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Brandon Sellers

Sr. Manager - Cloud Security Engineering And Administration
Fortson

Summary

Senior Security Leader with 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise security engineering, cloud security, and administration. Proven track record driving cross-functional initiatives across global teams, including strategic Zero Trust deployments and global security tool standardization. Adept at engaging with stakeholders from technical teams to senior leadership, and working closely with vendors, VARs, and OEMs to evaluate and implement security solutions. Experienced in presenting technical initiatives internally and externally, with growing exposure to customer-centric communication through global partnerships and community engagement.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Sr. Manager, Cloud Security Engineering & Administration

Aflac
11.2021 - Current
  • Promoted to lead both engineering and administration teams managing global cloud and on-prem security platforms
  • Spearheaded Aflac’s Global Security Shared Services (GS3), unifying security architecture and toolsets across U.S
  • And Japan, driving technology consolidation and increased security maturity
  • Led enterprise-wide Zero Trust initiative leveraging Zscaler, CrowdStrike, PING ID, Varonis, and Dig Security; owned ZTNA design and deployment over a 2-year roadmap
  • Represented the cloud security team during vendor evaluations, product demos, and architecture design sessions with partners including WWT, Zscaler, and CrowdStrike
  • Advised senior leadership on security tool strategy, integration planning, and emerging technology adoption
  • Regularly presented security strategy and tooling updates to executive stakeholders and internal enterprise audiences; led internal security awareness programs and lunch-and-learns
  • Engaged with academic and community stakeholders through speaking engagements at Columbus State University’s cybersecurity programs
  • Completed a 4-week international exchange program in Japan, strengthening global partnerships and aligning Aflac’s U.S.–Japan security strategy

Sr. Security Engineer

Aflac
10.2018 - 11.2021
  • Led the end-to-end implementation lifecycle by aligning Architecture, Engineering, and Admin teams, reducing deployment delays and increasing operational efficiency across security initiatives
  • Acted as lead engineer for the enterprise-wide deployment of CrowdStrike EPP/EDR and Identity Protection, enhancing threat detection and endpoint visibility across ~10,000 devices
  • Partnered with Global Security Governance and Compliance teams, as well as IT business units (e.g Server and desktop teams), to ensure seamless tool adoption and alignment with regulatory standards
  • Reinvigorated the Forescout NAC platform, restoring enforcement capabilities across critical segments and improving device posture validation
  • Supported the deployment of Exterro Legal by working with Global Security Governance to design, implement, and operationalize the tool’s infrastructure for legal hold and data governance use cases

Systems Engineer

Aflac
11.2011 - 10.2018
  • Co-founded and chaired the board-approved Enterprise Group Policy Council, establishing governance standards for Active Directory GPOs and reducing policy conflicts across IT departments
  • Designed and deployed VMware Metro Stretch clustering between Aflac’s primary and secondary data centers to enable seamless workload failover and ensure business continuity
  • Led redesign of disaster recovery architecture using SAN replication and PowerShell/PowerCLI automation, reducing recovery time objective (RTO) from over 4 hours to under 30 minutes

Skills

  • Security Platforms: CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Varonis, Proofpoint, Splunk
  • Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Microsoft Azure (familiar), VMware, SAN,
  • Security Concepts: Zero Trust, Endpoint Protection, DSPM, Identity Protection, NAC
  • Tooling & Automation: PowerCLI, PowerShell, Automation Scripting
  • Networking & Architecture: Enterprise Architecture (ZTNA, Stretch Clustering), DR, AD/GPO

Soft Skills

  • Leadership & Team Building
  • Strategic Communication
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Vendor Management & Evaluation
  • Technical Presentations
  • Global Stakeholder Engagement

Certification

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), 12/01/20

Timeline

Sr. Manager, Cloud Security Engineering & Administration

Aflac
11.2021 - Current

Sr. Security Engineer

Aflac
10.2018 - 11.2021

Systems Engineer

Aflac
11.2011 - 10.2018

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