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Gainesville, Us

Orchestrates RMF lifecycle activities from asset creation to Continuous Monitoring (ConMon). Authors System Security Plan (SSP), Compliance Test Plan (CTP), Information System Continuity Plan (ISCP), and private control implementation security documentation. Coordinates Plan of Actions & Milestones (POA&M), Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA), and Technical Exchange Meetings (TEM) between program and security stakeholders.Formulates Body of Evidence (BoE) security packages with application developers as part of the DevSecOps pipeline. Collaborates with customer Designated Authority Official (DAO) team to tailor and advance BoE packages through Quality Gates checks into production environments.

Herndon, Virginia, Us

Provided engineering support and system administration for specialized cybersecurity applications, systems, and networks within a Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC). Managed installation, configuration, maintenance, patching, and back-up/restore activities. Leveraged subject matter expertise for creating, editing, managing signatures, rules, filters, and custom content for specialized cybersecurity systems, including network and host-based IDS, IPS, and SIEM systems.Administered cybersecurity test beds and tests and evaluates new cybersecurity applications or tools, rules/signatures, access controls, and configurations of cybersecurity platforms. Provides Tier 2 maintenance support for deployed cybersecurity technologies within the CSOC. Supports Assessment and Authorization activities related to CSOC cybersecurity technologies. Identifies potential conflicts with implementation of any cybersecurity tools within the enterprise and develops recommendations to remediate these conflicts.

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Performed as Enterprise Administrator for classified WAN network supporting 300+ government contractors across 4 separate work sites. Developed mitigation plan and performed remediation activities based on Nessus scan findings to resolve network and system vulnerabilities to meet customer compliance requirements. Responsible for administration of Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Microsoft Exchange, and Group Policy management between 3 different networks. Supported virtual infrastructure by applying patches and directing resource allocation to virtual machines and ESXi hosts. Configured and maintained HPE 3PAR and HP P2000 data storage arrays through physical installation, disk replacement, and global spare management using HP Storage Management Utility.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Directed and mentored team of 12 Technical Order Distribution Assistants who supported a group of 450+ team members across the U.S., Guam, Japan, and Italy as well as deployed locations (global intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support).In charge of distributing technical orders to applicable sections, filling all applicability and supply letters, and managing the Group’s online database. Order all software, provide IT support for 120 eTools, and push needed software updates to their laptop racks from 3 different servers.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Performed help desk and client system support within Communications Maintenance Unit (CMU) with over 200 team members. Terminated and ran fiber/CAT 6 cable, configured multiple servers within the Technical Control Facility, and installed the Base’s Global Hawk Operations Center (GHOC) work centers. Managed all aspects of the unclassified/classified internal networks utilized by the GHOC.

Master Of Science - Ms, Cybersecurity And Information Assurance

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Information Technology

Associate Of Applied Science (A.A.S.), Information Technology