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Conducts Information Assurance risk and vulnerability assessments; ensures enterprise Information Assurance policies fully support all legal and regulatory requirements and ensures Information Assurance policies are applied in new and existing IT.Identifies Information Assurance weaknesses and provide recommendations for improvement.Monitors enterprise Information Assurance policy compliance and provides recommendations for effective implementation of IT security controls.Makes periodic evaluation and assistance visits, notes discrepancies, and recommends corrective actions.Audits and enforces the compliance of Information Assurance procedures and investigates security-related incidents.Assists in conducting IT forensic investigations.Manages the Information Assurance program and monitors emerging security technologies and industry best practices.Performs or supervises activities such as detection and protection of IT resources using Information Assurance procedures and Information Assurance enabled tools.Provides real-time intrusion detection and firewall protection for all IT resources.Responsible for Information Assurance oversight or management of national security systems during all phases of the IT life cycles.Ensures the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of IT resources.Operates and manages Information Assurance tools and Information Assurance enabled tools.Integrates tools with other IT functions to protect and defend IT resources.Provides Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability by verifying Information Assurance controls are implemented in accordance with DoD and Air Force Information Assurance standards.Analyzes risks and/or vulnerabilities and takes corrective action.Ensures appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards are incorporated into all new IT resources through certification and accreditation.Protects IT resources from malicious activity.

Responsible for complete systems project delivery to include but not limited to, systems planning, architecture, design to include disaster recovery and development environments if needed, implementation, troubleshooting, user acceptance testing, documentation, and delivery of final product to business unit and systems administrators.Ensures that systems project delivery follows the change management configuration management, and release management guidelines set forth by the business.Works closely with IT Security to ensure that all systems and networks are hardened and are in compliance with all federal, state, GLBA, SOX, PCI, and FDIC guidelines and regulations.

Managed 5 IT Systems Engineers. Insured that projects were delivered on time and within budget. Forecast-ed budget requirements and managed engineering budget. Worked closely with other areas within IT to insure best possible solution is delivered to the business unit. Oversaw the initial implementation of Enterprise VMware Virtual Infrastructure environment. Environment consists of 12 physical servers running 168 guest servers. Implementation of Virtual Center Manager, vMotion, and related fibre channel storage.Worked closely with the IT management team to develop and implement Change Management process utilizing ITIL v3 and Microsoft Framework technique.Provided leadership and guidance in accordance with company career banding guidelines. Utilized team building techniques to encourage trust and teamwork. Improved team performance utilizing counseling and mentoring techniques.

Engineer, build, deploy, and support new technologies and business applications utilizing a Microsoft Active Directory Network.Created and maintained user accounts, computer accounts, and file system rights and permissions utilizing a Microsoft Active Directory Network.Performed preventive maintenance on server and desktop equipment.Provided Tier I/II support to business units and IT Desktop Support staff.

Receives, inspects, inventories, loads, unloads, and segregates, stores, issues, delivers and turns-in organization and installation supplies and equipment.Operates unit level computer.Prepares all unit/organizational supply documents.Maintains automated supply system for accounting of organizational and installation supplies and equipment.Issues and receives small arms.Secures and controls weapons and ammunition in security areas.Schedules and performs preventive and organizational maintenance on weapons.Inspects completed work for accuracy and compliance with established procedures.Coordinates supply activities.Reviews and annotates changes to unit material condition status report.Post transactions to organizational and installation property books and supporting transaction files.Determines method of obtaining relief from responsibility for lost, damaged and destroyed supply items.

Installs, maintains, and troubleshoots Signal support equipment and terminal devices.Installs, operates, and maintains designated radio and data distribution systems.Maintains selected electronic devices.Prepares maintenance and supply requests for unit level Signal support.Operates and performs preventive maintenance checks and services on assigned vehicles.Installs, operates, and performs preventive maintenance checks and services on power generators.Supervises, installs, maintains and troubleshoots Signal support systems and terminal devices, to include radio, wire, and battlefield automated systems.Provides technical assistance and unit level training for automation, communication, and user owned and operated Signal equipment.Create and disseminates information services policy.