SUMMARY:

• Over 10+ years of experience in IT field and strongly providing technical and security functions to Multi - tasking companies and organizations.
• Developed and maintains system security plans and contingency plans with the major applications.
• Ensured that system security plans and contingency plans are developed and maintained for each system and applications, and ensured systems personnel are properly designated, and trained.
• Administration, Troubleshoot, and Installation of Cyber Ark security components e.g. CPM, EPV, PVWA, PSM with recorder, DR, AD, LDAP and other PIM Suite. Vault and Password maintenances.
• Created Plans, administered and oversees network design, implements, organizes, and troubleshoots problems on network; monitors underlying communication protocols and supports network hardware and software; maintains application data integrity and availability.
• Lead the network engineering team of six for about five years in different projects, which include system support and or integration.
• Assisted end users’ inquiries regarding the use of specific software such as data base, printing, programming languages, electronic mail, and operating systems in tech support areas.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 95, 2000, 2003, 2007, (Perl, Shell etc), Window 7, Unix/Linux, & Office Suite including VISIO

Database & Reporting tools: Web Based Apps, Access, SharePoint

Skills: Communication Skills, Project Management Methodologies, Business Process Methodologies / Change Management

ID Management: making sure that ids and passwords are maintained regularly, data encryption is in orderly functioning, security lock and others are maintained etc. Managing Cyber-Ark Security that offers any enterprise a wide range of services and support options to making digital vault solution a success; these services include

Active Directory: maintained the DNS, LDAP in order to manage customers account properly and provide secured, structured data storage in hierarchy order.

Network Architecture: designing computer networks that aims Confidential allowing many type of systems; hardware, software, protocols, and devices to communicate with one another.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, Texas

Cyber Ark Admin

Responsibilities:

• Build Safes and add servers into the safes as needed. Troubleshoot and fix all problems that arose in Cyber Ark due to ill-usage of the cyber ark from different users.
• Maintain PSM recording and check the session recorded and the log. Knowledge of PKI encryption and decryption functionalities in the Vault and EPV. Maintain EPV for password authentication. Maintain Central Policy Manager (CPM) where all account resides.
• Maintain Privilege Vault Web Access (PVWA) for RDP/VPN users, experience with PKI Vault encryption & decryption. Maintain Active Direction for Privilege Users, groups, and users. Perform some upgrades, migration, and basic installations from 7.2X to 9.6.

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Lead Engineer - Active Directory Authentication

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and resolve all user issues in AD. Assign level of privileges to different administrators, both local and domain administrators. Add new users into the AD portal and delete old users that no more have an assigned duties with the company.
• Maintained password for correct authentication of users and administrators that were stored in Cyber Ark/AD and resolve password issues that may come up from time to time with the administrators and groups/users. Knowledge of PKI encryption and decryption functionalities.

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Cyber Ark Admin

Thomasville, GA

• Build Safes and add servers into the safes as needed. Troubleshoot and fix all problems that arose in Cyber Ark due to ill-usage of the cyber ark from different users.
• Maintain PSM recording and check the session recorded and the log. Knowledge of PKI encryption and decryption functionalities in the Vault and EPV. Maintain EPV for password authentication. Maintain Central Policy Manager (CPM) where all account resides.
• Maintain Privilege Vault Web Access (PVWA) for RDP/VPN users, experience with PKI Vault encryption & decryption. Maintain Active Direction for Privilege Users, groups, and users.

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Cyber Ark Administrator

Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Cyber Ark Vault Maintenances. Building CyberArk safes and adding different applications/portfolios in the safes. Active Directory group/user authentication and maintenances. Authentication and Authorization of Privilege users working with Cyber Ark and Access Management.
• General managing of Cyber-Ark Security that offers any enterprise a wide range of services and support options to making digital vault solution a success; these services include implementation, consulting, training, maintenance, online support and vault scripting, SIEM, and Digital Certification supporting. Decommissioning servers as need be or as requested by server Engineers.
• Setting security policies to enhance orderliness in the usage of security issues.
• Knowledge of CPM/PPM/EPV/PSM&PSM Recorder for RDP connections and session recording of activity logs in the PVWA, such as SIEM.
• Knowledge of PKI encryption and decryption functionalities in the Vault and EPV.
• Complete knowledge of PIM components.

