Ian Sharkey
Security Engineering Manager at Google
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolIan Sharkey is a seasoned security engineering manager with over 20 years in computer security and software engineering, currently leading security efforts at Google from Ottawa. He combines deep technical expertise in programming languages and DevOps with a proven track record of building and sustaining high-performing teams across government, defense (L3Harris), and commercial firms. His career spans hands-on roles from security capabilities development at Research In Motion to supervisory leadership in the Government of Canada, giving him a pragmatic understanding of both operational constraints and large-scale engineering practices. Ian pairs a strong academic foundation (BComp, MSc work) with a knack for translating complex security requirements into auditable, production-ready solutions. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic leader who balances strategic vision with detailed technical stewardship.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Masters, Computer Science, Masters, Computer Science at University of Ottawa / Université d'OttawaBachelor, Computer Science, Bachelor, Computer Science at University of New Brunswick
Github Skills (15)
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distributed-testing7
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
iansharkey/iansharkey.github.io
Jun 2020 - Sep 2021
Contributions:61 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 2 months
iansharkey/tailcallforth
Feb 2022 - Jun 2025
Contributions:7 pushes in 3 years 3 months
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