Architect and engineer enterprise-level AWS Lake House, consisting of Data Lakes and Data Warehouses using tools such as AWS Glue, Redshift, Athena, QuickSight, and Terraform.Implement Machine Learning (ML) models and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to both better understand and gain new business insight into areas of analytics and Big DataDesign, develop, evolve, and sustain data analytics infrastructures including ElasticSearch, Google Analytics, AWS Athena, S3 Data Lakes, and storage for Big Data.Implement and refine data pipelines for the Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) of new data streams.Prepare data visualizations and reporting for both internal application development teams and program leadership via Elastic Kibana (ELK Stack) and AWS QuickSight.Support data management activities including retention, curation, catalog management, and schema development or extensions with focus on data management automation wherever practical.

Architect cloud solutions for traditional datacenter technology and engineering it into the AWS commercial cloudResponsible for responding to security actions from the NASA Security Operations Center (SOC), Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), and other Security notices as directed by EED-3 Engineering Technical Directives (ETDs). Determines corrective actions, prepares and submits reports in accordance with government and program directives.Review and interpret Security Documentation from NASA OCIO, NIST, and other documents as directed by EED-3 ETDs.Review and interpret security events from OSSEC, Splunk, Nessus, SEP, and other monitoring tools.Maintain and update System Security Plan (SSP) documentation and controls.Train the operations staff on security issues specific to the EED-3 security implementation.Support annual external Security Assessments. Perform internal Security Audits and Assessments.Plan, coordinate, and oversee the execution of Contingency Plan (CP) exercises. Prepare test results and maintain Contingency Plans.Responsible for the enforcement of security policies and procedures by administering and monitoring security profiles, review security violation reports and investigate possible security exceptionsProvide technical expertise and oversight to manage the daily administration of security protection measuresPrepare status reports on security matters to develop security risk analysis scenarios and response proceduresManage investigations of security events (e.g., unauthorized access, non-compliance with NASA policies, fraud, service exploitation, etc.) to determine malfunctions, breaches, and remediation steps

Develop, design, and engineer existing physical solutions into the Amazon AWS Government Cloud using Agile methodologies and DevSecOps for Aerospace Numeric Weather ModelingProvide technical reviews of design and development specifications of software applications and systems and other engineering artifacts and develop or maintain those artifacts as required in systems engineering processSupport the delivery of software, installation, configuration and testing, and problem resolution and maintenance, including all procedures/timelines to achieve approval to test and promote new or updated software to productionSupport development of program documents (support plans, strategies, assessments, requirements documents)Assist in reviewing or proposing inputs to Requests for Proposal (RFP) artifacts and source selection related documents such as Acquisition Plans, LCMP and Acquisition StrategyIntegrate user community requirements, desired capabilities and characteristics to support injection into the requirements/capabilities generation, planning and programming processes and documentsProvide analyses of interface requirements for applications based on recommendations from modernization effortsOversee the security evaluation of program information and hardware throughout the program life cycle Support the development, analysis, and implementation of an Agile DevOps, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery model of software development, integration, and deployment; Cloud technologies; and micro-service architectures.

Information Systems Security Manager for Department of Defense Critical Mission SystemsEnsure overarching security strategy is incorporated throughout the Software Development Lifecycle of mission systems, from the requirements gathering through decommissionPerform risk assessments to ensure that the security of mission systems is aligned with the strategic goals of the organization and that of the business units and end usersCategorize the systems to understand the impact of loss of confidentiality, integrity and availabilitySelect the appropriate security controls for the systems according to organizational policies, tailor those controls and apply overlays as necessary to ensure security and operational requirements remain balancedImplement, assess, and document security controls to ensure alignment with the organizational security strategy and incorporate into risk management frameworkAssess systems to ensure controls are performing correctly and operating as intendedAuthorize operational use of systems after a determination of organizational risk has been madeMonitor controls on an ongoing basis, assessing the effectiveness and documenting changes to systemsEnsure conformity to NIST 800-53 standards and CNSSI 1253 standards

• Management of the security framework within Department of Defense infrastructure• Establish, document, and implement a security and risk management program at the tactical level that aligns to the governmental risk management framework at the strategic level• Execute a top-down approach to management of operations, engineering, and network security teams at the operational level and implement cutting-edge security solutions for products and services• Integrate cybersecurity solutions and security standards that align to the ITIL (IT Service Management) model within a firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-incentive-fee contract• Perform vulnerability and risk analyses of information systems and both services and applications during all phases of the system lifecycle to evaluate the risk posture of the customer and the organization• Lead large cross-division, cross-functional teams and projects that affect the organizational long-term goals and objectives and meet expected deliverables timelines• Collaborate with both internal and external industry experts to anticipate customer needs in order to facilitate the definition and development of the security solutions• Develop accreditation programs to evaluate and asses the risk posture of mission systems before release• Establish meaningful, accurate, cost-effective, repeatable and predictive metrics to measure against expected security criteria for enterprise strategy programs• Oversight of incident management and problem management for security violations and breaches• Harden server and network systems and perform white-hat, grey-hat, and black-hat penetration testing with the NSA (National Security Agency) hackers and field agents

• Implement the ITIL Framework and IT Service Management in a Service Operations environment within a cost-plus-award-fee contract• Deliver value to the customer through a proactive framework of communication, consistency, and a utilization of Human Capital Management to meet the evolving demands of service excellence• Recognize an effective and efficient ITIL Service Transition process in an effort to manage change, reduce rollout costs, decrease timelines, and minimize risk to the mission infrastructure• Institute a proactive approach to operational management and provide models for success in order to adapt to changes in modern business and IT demands – including incident management, problem management, access management, and request fulfillment• Maintain a reactive awareness that provides for minimal impact to mission-critical processes and provides for a stable IT environment while minimizing downtime and data loss• Participate in ITIL Continual Service Improvement by utilizing a synergistic team approach to improvement based on the understanding of established metrics and key performance indicators• Manage and maintain 600+ Red Hat Enterprise and SUSE Enterprise virtual systems and 250+ Solaris physical systems for warfare planning and national defense• Develop ISO 9001 and ISO 20000 documentation of processes and procedures for operations and perform internal auditing for certification practices• Automate repeatable processes through modeling and script development using Python, Ruby, and Perl• Lock down defense systems using the Department of Defense STIG (Security Technical Implementation Guide) and perform remediation activities for systems accreditation• Generate metrics from key performance indicators to glean quality of deliverables in an effort to increase performance in all facets of the production operation

• Engineered and released weekly code drops for a pseudo-DevOps environment consisting of 200+ servers• Developed incident management and event management processes and procedures for the corporate Unix/Linux environment establishing baseline practices for operational activity• Managed and maintained numerous stock market unicast and multicast network streams for real-time trading and investment decisions• Designed Bash and Perl scripts for automating repeatable tasks and releasing software code drops• Network troubleshooting of internal routers and switches in a mixed Ethernet/fiber environment• Java, C#, and ADO.Net development for Unix software interfaces to Windows Server Systems• Physical data center security and disaster management practices utilizing hot and warm sites

• Administration for global military and defense departments utilizing weather weapons systems within a Linux infrastructure using Red Hat Enterprise• Compile Linux kernels and provide integrated operating system and code solutions• Analysis and frontline support for software system failures and operating systems malfunctions for meteorologists and warfare planners within all global defense locations• Network troubleshooting of globally interconnected warfare systems within all Air Force military installations and global remote sites• Developed security solutions native to Red Hat Enterprise to protect weather systems at the operational levels