Elijah Flythe

Experience

Work history, technical skills, and education/certifications.

Experience

  1. Cyber Security Engineer

    Eli Lilly and Company

    Feb 2026 – Present · Indianapolis, IN

  2. Cloud Security Engineer

    CampusCore

    Aug 2024 – Feb 2026 · Remote

    Azure Network Security Architect & Engineer for an EdTech SaaS platform

  3. Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research, Education and Outreach (CREO)

    North Carolina A&T State University

    Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 · Greensboro, NC

    1. Undergraduate Cybersecurity Research Lead

      Jan – May 2025

      Teaching assistant for the web app ethical hacking course; performed a black-box security assessment of IIoT infrastructure and built a STRIDE-based threat model

    2. Founder & Lead Instructor

      Sep – Dec 2025

      Founded NCAT's first student-led cybersecurity course, providing research, project, scholarship, and internship opportunities to students

  4. Security Architecture & Engineering (Internship)

    Eli Lilly and Company

    May 2025 – Aug 2025 · Indianapolis, IN

    Security review process optimization, integrating cloud & application security services into SDLC from design to prod

  5. Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Researcher

    NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    May 2024 – Aug 2024

  6. Information Technology System Support Technician

    North Carolina A&T State University

    Jan 2023 – May 2024 · Greensboro, NC

  7. IT ERP Systems Administrator (Internship)

    W. L. Gore & Associates

    May 2023 – Jul 2023 · Elkton, MD

    Large scale SAP system batch job migration, automating batch jobs with Redwood RunMyJobs

Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure

Azure (Defender, VNets, NSGs, Key Vault, Private Endpoints)TerraformZero-Trust ArchitectureNetwork Security EngineeringGitGitHub Actions

Security Tools & Methodologies

STRIDEPASTADREADSIEM (Stellar Cyber)ASPM (Checkmarx One)CSPM (Wiz)Kali LinuxOSINTAxoniusSeemplicityCrowdstrike Falcon

Compliance & Automation

NIST 800-53/800-61r2FERPASOC 2PythonBashSecurity Process AutomationPower Automate

Offensive Security

Cyber Threat IntelRisk AssessmentVulnerability AssessmentAttack Path MappingManual Penetration Testing (Web App, Network, Active Directory)

Education & Certifications

North Carolina A&T State University - Bachelor of Information Technology - Dec 2025

Stellar Cyber Certified Associate (SIEM) - May 2024

Junior Penetration Tester (PT1) - August 2026