SUMMARY:

Seeking a position to utilize experience of leading a project to install and implement sophisticated Network Protection tools, System Engineering, Systems Administration and Security Engineering. The appropriate role will require both experienced leadership skills and proven business judgment. It will draw on diverse expertise such as managing crises through change management and enterprise security compliance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS/PROFICIENCIES:

• Senior Systems Engineer and Project Management skills working with people geographically dispersed with multiple cultures.
• Foreign language specialties: native speaker Dari/Farsi, Pashto, Hindi and Urdu.
• BMC Remedy ITSM 8.1 Administrator/Systems Engineer
• ACAS Administrator/Security Engineer (Security Center Server 5.3)
• Systems and Network Management Software Engineering, Information Assurance, Security Event Information Management, Enterprise Backup, Enterprise Storage Management (SAN), CA Service Assurance Products (CA Spectrum, CA eHealth), BMC Remedy Information Technology Service Management (ITSM).
• Have extensive working knowledge of US Confidential NetOps Tools Capabilities and Architecture.
• Windows Server 2008 R2/2012 R2, Red Hat Linux, Solaris, VMware vSphere, Retina, Nessus/Security Center, Gold Disk, DISA STIGs, DIACAP, SCAP STIG Viewer

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Sierra Vista, AZ

Senior Principal Engineer/Systems

Responsibilities:

• Provide security engineering, test and evaluation, integration and sustainment support, configuration management, and life - cycle support of the Confidential Enterprise Service Management System (ESMS).
• As Lab Manager maintained a secure ESMS baseline for ITSM 8.1 enterprise Hub and Spoke architecture baseline.
• Maintain enterprise baseline on VMware ESXi 5.5 running on Windows Server 2008 R2 AGM build.
• Maintain Active Directory in ESMS lab environment.
• Support the Storage Area Network (SAN)/Network Attached Storage (NAS) operations, Network Management and Operations, Network Performance Monitoring, and Service Desk.
• Provide Operational Engineering support to the Configuration Management (CM) processes in support of the CMDB/SO, Remedy Analytics, Remedy SLM, Remedy SRM, RKM, and BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management (BPPM) Suite and BMC Remedy Analytics and Dashboards.
• Maintain standard baseline configuration within the ITSM 8.1 lab environment throughout system lifecycle, all changes to the ESMS core architecture standard baseline configuration must go through the approved ISEC and NETCOM Configuration Manager Process.
• Initiated system Requests for Change (RFC) as necessary and support the CM processes and perform tests of proposed changes (such as patching), and develop and test release packages within 7 days of tasking.
• Provide support to operational organizations supporting RFCs and Information Assurance Vulnerability Assessment (IAVA) compliance.
• Review and maintain system documentation, to include the System Design Plan (SDP) and implementation plans/procedures related to RFC actions required for systems administrators on all approved system configuration deviations.
• Assist project task lead with IA requirements (RMF, DIACAP, EMASS) and gathering of SCAP analysis artifacts to sustain accreditation of ESMS.
• Participate in technical document reviews of architectural analyses, configuration designs, engineering process submissions, operational and technical requirements, architectures, design criteria, functionality gaps, performance standards, and engineering concepts to support security, technical, and operational objectives.
• Perform weekly ACAS scans of development and production ITSM 8.1 assets to check for security vulnerabilities.
• Remediate IAVA’s based ACAS scans on security vulnerabilities and performed post functionality testing on patch updates to ITSM 8.1 Hub and Spoke architecture baseline.
• Disseminate patch update procedures to all Regional Cyber Centers (RCCs) worldwide.

Confidential, Sierra Vista, AZ

Co-Founder of AnchorNetSecurity

Responsibilities:

• Confidential delivers Network Security using the best in class standards, appropriate for comprehensive middleware solutions that are cost-effective, highly available, fault-tolerant and scalable meeting business transaction demands.
• Similarly Confidential works with customers to deliver Information Security along with meeting applicable regulatory and compliance requirements. All the while focusing on confidentiality, integrity, and availability to meet the operational needs of our customers and their information systems.

