Cyber Security Specialist
Current*Monitored confidential company data and mitigated hacking through network systems updates. *Successfully prepared and compiled Assessment and Authorization (A&A) documents for over a dozen different information systems, resulting in 30% reduction in time required for ATO certification process, and 90% success rate in obtaining ATO certifications for clients. *Successfully updated and maintained SSP and related ATO package documents for clients, ensuring their FISMA compliance and achieving 100% renewal rate for ATOs on schedule. *Updated and maintained System Security Plan (SSP) for multiple information systems, ensuring 100% accuracy in documenting changes, system version history, stakeholder information, architectural diagrams, and control implementation statements. *Received positive feedback from external auditors and customers for quality and completeness of SSPs and artifacts, increasing customer satisfaction ratings by 15%. *Improved DevOps team collaboration and adherence to organizational goals by leading weekly team meetings and implementing task tracking system, increasing efficiency in RMF tasks execution by 20% throughout software development life cycle. *Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to negotiate new ISA terms, resulting in cost savings of over $100,000 annually. *Coordinated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely assimilation of evidence, scans, and other artifacts, averaging 48 hours turnaround for analysis and reporting. *Conducted vulnerability scanning for over a dozen client systems, identifying and documenting many security deficiencies, and validating that all remediation actions taken were appropriate and documented correctly, resulting in 100% reduction in identified security risks.