SUMMARY:

To secure and maintain an Information Security position with Confidential global agency that will fully utilize my education and skills while providing an opportunity for advancement and growth.

RELATED TECHNOLOGIES:

Windows, Microsoft Office, Visio, NESSUS, AppDetective, WebInspect, eEye Retina, Gold Disk, Remedy Service Desk, SharePoint, Xacta IA Manager, Risk Vision, Trusted Agent FISMA (TAF), Risk Management System (RMS), Cyber Security Assessment and Management (CSAM) and iMatrix.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Information Systems Security Officer, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for following and implementing all federal information assurance policies.
• Ensure compliance with all systems security requirements and updates, providing guidance and instruction as necessary to the existing personnel.
• Perform vulnerability scans to identify and report system weakness to System Owner and System Development Team.
• Support continuous monitoring by initiating remediation activities of all vulnerabilities and tracking POA&M status on Confidential weekly basis.

Confidential

Information Assurance Support Specialist, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to Department of State ( Confidential ) Global Information Services (GIS), Office of Information Programs and Services (IPS) Division
• Develop, create and submit Assessment and Authorization ( Confidential & Confidential ) packages while applying the Risk Management Framework (RMF) for systems that are in the development stage and considered Major Applications for Authorization.
• Initiate remediation activities for findings from IA in order to achieve the full three years of an ATO.
• Schedule and conduct Contingency Plan Tests (CPT) and maintain systems contingency plans and performance measurements.
• Collaborate closely with system stakeholders on Confidential daily basis.

Confidential

Cyber Security Analyst, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Office of Cyber Security (OCS) Resiliency Team.
• Examine, interview, and test procedures in accordance with Confidential 800 - 53A Rev 4 to determine the effectiveness of security controls.
• Ensure that all security documentation is aligned with Confidential guidance and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) IT Security Policy for general support systems and major applications.
• Develop recommendations based on findings from Security Control Assessment and Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M) Management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify strategies to improve the Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) and Security Authorization process.

Confidential

Information Assurance Specialist, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the Department of State ( Confidential ) Information Resource Management (IRM), Enterprise Server Operations Center ( Confidential ), and Business Analytics Team.
• Designated as the Information Assurance liaison to manage daily security activities and requirements for the Confidential data centers.
• Manage the Confidential & Confidential process in accordance with the RMF process for the Confidential Enterprise General Support System (GSS).
• Initiate compliance and vulnerability scan requests to identify and report weaknesses and potential security breaches.
• Initiate remediation activities for the Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M) process.

Confidential

Information Assurance Analyst, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Initiate the development and implementation of all security authorization packages for new information systems as implemented by the guidance of the Confidential and the RMF.
• Conduct network and user activity audits for existing information systems while implementing DHS and USSS security policies, activities, and standards.
• Initiate vulnerability assessments and remediation activities as part of continuous monitoring.
• Track and report all Privacy Threshold Analysis ( Confidential ), Privacy Impact Assessment ( Confidential ) and System of Records Notice (SORN) for each system and other privacy related matters.

Confidential

Information Systems Security Officer, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of all C& Confidential documentation.
• Identify controls to ensure that all policies and documentation are aligned with the Confidential and DHS IT Security Policy Guidance for general support systems and major applications.
• Support the CISO by ensuring that all security changes are addressed in configuration reviews and Change Control Boards ( Confidential ).
• Initiate vulnerability scan requests to identify and report system weakness to System Owner Support Team.
• Support continuous monitoring by initiating remediation activities of all vulnerabilities and tracking POA&M status on Confidential weekly basis.
• Conduct IT security reviews with system administrators, system owners and system users.

Confidential

Information Assurance Specialist, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for C& Confidential of HUD Confidential information systems while ensuring conformance to Confidential, FISMA and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) federal standards.
• Support Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) methodology by monitoring Service Level Agreement (SLA) management and analysis.
• Review Statements of Work (SOW) for conformance to security related contracting requirements and provide input as needed.
• Perform gap analysis of the contract requirements to ensure that deliverables are met; plan, organize and provide guidance as necessary.
• Generate various reports to include project progress and shortfalls on meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs).