Michael HUO

Michael HUO

Security Architect • Principal Engineer • Developer

Building Zero-Trust & Resilient Security, Cloud-Native Infrastructure & AI/ML Platforms

(Isaiah 40:31)

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About

Security-focused Principal Engineer with 27+ years building production systems and secure cloud-native architectures. Currently architecting Zero-Trust SWG and GenAI security at Netskope; previously led bot defense, platform security, and ML-based threat detection at F5 and Palo Alto Networks.

Tech Stack: Python, Go, C++, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform/Terragrunt, AWS, GCP, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Jenkins, Ansible, HashiCorp Vault, Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, ZeroMQ, gRPC

Professional Experience

Netskope — AI-Native Zero-Trust & GenAI Security

Principal Engineer • Santa Clara, CA • Aug 2025 – Present

  • Building Secure Web Gateway (SWG) dataplane in C++ for SASE/SSE with GenAI protocol support
  • Implemented containerized ARM64 build pipeline: reduced build time 95% (4h → 9min) using Docker, GitHub Actions, and JFrog Artifactory
  • Designed and implemented C++ Dataplane Event Nexus (DEN) with ZeroMQ pub/sub and gRPC/Protobuf for real-time DLP event forwarding
  • Developed Python automation for network config generation across Ubuntu 16/20/22/24, deployed via Ansible
  • Migrated CI/CD from Drone to GitHub Actions, consolidating build toolchains
  • Proposed App-ID solution for GenAI security using MCP/A2A protocol analysis

Index Engines — Cyber Resilience & Agentic AI

Principal Engineer • San Jose, CA • Apr – Aug 2025

  • Built CyberSense Cloud Management Plane microservices in Python/Node.js for ransomware detection
  • Implemented cloud-agnostic infrastructure: AWS ECS/EKS, Terraform/Terragrunt, Jenkins CI/CD
  • Developed License Service and Salesforce Agent microservices with cross-federation licensing model
  • Built Salesforce Manager frontend (React, Vite, MUI) and backend (Node.js) for dev environment automation
  • Designed systems using ML, full-content analytics, SSH tunneling, WebSockets, and PubSub
  • Proposed 5 patents for cloud-native cybersecurity and licensing solutions

F5 — SaaS Backend, DevSecOps & Bot Defense

Principal Engineer • San Jose, CA • Oct 2021 – Apr 2025

  • Architected Integrated Bot Defense backend services in Python and Go on GCP and F5XC
  • Led infrastructure team managing GitLab Enterprise, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory, HashiCorp Vault
  • Migrated CI/CD from GitHub Enterprise/Jenkins to GitLab/ArgoCD: reduced deployment time 40%
  • Implemented HashiCorp Vault integration for secrets management in multi-tenant cloud environments
  • Built observability stack with Prometheus and Grafana for performance monitoring and cost optimization

Airgap Networks — Zero Trust Network Access

Principal Engineer • Feb – Oct 2021

  • Built zero-trust isolation platform using Kubernetes, Python, and AWS
  • Developed secure microservices with automated threat detection, reducing vulnerability exposure 30%
  • Implemented infrastructure as code with Terraform and Docker for cloud-native security controls

Palo Alto Networks — Next-Gen Firewall & ML Threat Detection

Senior Staff / Staff / Intern • May 2013 – Jul 2020

  • Built cloud-native NGFW infrastructure using AWS, KVM, and Python
  • Developed ML threat detection pipelines with Elasticsearch and Docker: improved accuracy 45%, reduced response time 25%
  • Built NVIDIA GPU cluster for ML workloads, improving data processing efficiency 40%
  • Contributed to App-ID development: enhanced protocol decoding for Office 365 and cloud apps
  • Implemented distributed systems in Python for high-volume event processing
  • Integrated observability tools for real-time monitoring and incident response

VI AI Foundation — Faith & AI Non-Profit

Co-Chair & President • Global • Ongoing

  • Leading a Christian non-profit integrating faith and AI to serve and uplift communities
  • Guiding vision and strategy for responsible, Biblically grounded AI initiatives
  • Collaborating with technologists and ministry leaders to build practical, faith-aligned AI tools

ZJUAANC — Zhejiang University Alumni Association of Northern California

Vice President & IT / Information Director • Volunteer Leadership

  • Supporting alumni community engagement and events for Zhejiang University graduates in Northern California
  • Overseeing IT and information systems for the association, including communication channels and online presence
  • Advising on technology, security, and data practices to enable effective and secure community operations

Technical Skills

Languages & Frameworks

Python, Go, C/C++, Node.js, JavaScript, React, Shell Scripting, Perl

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS (ECS, EKS, CloudFormation), GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Terragrunt, KVM

DevOps & Tools

GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, Ansible, HashiCorp Vault, JFrog Artifactory, Prometheus, Grafana

Data & Messaging

Elasticsearch, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, ZeroMQ, gRPC, WebSockets, PubSub