Sydney Lang Email & Phone Number

Huntsville, AL, US

Falls Church, VA, US

• Served as Functional manager to 20+ senior Cyber, Network, and Cloud engineers by assisting in their career development, advocating for promotions/equity adjustments when necessary, and providing a helping hand when.
• Served as Systems Engineering Lead for the GNI Team including authoring Verification Compliance Strategies, Software/Hardware Performce Specifications, meeting with the government customer to review artifacts, and.
• Owned the GNI Risk Register for programmatic and technical risks to the GWS program; allowed the program to summarize, explain, and estimate risks, create mitigation plans and/or expected impacts, and determine root.
• Led the successful completion of the GNI Secure Platform Stack (SPS) Technical Interchange Meeting and Iteration Review 5 including creating and maintaining the chart deck, navigating all related OE through the.
• Worked with the Engineering Team to provide thought content for the SPS design and implementation, including cyber implications for the Kubernetes stack, outline of physical/logical interfaces with other DoD.

Falls Church, VA, US

• Served as manager for the Huntsville, AL, Iuka, MS, and Warner Robins, GA Classified Solutions teams including 40 direct reports (ISSOs/ISSMs), reporting to 3 sectors, and generating $2.8 million annually
• Ensured the management/coordination with classified programs on the design, testing, and implementing of secure operating systems, networks, database products, firewalls, and network architectures met government.
• Ensured environments remain compliant and all associated systems/networks maintain formal accreditation authorizations from government agencies (DCSA/MDA)
• Created new RMF documentation and processes to satisfy NIST 800-53 requirements including a Continuous Monitoring program, Common Control Package, and automated user account processes
• Maintained Body of Evidence, POA&M, and RMF eMass packages that are submitted to the government for accreditation packages

Falls Church, VA, US

• Oversaw the delivery/fielding of the modernized GMD Communications Network, including the shipment, emplacement, and technical implementation of 12 US based sites and 2 international sites
• Managed the schedule, cost, resources for three $2.5+ Million projects consisting of newly engineered capabilities, retrofitting existing nodes with modernized equipment, and in-place upgrades of obsolescent.
• Served as the executive decision maker during the engineering/development phase(s) for the GCN Product across all workstreams, such as what product versions will be implemented, fielding / implementation strategies.
• Served as the Functional Manager for 15 Direct reports by assisting in their career development, advocating for promotions/equity adjustments when necessary, and providing a helping hand when having hardships in their.
• Assisted with human resource activities, including performing interviews, signing time cards, facilitating mid-year and end of year reviews, and assisting our Pathways Program participants with finding their next.
• Installed, configured, and maintained a network of 75+ ESXi/Cisco UCS hosts across three environments to ensure datacenter connectivity, compliance with STIGs, and provide a reliable base for virtual machines

Falls Church, VA, US

• Served as Product Owner for a 5 person Component Engineering Team to develop, implement and certify Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements for the GMD Communications Network
• Utilized a IBM DOORS database to decompose high level requirements, identify certification objectives, and develop test artifacts to ensure that the system’s core capabilities are implemented as intended
• Held a twice weekly meeting to brief the customer of the updated and/or new requirements, design, and test artifacts so that the team could gain concurrence and approve the changes in the database
• Led the team through 3 successful Incremental Reviews (IRs), 2 Critical Design Review (CDR) and 4 Formalized Qualification Testing (FQT) events with a 98% pass rate
• Supported the Cyber DFARS assessment for the unclassified labs connecting our platforms

London, GB

• Configuration/Business Analyst, Pharma Industry, Kenilworth, NJ
• Led a diverse team with 4 direct reports through three on time, on budget contracts
• Redesigned and implemented their Business Hierarchy solution by employing unused core RSA Archer functionality to support organizational growth and expansion across other divisions within the company
• Configured a cyber-threat model questionnaire allowing the client to assess new technologies and/or devices for vulnerabilities, vendor risks, and network weaknesses
• Developed a new operating model by aligning processes with roles and responsibilities to improve the management of the RSA Archer platformBusiness Analyst, Power and Utilities Industry, Charlotte, NC
• Developed a vendor risk management program with a risk-based assessment methodology by developing tools and enablers to bring consistency and efficiency to the process, identifying functional requirements for future.

London, GB

Goal: To consult clients of the appropriateness and effectiveness of their IT controlsValue: By systematically checking the effectiveness of the controls, the clients and its stockholders can rely on the policies and regulations in place to make business decisionsMy Contribution: - Documented onsite walkthroughs to test the compliance between employees and.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Management Information Systems, General

Advanced High School Diploma