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El Paso, Texas, United States

• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on one or more technologies/skills related to A&A activities.
• Reviewing certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation and providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content
• Assessing and mitigating system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle
• Validate vulnerability/risk assessment analysis to support accreditation.
• Review completion and implementation of system additions and enhancements and makes recommendations to management.
• Prepare for and assist with formal risk assessments conducted by the AOs designated Security Control Assessors (SCA) while acting as a member of the security assessment team.

El Paso, Texas, United States

• Develop, update, and/or review RMF documentation to include Security Plans, Implementation Plans, Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), and Risk Assessment Reports
• Perform checks of systems and applications for IA vulnerabilities using approved automated IA tools (Nessus ACAS, SCAP, DISA STIG Viewer, HBSS, etc.), custom scripts and manually (Security Technical Implementation.
• Support continuous monitoring and security mitigation.
• Developed and refined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that reflect the security operations of the technical environment.
• Contributing to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, and certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations
• Worked with IT Operations and Network Engineers to mitigate system vulnerabilities discovered in network devices (routers, switches, VPN Concentrator), servers, and workstations.

El Paso, Texas, United States

• Implemented and maintained monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds) to proactively detect and resolve issues before they impacted operations.
• Analyze vulnerability scans of information systems and assist in remediation tasks using the SCAP tool and NESSUS.
• Implemented virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V) to optimize server resource utilization, resulting in a 30% reduction in hardware costs.
• Applied analytical processes to plan, design, and implement new and improved information systems to meet the business requirements of customer organization.
• Responsible for managing all centralized storage using NETAPP and applying security principles when needed.
• Recommends, schedules (where appropriate), and applies fixes, security patches, disaster recovery procedures, and any other measures required in the event of a security breach.

Redondo Beach, California

• Engineering of SA-related solutions for various projects and operational needs.
• Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to plan and execute IT projects, including system upgrades, migrations, and cloud integrations.
• Implement continuous monitoring system for patch management to maintain system baseline and ATO on Windows machines and Servers using WSUS and SCCM.
• Participate in software integration and testing of software during certification & accreditation process/event.
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs.

Fort Bliss, Texas

• Created group policies in Active Directory that enhanced security and controls and decreased unauthorized access incidents by 27%
• Managed infrastructure upgrades, analysis and resolution of end user hardware and software issues, on Windows
• Creating scripts to automate business and reporting processes ( Powershell, batch)
• Managed and updated customer-facing solutions, including Windows Server, Workstations, and Virtual environments utilizing VMWare ESXI.
• Maintained and reorganized the server room, server racks, and switches, to include Cisco switch configurations and re-cabling.
• Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure.

Master'S Degree, Information Technology

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Information Systems

Associate’S Degree, Computer Science