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Data Security Specialist Resume

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Springfield, IL

SUMMARY:

Experienced Information Security expert with 12 years experience in the financial, retail, manufacturing, medical, and public sectors.

EXPERTISE:

  • SIEM Implementation and Management
  • Information Security Policy Writing
  • Vulnerability Lifecycle Management
  • DLP and Data Classification
  • Web Content Filters
  • Email Security Appliances
  • Public key Infrastructure
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Endpoint Encryption
  • AV and ATP Solutions
  • Privilege Escalation
  • Password Vaults
  • Identity Access Management
  • End user Training and Documentation
  • User Behavior Analytics
  • Forensic Investigation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Springfield, IL

Data Security Specialist

Responsibilities:

  • Provide Information Security oversight over IT initiatives and business projects.
  • Architect, implement, and maintain Information Security solutions.
  • Assess and report on both infrastructure and application vulnerabilities throughout their lifecycle.
  • Foster a culture of growth by providing cross - training, mentorship, and support to enable others to achieve.
  • Provide support, guidance, and ensure continued development of the Security Operations Center.
  • Write and Maintain Information Security policies in alignment with industry security best practices.
  • Respond to and investigate security incidents and events.
  • Be the point of last tier escalation for technical teams and business partners across the enterprise.
  • Deployed a next signature-less generation algorithm based cloud Advanced Threat Protection solution that layered beneath the existing traditional signature based anti-virus and reduced field endpoint infection rates by over 50%.
  • Migrated the organizations existing multi-vendor PKI to a single managed cloud-based PKI solution.
  • Provided leadership as the lead engineer on a multi-year Data Loss Prevention and Data Classification project across the enterprise that provided visibility, oversight and enabled protective measures to be taken for over 2TB of previously unaccounted for sensitive data.
  • Maintained the organizations Enterprise Password Vault solution and provided direction and support for integration with enterprise applications.
  • Architected, stewarded, and championed the organizations use of AWS resources that led to and facilitated a DevOps initiative in AWS for a $55 million modernization project.
  • Provided management with monthly Information Security metrics that include vulnerability lifecycle management, endpoint infection rates, and web and email security statistics.
  • Implemented an Confidential proxy to provide web content filtering and enable visibility into outbound internet traffic to ensure policy compliance.

Confidential, Springfield, IL

Founder

Responsibilities:

  • Created and enforced IT security paradigms to minimize the risk of business interruptions, ensure confidentiality of data, and maintain data integrity.
  • Architected and implemented virtual and cloud environments.
  • Refreshed and supported enterprise routers and firewalls.
  • Developed and supported custom applications.
  • Administered and provided support for Windows environments.

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