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Cyber Ark Security Engineer (PIM Operation)

Richmond VA

• Cyber Ark Vault Maintenances, 2FA troubleshooting, accesses and authentications, SAPM troubleshooting & repairs, SUPM users authentications and maintenances. General managing of Cyber-Ark Security that offers any enterprise a wide range of services and support options to making digital vault solution a success; these services include implementation, consulting, training, maintenance, online support and vault scripting, and Digital Certification supporting.
• Perform Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment to improve application security.
• Utilization of Active Directory, LDAP and different servers for troubleshooting customer’s problems; Utilization of Opsware (Server Automation) product for server/s maintenance. Many of services and/or duties performed, utilizes Cisco products like firewalls for data/information protection of the security network by either allowing or disallowing information to the internal network or not. IDS/IPS for protection and detection of vulnerabilities in the network. Routers for information routing from internal host to different clients, ACS, VMware and servers.

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Switch Technician Colombia SC

• installing switched, cable, signaling systems; multiplexors, completing switch translations, routing and circuit turn-ups, equipment testing, alarms, line and trunk maintenance. Installation of equipment used in operating a variety of equipment and devices associated with telephone switching.
• Analyze and troubleshoot problems that occur with the equipment technician uses in servicing. Getting instructions sometimes from the client where switching equipment is to be installed. Interacting with field technicians to make sure all the switches outside the Central Office is performing accordingly.

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Network Control Specialist / Voice Engineer / Security Engineer

Atlanta, GA

• GNO-NSS Network Control Engineer is responsible for troubleshooting the following areas: T1/T3 / IP networking and underlying protocols, OSPF, BGP, SS7, Voice Tones, Voicemail, Voice Dialing, General and Specific RF and Switch Operations issues, Call Routing Translations, Voice Services, OPNET Trace Analysis, and Features Confidential a Senior level. Understanding of handset/software and provisioning or profile/IRDB related issues pertinent to delivery of voice services, with advanced troubleshooting. Act as support for Confidential &T Mobility voice initiatives, product and service offerings, and lead projects related to new technology. Work with Customer Care Technical Support, MNRC, Outage Management, ATS, Vendors, Enterprise Administrators, NCC, 3rd party vendors and as needed ECC, NRCs and other LECs to resolve customer Voice, Feature and E911 issues.
• Utilizing Nessus5/Impervas in scanning and detecting a wild variety malware that render security systems vulnerable eg routers switches servers and workstations. With the help of Impervas, database is scanned for detection of high-risk vulnerabilities that may be undermining the security of your business
• Act as a mentor to Network Control Engineers to resolve more complex issues related to supported mobility services. Train junior engineer, and knows when to take over complex issues. Able to run NSS outage bridges as needed. Able to provide high-level and detailed technical write-ups for sniffer trace analysis to be delivered to executive leadership. Utilization of well configured Cisco Nexus Routers 1 and 2 to determine which router is the priority router while the other is a backup for good usage of MAC Addresses/ VLAN vise- visa. Maintained maintenance and trouble shooting of MPLS Frame Relay WAN networks and Cisco Switches and Load balancers utilizing Cisco Works, NetQos & VitalNet. Performed sniffer analysis using Network General & Wireshark.
• VoIP engineer, design schematics for new hardware, such as analog-to-digital adapters and standalone VoIP telephones. Also create software applications that allow users to easily make calls directly from their computers. We set up programs that help to decode speech and audible noises into digital signals called codecs which decodes back immediately into audible signals by the receiver's phone.
• Managing Network architecture/infrastructure by checking the security, performance and reliability of the network systems utilizing thin client to monitor the activities of IDS/IPS, VPN and content/spam filter. Making sure the security policy is maintained and users goes against the set protocols. Perform Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment to improve application security
• Experience in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) that enhances/optimizes TCP base application performances which operates in Wide Area Network (WAN) environment.
• Provisioning, and testing Voice Response and set-up; T-1, IBR, DSOs, T45, OCX, ATM and T1.5 products. Able to implement Cisco IP Telephony applications, Cisco Unified Communication applications including Cisco Call Manager, Aruba 5.X, and Voice Mail. Knowledge of Cisco IOS voice gateway, ICM, UC, QOS, COS, VoIP, and TDM etc

