Ishan Desai is an Associate at BD Emerson working in security engineering. His work runs across application security, penetration testing, and infrastructure as code: he builds the environments, automation, and tests that security programs run on.
He holds a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Maryland with a concentration in cybersecurity, along with the CompTIA Security+ certification. Before joining BD Emerson in 2026, he automated Azure deployments across network security, application security, and backup, and built malware analysis and SOC automation labs.
FOCUS AREAS: Application Security, Penetration Testing, Security Engineering, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud Security
CERTIFICATIONS: CompTIA Security+
