Information Security Officer
West Monroe, Louisiana
• Conducted a thorough risk assessment of all IT and non-IT assets and identified gaps and areas for improvement.• Coordinated with all external security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and added controls to remediate those vulnerabilities. • Designed and implemented internal security controls that successfully ensured compliance with company security policies. • Provided monthly reports to the Board and senior leaders on Information security risks and threats posed to the company.• Created and fine-tuned information security policies that supported the objectives and requirements defined in the company security plan. Provide security and policy management of MS Office 365 platform, Microsoft/Unix servers, VMware virtualization, firewalls, etc. • Work with 3rd party application vendors for new and existing security-related applications. • Work with the network management team to monitor the campus network and related application servers to ensure these resources' proper performance and security. • Assist the Enterprise Systems & Security Manager in determining priorities and methods to meet user needs related to IT Security. • Promote security awareness provisions to all ULM employees and students through communications and training compliance measures. • Work with sysadmins to develop system security and user audits for security roles in LDAP, Banner, Touchnet, Genetec, and other platforms.• Ensure standard disaster recovery policies are evaluated and updated for business continuity/ compliance and review for audit purposes. • Develop PowerShell scripts to help Manage Active Directory and Office 365 email accounts. Manage Office 365 Groups, Distribution List, and Teams accounts. • Manage/Oversee the systems for building access control and camera surveillance to ensure university resources, personnel, students, and guests are welcome in a safe environment.