Confidential, DC

Security Analyst

• Advice the clients on security matters digitally/physically using SAN maintenance systems which includes but not limited to Id Management, IDS and IPS maintenance, Firewalls, Honey pot and DMZs. Intrusion detection and 24/7 systems monitoring.
• Ensure adequate confidentiality integrity, and availability of data and applications software residing on the system.
• Able to in corporate countermeasures in software security lifecycle firewalls development to guide against any type of vulnerability.
• Lead security engineers to incorporating application firewall/s that limits the execution of files in the network to rigorously define enterprise assets, identifying what each application does; and prioritizing potential threats and documenting adverse events and the actions taken in each case.
• Recommend to my organization the best security software & hardware to purchase and use. Perform security testing/penetration test to avoid vulnerabilities in the network.
• Perform vulnerability assessments of Systems/Network device. Working knowledge of some Security tools like Cyber Ark, IDS/IPS, SIEM, PIM, Cisco ASA Firewalls, ACS, NMAP, Nessus and Wire shark etc. Performed sniffer analysis using Network General & Wireshark, Port Security, and Cisco Nexus 2K - 7K.
• Managing Cyber-Ark Security that offers any enterprise a wide range of services and support options to making digital vault solution a success; these services include implementation, consulting, training, maintenance, online support and vault. Perform PKI encryption and decryption functionalities in the Vault, EPV, and the security operations as a whole.
• Auditing security issues to make sure that all tools/areas in network conform and works as needed.
• Utilizing Nessus5/Impervas in scanning and detecting a wild variety malware that render security systems vulnerable eg routers switches servers and workstations. . With the help of Impervas, database is scanned for detection of high-risk vulnerabilities that may be undermining the security of your business
• Experience in Perimeter firewall designing to checks incoming IP packets and blocks those it believes are intrusive. WAF application firewall that controls, input, output and access to http security network.
• Able to design and maintain internal security that includes Honey-Pot for employees’ security checks/pattern.
• Knowledge of Blue Coat proxy (SG, and Blue coat Director) functions, experience with F5 Firepass SSLVPN; experience with Radware Load Balancer and Juniper Firewall.
• Knowledge of CCTV security systems, video surveillance systems, and CCTV equipment (Closed Circuit Television), for home business and government. Surveillance cameras and DVR systems with remote Internet viewing

Confidential, GA

Network Administrator

• Teaching Data Communications, Networking, System Analysis & Design, Introduction to Micro-Computer, MS Windows 2000 Server and Active Directory.
• Other duties include: Plan, administers and oversees network design; implements, organizes, and troubleshoots problems on network; monitors underlying communication protocols and supports network hardware and software; maintains application data integrity and availability.
• Administers and oversees network design; implements, organizes, and troubleshoots problems on network; monitors underlying communication protocols and supports network hardware and software; maintains application data integrity and availability.
• Oversees administration of networks. Provides system support. Identify and recommend computer system needs. Perform additional duties as needed. Test the transportation of Data, Voice and Video from equipment to another in the school lab.
• Clear the voice hung ups, routers malfunctioning and other maintenance duties like VOIP. Troubleshoot school voice, data and video if problem occurred and resolve the problem/s. Maintain the smooth running of the school day to day activities.
• Active Directory - maintained the DNS, LDAP in order to manage customers’ account properly and provide secured, structured data storage in hierarchy order.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Data Communication Technician

• Provisioning and testing T-1, IBR, DSOs, T45, OCX, ATM VOIP, and T1.5 products and Frame Relay. Extensively trained on how to utilized BCS, TIRKS, WORD, SOTS, SARTS and DACS-OSS software for the provisioning and testing circuit to LEC or customer point.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Network Engineer/ Network Consultant

• Installation of Centrex-IP to Nortel CLEC customer for IP phones.
• Configuration, Maintenance, Operations of IP Gateway cards, Gatekeeper, LTCI. Setting up and provisioning of Nortel DMS 100/250/500 series switch.
• Experienced in setting, provisioning of Classical IP, VOIP, ATM, and IVD on the backbone network devices e.g. Nortel Passport 700, Shasta, Cisco, and Bay routers; Configuration of voices switches using servord commands.
• Configuration &Utilization of Cisco Nexus Routers 1 and 2 to determine which router is the priority router while the other is a backup for good usage of MAC Addresses/ VLAN vise- visa.
• Experience in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) that enhances/optimizes TCP base application performances which operate in Wide Area Network (WAN) environment.
• OPNET Trace Analysis for application performance management.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Network Operations Specialist (NOS)

• Support the Service Delivery or Service Assurance processes.
• Receive, analyze, monitor, and resolve network problems in a timely fashion with minimal guidance from higher-level technicians or supervisor. Maintain and managed trouble ticket system for Voice & Data, Telephony, ATM, Frame Relay, VOIP, and Residential DSL networks. Some/light experience with Lucent Naviscore.
• Utilize remote test applications for physical and logical layer testing. Work with customers on premises equipment configuration issues.