SKILLS:

Splunk Installation/Configuration, Splunk Administration, System Architecture and Design, Big Data Analysis, VMware and VSphere Administration, Access Control, Risk Management, C++, C#, Software Development, SQL Server Administration, Linux Administration, Windows Administration.

EXPERIENCE:

Senior Security Engineer/Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• North American Engineer for the security log and data analysis Splunk project. Set up and configured Splunk instances in six data centers in North America, EMEA and APAC.
• These Splunk instances collect security events from over 16,000 company servers, firewalls and over 15 other security technologies worldwide. Setup and configure Splunk systems to preform analysis, alerts and reports on hacking/malicious activities on Confidential systems and networks.
• This system will collect three terabytes of data per day when finished.
• Lead North American Engineer for Privileged Access Management project. Worked with contractors and other team members to configure and enroll over 3000 database systems, completing the project that was eighteen months behind schedule in six months.
• Support Engineer for the Symantec Critical System Protection IDS/IPS for North America. This system monitors and reports on over 12000 servers.
• Support Engineer for Farmer/ Confidential Global Information Security VBlock systems running VMware in North America, Europe and Hong Kong. Over 600 Linux and Windows virtual servers are supported on these system. I also review specifications for the architecture of these systems. Negotiate with our vendors during the bidding process. Assist with the installation and configuration process as well as lead the team that does day to day maintenance and support.
• Review contractor Statements of Work for new and upgrade security technology projects for correct level of detail, completeness, and accuracy.
• Coordinated with the Tanium team on the automated install of Splunk agents on over 600 servers in the LATAM region. This jump started a stalled project and saved the local IT teams hundreds of hours of time.

Server Specialist/Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, tested and monitor Symantec Critical Systems Protection for the State of Oklahoma.
• This system provided security monitoring on over 1200 physical and virtual servers.
• Migration of State Agencies into the Confidential ISD datacenter and standards.
• This involved auditing the servers, workstations, network and security (such as group policies, shares, ports used/open, firewall configuration, backups and antivirus) and then migrating these systems into the Confidential active directory, email, file system and network environment.
• Part of team which installed, configured, tested and used Solarwinds management software to monitor over 1200 physical and virtual Microsoft and Linux servers.

Senior Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and programed interface software for company’s Great Plains Dynamics accounting system using C#,
• ADO.net and MS SQL.
• Database Administrator of company’s Microsoft SQL Data Warehouse.
• Upgraded login, data and connection security of company’s legacy applications.
• Developed and wrote Business Intelligence and Analysis applications in C#.Net and C++.

Server Specialist/Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Project team leader for the building and maintaining of over 150 virtual VMware servers and workstations.
• Team leader for the installing and troubleshooting of Tivoli BA and TDP backup systems for over 600 physical and virtual servers.
• Team leader and serving in DBA role in multiple Microsoft SQL server projects.
• Project team leader for the upgrade of 350 virtual workstations from Windows XP to Windows 8.

Information Services Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed and managed security rules, guidelines and training for Commission employees and licensees.
• Wrote and maintained the agency’s Disaster Recovery, Risk Management and IS Security plans.
• Took over a migration project of the Commissions legacy licensing system that was 3 years behind schedule and completed it in three months after being hired. Developed and upgraded new security and access controls to the new system which were needed to meet regulative requirements for State agencies which collect confidential customer data.
• Designed the specifications and security requirements for the migration of the Commission’s licensing testing software to a third party Web Company. Managed the testing and troubleshooting of the website so that it met the contracted business and security requirements.

Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed the designed and implementation of an enterprise wide software testing system using Rational Tools for a Medical Testing Company with over 500 employees. Results of this testing lead to my client renegotiating their contract with the software development company leading to over a million dollars in savings for the project.
• Implemented and reviewed Security, Disaster Recovery and Risk Management plans for clients ranging from 5 to 3500 employees.
• Provided Windows and Linux Server Security Administration for clients.
• Lead the team that designed and implemented network and server security, procedures and protocols while at the same time rolling out security rules and software to over three hundred servers for a large multi - site/multi-state Financial Institution with over 3000 users.
• Project Manager for development and implementation teams at numerous clients.