Joshua Ferrer Email & Phone Number

United States

Paris, France, Fr

Updated AWS Components and conducted sysprep with EC2Launch to create and maintain custom Windows and Red Hat Amazon Machine Images. Developed and maintained Systems Manager Automation Documents to automate the process of creating test instances, domain joining, and checking security configurations.Configured Systems Manager maintenance windows, inventories, and Automation documents for patching, configuration, and automation tasks.Utilized Python Boto3 libraries to develop scripts for report generation, AMI creation tests, network configuration reports, EC2 inventory, Active Directory password updates, and Parameter Store parameter updates.Created custom PowerShell scripts and modules for transferring files between local systems and S3 storage, running commands on EC2 instances, administering Active Directory, and configuring AWSCLI on Azure Virtual Desktops.Designed CloudFormation templates to create Bastion servers quickly and easily.Troubleshot SSM agent connectivity, Remote Desktop Gateway connectivity, Elastic Load Balancer, and VPC configuration issues.Implemented security controls, modified registry keys, changed AppLocker configurations, and modified user access rights for Windows Server and Active Directory hardening by creating GPOs in support of DoD compliance and security.Assisted in building out AWS workspaces infrastructure, preparing hardened windows images with custom security software and GPOs as security controls.Developed Bash scripts for RHEL Satellite repository syncing and set up automated patching for RHEL instances.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, Us

Manage McAfee ePO environment, updates, and policy management (ENS, DLP, PA, ACCM) for multiple tenants in an AWS cloud environment.Manage McAfee software distribution with Amazon S3, Systems Manager, and MECM/SCCM. Administrate MECM/SCCM in an AWS cloud environment for multiple tenants. Manage and organize Windows system patching. Troubleshoot software distribution and communication issues for SCCM.Troubleshoot Windows patching issues using the Configuration Management Console, Windows tools, and AWS services.

Virginia Beach, Virginia, Us

Personally responsible for maintaining operating, and configuring multiple McAfee ePO servers. Deployed, configured, and troubleshot HBSS endpoint products on a large number of endpoints. (HIPS, ACCM, PA, VSE, DLP, ENS, etc.)Analyzed and responded to malicious traffic detected by HBSS products ensuring network security across multiple diverse networks.Assisted in routine system and network maintenance. Troubleshot network and systems issues on Cisco Network devices, Windows servers, and Linux servers.

Washington, Dc, Us

Systems Administrator training program in installation, configuration, management and advancing the usage of IT resources on premise, in the cloud or in a hybrid combination to meet the technology needs of major organizations. Concepts include Windows Server workloads, networking, authentication and authorization, cloud models and Azure administration.

Washington, Dc, Us

Ammunition and Explosive Handling, Force Protection/Security Management, and 3M Maintenance

Master'S Degree, Cybersecurity And Information Assurance

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mobile App Development

Associate Of Science - As, Software Development