BJ SAUNDERS Resume ↗

SOFTWARE · UNC CHARLOTTE · SECURITY

Brian Saunders Jr.

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I'm a Computer Science student with a cybersecurity focus. I like knowing how a system works all the way down, then making sure it stays up and stays locked. This site is proof: serverless on AWS, built with Terraform.

  • AWS Lambda
  • DynamoDB
  • S3
  • CloudFront
  • Route 53
  • API Gateway
  • IAM
  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions
  • AWS CLI
  • Docker
  • Docker Compose
  • Vercel
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • CI/CD
  • OIDC Federation
  • IAM Policy Design
  • Least Privilege
  • Kali Linux
  • Burp Suite
  • Nmap
  • Nikto
  • Wireshark
  • OWASP ZAP
  • OWASP Juice Shop
  • DVWA
  • Penetration Testing
  • Secure Software Development
  • Python
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • C
  • C++
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • React
  • React Native
  • Expo
  • Tailwind CSS
  • FastAPI
  • Spring Boot
  • REST APIs
  • Spotify Web API
  • Alpaca API
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • VS Code
  • Xcode Simulator
  • pytest
  • moto
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms
  • Unit Testing
  • Debugging
  • API Integration
  • Responsive Design

Selected
work

03 PROJECTS · KEEP SCROLLING

01 · LIVE · THIS SITE

Cloud Resume Challenge

A serverless visitor counter and a fully automated pipeline. The count survived a live migration from console-built resources to Terraform.

  • Route 53 → CloudFront → S3
  • API Gateway → Lambda → DynamoDB
  • Terraform · GitHub Actions · OIDC
  • pytest + moto gate every deploy

02 · IN PROGRESS · PERSONAL

OptionScope

A backend-first options analytics platform for quotes, expirations and option chains, built as a real tool rather than a one-off script.

  • FastAPI · PostgreSQL
  • Docker · Python
  • Alpaca market-data API

03 · COMPLETED · SECURITY LAB

Web App Pen Test

A controlled lab against DVWA and OWASP Juice Shop. Found SQL injection, XSS and command injection, then documented risk and remediation.

  • Kali Linux · Burp Suite
  • Nmap · Nikto
  • Penetration test report

The path
so far

  1. SEP 2026 → NOW

    Student Technical Analyst

    UNC Charlotte OneIT Service Desk · TeamDynamix ITSM, campus-wide support

  2. JAN TO JUL 2026

    Application Development Intern

    BitStack Technologies · React and Spring Boot HRMS features, role-based access

  3. DEC 2025 → NOW

    Technology Coach

    YouCanTech · coding and robotics with middle and high schoolers

  4. NEXT

    BS May 2027 · MS Cybersecurity Dec 2027

    49th Security Division · AWS Student Builder Group

Brian Saunders Jr.

Off the
clock.

When I'm not in a terminal, I'm training, coaching kids through their first lines of code at YouCanTech, or finding a new album to put on repeat. Here's what's playing right now.

MUSIC Always something on

OPEN TO 2027 CLOUD + SECURITY INTERNSHIPS