Confidential, Fort Huachuca, AZ

Senior Systems Engineer - Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Work with government personnel and contractors to infuse NetOps Tools technical capabilities, consisting of, but not limited to, CA Spectrum, CA eHealth, Red Hat Linux, VMware vSphere and Windows Server 2008 in the US Confidential Enterprise, which includes Tier III support to worldwide Theater Network Operations and Security Centers (TNOSCs) running on NIPR & SIPR environments.
• Directed the Installation and configuration of CA Spectrum r9.2, integrated with CA eHealth 6.3 at TNOSC sites for US Confidential . And provided Information Assurance guidance to NetOps Tools capabilities.
• Research and analyze DOD and Department of the Confidential (DA) security standards to mitigate security vulnerabilities in the integration of CA Spectrum/CA eHealth products and operating systems running Windows Server 2008, Red Hat Linux 5.9 on VMware vSphere 5.1 environment.
• Headed a team to provide tier three support (highest level) to Confidential TNOSC sites on CA Spectrum and CA eHealth (Service Assurance products), INFOSEC, Windows Server 2008, Red Hat Linux 5.9, VMware vSphere 5.1, 3PAR Storage F200.
• Managed virtualized test/development and enterprise baseline systems to mimic production systems in a lab environment HP c3000/c7000 chassis populated with BL465 and BL685 hardware.
• Maintained security posture of network and hosts devices using Host Based Security Systems (HBSS) and running scans pertaining to Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs).
• Used BMC Remedy ITSM to track tier III support issues, configuration/change management and IAVAs to affected systems.
• Collaborated with other OED engineers with integration between NetMan products and BMC ITSM Remedy to generate tickets and automate the ticket notification process.
• Provided engineering testing and validation plans for NetOps Tools Capabilities. Developed documentation such as Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTPs), Systems Design Plans (SDP), installation and configuration build guides.

Confidential, Fort Huachuca, AZ

Senior Systems Engineer - Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of various strategic network and data architecture initiatives for the US Confidential Enterprise NetOps Tools capabilities in NIPR & SIPR environments.
• Provided Information Assurance guidance to NetOps Tool capabilities.
• Designed and prepared technical reports and related documentation, and make charts and graphs to record results. Prepared and delivered presentations, briefings, and In-Progress-Reviews (IPRs) as required by the project implementation.
• Provided technical engineering support service worldwide TNOSC on CA Spectrum NMS and Microsoft SMS 2003/SCCM 2007 in accordance with standard project management, systems engineering, and operational development, and evaluation practices
• Developed technical documentation in testing and integration of applications such as Microsoft SMS 2003/SCCM 2007 and Computer Associates (CA) Spectrum Network Management System (NMS) for implementation into the Confidential ’s Area Processing Center (APC) single Network Enterprise Center (NEC) architecture and the enterprise Confidential ’s TNOSCs worldwide.
• Used BMC Remedy for tracking for tier III support call for NetMan and SysMan projects.

Confidential, Fort Huachuca, AZ

Systems Engineer/Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Supported and maintained baseline of Sun Solaris systems and Windows 2003 Servers in support of CA Spectrum NMS project for TNOSC sites.
• Implemented Configuration Management (CM) solution using Serena Dimensions 9.1 and provided technical support to NETCOM users.
• Implemented McAfee’s IntruShield network Intrusion Prevention Solutions (IPS) appliance and provide technical support to all Confidential installations.
• Performed software and system upgrades maturing overall system capabilities.

Confidential, Scottsdale, Arizona

Senior Windows Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining of over 200 corporate Windows 2000/NT server infrastructure.
• Maintained daily backups of Windows2000/NT servers and databases such as SQL 2000, Exchange 5.5, Lotus Domino 6 on Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.1.5
• Microsoft Clustering NT 4.0 servers and Terminal Server Administration Experience.
• Project Management experience, design implementation of systems.
• Performed capacity planning, forecasting on all essential enterprise systems.
• Enterprise System Monitoring and Administration via Tivoli and BMC Patrol to ensure system availability.
• Hands-on experience and Technical knowledge of Windows 2000/NT servers, HP/Compaq servers, SAN Management, network management tools, network equipment, protocols, and network management principles.
• Experience in deploying, supporting Intel-based server hardware and Windows 2000/NT servers running Oracle 9i, SQL 2000, MQSeries, IIS 5.0, Citrix Metaframe, Siebel Systems, Kronos, Resumix Microstrategy, MS Office Suite, Crystal Report, CentraOne, Domino.Doc

Lead Telecom Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall company implementation of client connectivity (Rx Pharmacies)
• Certify external client connectivity’s and provided second level technical support on NDM, NJE, Mailbox (Advantis and Unified Network), RJE 3770, FTP, TN3270, (TCP/IP protocols - frame relay connectivity) to external and internal users (IBM/AIX).
• Knowledge of MVS/ESA utilities TSO/ISPF, JES2, VTAM/SDSF, Netview, Netspy, Session View and VTAM/NCP (IBM OS/390).

Systems Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided operations support on Unisys 6000/65 to meet business requirements.
• Performed nightly system backups on all batched jobs keyed on DCR software

Tapes/Telecom Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed data format submitted via tape, telecom or diskette by external clients.
• Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) health care experience.

Computer Operator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided operations support on IBM mainframe, AS400 and Tandem systems.