StarChild

Got laid off from VRC last week. Would appreciate a signal boost. Hoping to find a workplace that is as furry friendly as VRChat was.

About me:
πŸ’Ό I’m looking for infosec leadership roles.
🌎 I’m open to roles in Ireland.
⭐ I previously worked at VRChat as the lead for security.

If you hear of opportunities that you think are worth looking into please send me a message! πŸ™ #FediHire #FediHired #getfedihired

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7209285612124663809/

Alexa Kelley on LinkedIn: #vrchat

Unfortunately I was impacted by the recent layoffs that happened last week at #VRChat. I have many thoughts about my experience but it can summarized as one of…

Jun 19, 2024 at 9:05pmWeb
Show threadStarChildJun 20, 2024

also tagging in my old contacts from twitter in case y'all happen to have any leads. Got laid off after finally breaking into the security leadership space and trying to find a good fit in Ireland if possible. Would appreciate any boosts if ya canπŸ’œ

@hacks4pancakes @mzbat
@evacide
@ian
@alyssam_infosec
@gabsmashh
@malwaretech
@InfoSecSherpa
@SwiftOnSecurity
@GossiTheDog
@foone

Show threadLesley Carhart Jun 20, 2024
@starchild @mzbat @evacide @ian @alyssam_infosec @gabsmashh @malwaretech @InfoSecSherpa @SwiftOnSecurity @GossiTheDog @foone CFR
Show threadTaffer πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Jun 21, 2024
@starchild I’ve been updating this regularly, in case it’s useful- https://taffer.ca/posts/2023/remote/
Remote Work

I know a lot of people who are looking for work these days, so I’ve collected a bunch of links that might help folks.

Taffer.ca
Show threadStarChildJun 21, 2024
@Taffer much appreciated πŸ™. I'll check them out ^^
Show threadStarChildAug 1, 2024

Thank you to everyone who originally boosted this post πŸ’œ. I am now opening up my search to remote positions in the US for either leadership or IC roles.

For new folks I have been doing security for nearly 15 years in a variety of roles. Most recently in security/risk leadership.

You can see my public resume here https://chaos-cat.page/

#FediHired #FediHire #GetFedHired

Alexa Kelley Resume 2024

Alexa Kelley's Resume 2024

Show threadCuriousMatterJun 19, 2024
@starchild Hoping your change of employment is a move up. I've seen folks on here using #FediHire #FediHired #getfedihired to call attention to their posts.
Show threadStarChildJun 19, 2024
@CuriousMatter ty! I really appreciate it πŸ™
Show threadTillwoofie Jun 20, 2024
@starchild damn, that sucks. I had applied to them a few times, but maybe just glad I never heard anything back from them now. I hope you find a good place to land soon!
Show threadStarChildJun 20, 2024

@Tillwoofie Yeah the hiring process was pretty bumpy/rough for me too. It definitely sounds like you probably dodged a bullet TBH.

And thank you I hope so too. I feel like it's gonna be hard to find a place that was as furry friendly as VRC was. I really liked being able to attend meetings in my avatar q.q

Show threadTillwoofie Jun 20, 2024
@starchild that would be pretty badass to just pop into a meeting in your avatar xD second best is just camera off wearing a kigu!
Show threadSpokeekJun 20, 2024
@starchild wishing you to find something good!
Show threadStarChildJun 20, 2024
@spokeek ty!! It's been a stressful time, but I'm feeling hopeful for finding a good fit somewhere.πŸ˜…
Show threadThibaultmol 🌈Jun 20, 2024
@starchild #GetFediHired is also a pretty popular tag for this
Show threadAlice AverlongπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈJun 20, 2024
@starchild boosted. Best of luck!
Show threadStarChildJun 20, 2024
@foone thank you! πŸ’œ
Show threadJorinJun 20, 2024
@starchild good luck!! <3
Show threadStarChildJun 20, 2024
@jorin thank you!
Show thread𝔰π”₯π”¦π”Ÿπ” π”¬Jun 20, 2024
@starchild boosted
Show threadStarChildJun 20, 2024
@shibacomputer I appreciate it ^^
Show threadLandwombleJun 21, 2024
@starchild we're hiring for a few security roles in Ireland https://jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/search?q=security&lc=Ireland&lc=Dublin%2C%20Dublin%2C%20Ireland&lc=Multiple%20Locations%2C%20Ireland&l=en_us&pg=1&pgSz=20&o=Relevance&flt=true&ref=cms
Hit me up if you need more info.
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Show threadStarChildJun 21, 2024
@Landwomble Thanks!
Show threadLandwombleJun 21, 2024
@starchild lmk if you need an intro etc
Show threadLandwombleJun 21, 2024
@starchild happy to do a referral if you want to lmk a contact email address etc
Show threadTaffer πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Jun 21, 2024
@starchild did I already send this to you, I’m losing track- https://taffer.ca/posts/2023/remote/
Remote Work

I know a lot of people who are looking for work these days, so I’ve collected a bunch of links that might help folks.

Taffer.ca
Show threadStarChildJun 22, 2024
@Taffer yep, you did! but I appreciate the info/resources all the same ^^
Show threadCardboard!Jun 21, 2024
@starchild i boosted it. i wish you good luck! also i really do think VRC's kinda fell off. like, the EAC did nothing to stop the crasher bots, and also it's still ridiculously easy to steal someone's avatar. also the idea of removing a community's access to custom accessibility clients was kinda dumb, and put many people off playing VRC after that happened.
Show threadCardboard!Jun 21, 2024
@starchild that's just my opinion on VRC, but it's a valid one.
Show threadCardboard!Jun 21, 2024
@starchild also i feel like as a multiplayer game where you sit around and talk, and most custom clients are for good rather than evil, anti cheat isn't really worth it. also it's kinda stupid game design that VRC can have clients connect to it that causes the game to remotely crash.
Show threadStarChildJun 24, 2024

@cardboard ty for the boost. πŸ™

As far as EAC I can't say too much. I hired in shortly after it first got released on the platform and so wasn't involved in the decision process to deploy it.

That in mind my team _was_ in charge of maintaining it. Without breaking NDA, I can say that the reasoning was very solid from an infosec perspective, but I was hoping in the long term to move the platform away from a kernel based anti-cheat.

Sadly it's no longer my call to make it happen.

Show threadCardboard!Jun 25, 2024
@starchild no problem! also your opinion is fair enough, and i'll accept it.
Show threadSite Reliability EnbyπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸπŸ”¦πŸ“ˆπŸΊπŸ‘—πŸ˜·Aug 1, 2024

@starchild Hey, I have you on linkedin :) (we overlapped same employer by about a week)

Boosted. Will keep an eye out for anything for you too.

Show threadStarChildAug 4, 2024
@SiteRelEnby much appreciated πŸ’œ