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Web Security & Performance Engineer

Steven J. Hubbard · Solutions Architect · remote nationwide

Robust protection for your online assets, data integrity, and user trust, paired with speed, responsiveness, and overall performance tuning. Performance and accessibility become release gates rather than aspirations.

What I deliver

Security and identityOAuth 2.0, SAML, single sign-on, AWS Cognito, secure API design, SFTP and PGP data transfer, and application security in distributed and cloud environments.

CompliancePCI DSS SAQ and vulnerability scan remediation, and HIPAA-scoped delivery environments.

PerformanceCore Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS), bundle and image optimization, sub-second load targets, and performance budgets as release gates.

Hardening and accessibilitySecurity hardening of inherited CMS installs, plus WCAG 2.1 AA conformance and screen reader testing.

Where I’ve done it

Chrome Industries

Magento Developer, 2014 – 2015

Managed PCI DSS SAQ and vulnerability scan remediation across CyberSource and PayPal payment workflows, achieving full compliance. Custom JavaScript and CSS cut page load 30%.

Eye Appeal Inc.

Senior Architect & Developer, Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

Cloud-hosted SvelteKit and Next.js applications at Lighthouse 95+ with sub-second loads and zero-downtime weekly releases, with WCAG 2.1 AA and Core Web Vitals as release acceptance criteria.

Lexmark

Front-End AEM Developer & Architect, Oct 2022 – Mar 2023

About 35% faster page loads from refactored CMS components.

Horizon Media / Night Market

Web Director & Solutions Architect, Oct 2023 – Mar 2024

Front-end and AEM delivery for UnitedHealthcare in a HIPAA-scoped environment.

First Presbyterian Church

Contract

Accessibility and security hardening on a WordPress install that had accumulated plugin debt.

Mend Medical Wear

Lead Architect & Developer, May 2026 – Present

Delivered to WCAG 2.1 AA and Core Web Vitals targets, with technical SEO and structured metadata in place at launch.

Stack

OAuthSAMLSSOAWS CognitoPGPSFTPPCI DSSHIPAALighthouseaxeCore Web VitalsGTmetrixWCAG 2.1 AA

Work with me

Available now for contract, contract-to-hire, fractional and full-time work. I usually reply within a day.

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