in a school environment. Helped transition staff and students to remote learning during the pandemic — imaging and deploying iPads and Chromebooks at scale.

Active DirectoryG-SuiteMeraki

Everest Home Improvements

2018 – 2020

Infrastructure Technician (1st Line)

Cuffley

IT support and infrastructure management across a large office estate. Reduced average ticket resolution time by 20% through improved tooling and triage processes.

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Contact.

Ping me an email if you want to connect! You can also find me on Linkedin or Twitter if you want!

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