SUMMARY:

• IT certified professional with 8 years of experience in a fast - paced professional environments.
• Experience with Linux OS (Ubuntu Distros, Kali Linux).
• Experience with Linux, Unix and Microsoft OS troubleshooting.
• Experience with managing network devices, security controls; switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, proxy devices, wireless access points and controllers, network access controls, security policies.
• Experience with enterprise architectures, remote access, satellite offices, data centers and cloud services.
• Experience with Virtualization - Windows Hyper-V, VMware Client, Oracle VirtualBox - San Attached storage.
• Experience with transports, protocols, routing, enterprise network infrastructure.
• Experience with Monitoring\ Analysis Tools - Splunk, Wire Shark
• Experience with Configuration Management Tools - Nessus
• Experience with Azure Cloud System Architecture/Design, including PowerShell Management.
• Familiar with Data Analysis querying applications - MySQL, MSSQL, Python.
• Excellent oral and writing skills as you will be required to brief senior management.
• Can create and update SOPs and additional technical documentation for all systems listed above.
• Proven ability to work independently as well as with a team.
• Ability to multitask on operational issues in a group environment.
• Proven record of implementing efficiencies in support of the customer in fast paced environments.
• Proven record of self-advancement through the acquisition of industry leading certifications.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Security+
• A+
• Vulnerability Assessment
• NIST SP
• Network+
• IT Instruction
• Linux - Kali
• Penetration Testing
• Troubleshooting
• Management
• FISMA
• Microsoft 365
• Splunk
• Nessus
• Python
• Wire Shark
• MySQL
• Data Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Manage and collaborate with several enterprise and dev teams (SaaS, DSEs, AM) to research, facilitate testing, monitor and maintain client information security and data.
• SME for client infrastructure design and engineer requirements, auditing and assessing client vulnerabilities metrics.
• Coordinate network security scans while assessing commercial cloud environments.
• Analyze scan results to determine quality, accuracy and authoring SARs, SAPs, RARs.
• Prioritize security risks, vulnerabilities and collaborate with development teams for remediation - serving our educational, legal and healthcare client organizations across the nation.
• Provide secure software guidance to software dev team members while interfacing with all levels of personnel.

Lead Security Analyst

Confidential, MD

Responsibilities:

• Ensured integrity of IT systems by identifying and mitigating potential avenues of exploitation, including system level attacks and user level attacks per RMF, CNSSI 1253, NIST SP 800-53, PCI
• Coordinated planning, scheduling, and testing of projects A&A process while developing and documenting security evaluation test plans and procedures by performing hands on security testing, analyzes results, documents risks, and recommends countermeasures based on reviews of security plans and interviews with local teams to assess systems against information assurance policies, regulations and instructions.
• Advised and assisted with the SLAs for A&A process and development of SSP by developing risk assessments, recommending mitigating countermeasures, with succinct risk assessment and certification reports for submission to CIO.

Confidential

Lead Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Applied IAVAs, determining if vulnerabilities exist and, if found, what mitigating strategies can be applied.
• Ensured integrity of IT systems by identifying and mitigating potential avenues of exploitation, including system level attacks and user level attacks per RMF, CNSSI 1253, NIST SP 800-53, PCI
• Coordinated planning, scheduling, and testing of projects A&A process while developing and documenting security evaluation test plans and procedures by performing hands on security testing, analyzes results, documents risks, and recommends countermeasures based on reviews of security plans and interviews with local teams to assess systems against information assurance policies, regulations and instructions.
• Advised and assisted with the SLAs for A&A process and development of SSP by developing risk assessments, recommending mitigating countermeasures, with succinct risk assessment and certification reports for submission to CIO.

Confidential

Market CSE Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Delegate, manage, route CSEs by responding to, creating and implementing solutions for employee assistance requests concerning computer, data, and related IT issues.
• Tasked with department employment hiring and training of CSEs.
• Provided guidance to management and executive teams regarding areas of concerns and suggested resolutions or best practices.

Onsite IT Customer Support Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Resolved and\or escalated incidents and assigned tickets by identifying recurring problems, communicating resolution of issues and problems to the end user and peers.
• Performed tracking and documentation with detailed information of incidents, status of service requests, and resolutions into CRM. Actively monitored resolution of problems to achieve closing with PC or client/server platforms and/or hardware.
• Performed the setup and maintenance of computer systems by installing and/or upgrading hardware and software, system backups and ensured integrity of backup media and peripherals.