# Shannon Assouline > D&R Engineer @ Benchling Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/shannonassouline Read more about what I'm up to: https://blog.assouline.sh ## Work Experience ### Detection and Response Engineer @ Benchling Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Co-Founder and Vice President @ NEU CTF Club Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 • Crafted diverse CTF challenges, led technical workshops, and organized competitions for 60+ members • Led board meetings and spearheaded operations for event planning, marketing, and member engagement ### Product Security Engineer @ Klaviyo Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 • Engineered and integrated device fingerprinting linked to session IDs to prevent session hijacking • Remediated code vulnerabilities including open redirects, XSS, CSRF, and increased logging for key events ### Security Operations Engineer @ Benchling Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 • Expanded Slack activity logging and developed custom Panther detections with corresponding runbooks • Automated parsing of Slack data to streamline eDiscovery workflow and ensure employee privacy ### Cyber Security Analyst @ Draper Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 • Drove efficiencies in SOC operations by automating vulnerability management and detection workflows • Developed a secure web-based interface for querying and modifying enclave info using Flask and SQL ### Program Coordinator @ Northeastern University Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 • Developed, deployed, and maintained a website for the Viceroy Decree cyber scholarship program • Organized, promoted, and moderated professionalism events with industry speakers and universities ### Corporate Relations Chair @ SASE - Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 • Orchestrated professionalism events with industry speakers to promote networking and mentorship • Created and campaigned a sponsorship packet to acquire corporate partners and $1.5k+ in funding ### Freshman Representative @ SASE - Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 • Ideated, planned, and led professional and social events to develop members' technical skills • Promoted connections within the STEM community, with a focus on advocacy for freshmen ### Teaching Assistant for BWSI Cyber Operations @ MIT Lincoln Laboratory Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 • Guided 30+ students through technical labs and TryHackMe, OverTheWire, and HackThisSite exercises, covering topics like network and web app security, malware analysis, incident response, and OSINT ### Back End Developer @ TAMID at Northeastern Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 • Coded the back-end to a ReactJS app with a custom clustering algorithm for a partnered start-up • Configured back-end database using firebase and coordinated with front-end and full stack teams ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Cybersecurity, Cyber Operations Concentration Northeastern University ### High School Diploma Young Magnet High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/assouline-sh --- Source: https://flows.cv/shannonassouline JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/shannonassouline/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11