Hyuntae Yoo  (Hunter Yoo)

Hyuntae Yoo (Hunter Yoo)

Cybersecurity & Network Engineering · Graduating December 2026

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Education

Purdue University

Aug 2020 – Dec 2026

B.S. Cybersecurity, Network Engineering Technology · GPA 3.68

West Lafayette, IN

Experience

Network Engineering Aide

Jan 2025 – Sep 2026

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

  • Provisioned Cisco switches and routers and fulfilled campus IT service tickets for device lifecycle operations, including service changes and equipment repairs.
  • Traced campus fiber connections and performed repairs as needed to support network maintenance.
  • Verified access point and telecommunications-room records against physical infrastructure, corrected discrepancies, and supported ISO audit preparation.

Public Cloud Security Intern

Jul 2026

LG Uplus

Seoul, South Korea

  • Designed an AWS-focused Zero Trust security architecture for a multi-cloud environment based on NIST SP 800-207 and KISA guidelines.
  • Developed a centralized AWS access governance model using IAM Identity Center, standardized permission sets, and AWS Organizations SCP guardrails to support least-privilege access across multiple accounts.
  • Designed security workflows incorporating device posture checks, short-lived credentials, centralized monitoring, and automated remediation.
  • Selected as an outstanding intern.

Teaching Assistant

Aug 2024 – May 2025

Purdue Polytechnic Institute

West Lafayette, IN

  • Guided students on Windows System Administration projects each semester, supporting their understanding and skill development.
  • Evaluated assignments and projects, providing detailed feedback to improve student learning outcomes.
  • Identified and resolved technical issues in the lab environment to keep operations running smoothly for students.

Datacenter Infrastructure Engineer

Jul 2024 – Aug 2024

Purdue Polytechnic Institute

West Lafayette, IN

  • Built a two-room data center environment supporting research and instructional needs.
  • Installed and configured physical servers, cabling, and power distribution systems.
  • Configured Cisco and HP network equipment for a learning environment.

IT Specialist

Nov 2021 – Aug 2023

Republic of Korea Air Force

South Korea

  • Configured and repaired IT endpoints across internet, intranet, and private networks.
  • Troubleshot hardware, software, and network issues using technical procedures.
  • Provided IT equipment maintenance and communications support during a two-month unit assignment.

Projects

Hybrid Cloud Security HomeLab & Zero Trust Design

Dec 2025 – Present

  • Built a hybrid lab using OCI, VMware ESXi, and UniFi, separating management, internal services, and public-facing environments through VLANs and DMZ segmentation.
  • Configured K3s with DNS/HTTPS service access to support incident response training.
  • Hardened remote administrative access using Tailscale subnet routing, UniFi firewall policies, and Linux UFW to restrict management exposure.
  • Designed Zero Trust access workflows covering permission revocation during role changes and just-in-time production access with approvals and automatic expiry.

Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate · Cisco

Valid through Sep 2029

LPIC-1: Linux Administrator · Linux Professional Institute

Valid through Apr 2028

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner · Amazon Web Services

Valid through Nov 2028

Technical skills

Networking & infrastructure: Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, UniFi, VLANs, DMZ, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, DHCP, NAT, STP, SNMP, Wireshark, LibreNMS, wireless, fiber

Systems, cloud & services: Linux administration, Windows, VMware ESXi, OCI, Kubernetes, Vagrant, Docker, cloud-native infrastructure, cloud-init, Confluence/Jira

Security: Zero Trust architecture, network segmentation, firewalls/ACLs, pfSense, UFW, Tailscale, TLS/HTTPS, PKI, IDS/IPS, ISO/IEC 27001

Updated October 14, 2026 hyuntae.net

Case studies for the homelab, the K3s platform, the docs site, and IRLab are on the projects page ›