Senior Cloud Security Engineer - Google Public Sector

- Collaborate closely with customers and team members to integrate, invent, and continually enhance security solutions that align with business objectives.- Demonstrate exceptional ability to identify and proactively resolve complex security issues across a diverse portfolio of customer engagements, mitigating potential risks and vulnerabilities.- Champion the adoption of internal security best practices throughout the organization, and drive a culture of continuous improvement to elevate security posture and resilience.- Lead the facilitation and/or conduct of comprehensive engagement and deliverable security reviews, leveraging deep expertise to provide actionable insights and recommendations.- Develop and deliver high-quality technical content, including automation tools, reference architectures, and white papers, that empower consultants, partners, and customers to build on the work delivered, and drive innovation across the industry.- Actively participate in hiring and onboarding new contributors to scale the team, providing mentorship and guidance to facilitate their growth and development.- Develop and implement detailed plans with clear, measurable success criteria, leveraging data-driven insights to optimize performance and drive superior outcomes for customers.- Expertly designed and deployed cutting-edge Zero Trust solution to fortify network security, ensuring comprehensive access controls, continuous monitoring, and threat prevention, safeguarding critical assets from potential cyber threats.

- Developed and authored sophisticated programs/scripts/capabilities to optimize data processing, streamline operations, and drive efficiency.- Successfully managed large-scale networks and interconnected systems to maintain the highest standards of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.- Leveraged extensive expertise to serve as a Subject Matter Expert for Emergency Destruct Procedures, ensuring the secure removal and destruction of classified equipment during emergency scenarios.- Applied technical acumen to propose innovative solutions for new system designs, along with options to improve performance of technical components, resulting in enhanced capabilities and efficiencies.-Conducted meticulous review and analysis of security logs to proactively detect and mitigate network threats, minimizing the impact of potential security breaches.- Demonstrated exceptional versatility by operating in diverse field assignments to provide comprehensive support to U.S. government partners around the globe.- Configured new systems and protocols with exacting attention to detail and adherence to strict guidelines and employee preferences, ensuring seamless integration with existing infrastructure and minimizing disruption.

- Perform comprehensive security audits of Active Directory, leveraging deep technical knowledge to identify and implement industry-leading security best practices.- Conduct thorough assessments of end-point security to ensure optimal protection against evolving cyber threats, and develop and execute strategies to enhance security posture and resilience.- Configure and troubleshoot complex security infrastructure devices to ensure optimal performance and reliability, while proactively identifying and addressing potential vulnerabilities.- Provide leadership and expertise on incident response teams, driving efficient and effective response to security incidents and minimizing potential impact.- Conduct regular vulnerability scans to detect and resolve potential security weaknesses, and implement robust security controls to prevent future breaches.- Utilize advanced monitoring and investigation tools and techniques to detect and investigate security breaches, and take prompt action to remediate issues and prevent further damage.

Lead on development of cyber lab, established business process for new cyber security program, led business-critical information security initiatives for large hedge funds involving SEC and ISO compliance, gathered and utilized cyber security research

Hired to assist and head (June - August, 2014) the IT department. Included activities like: -Building server images and virtual machines-Setting up security configurations on firewalls and wireless access points-Provisioning new user accounts for internal systems-Setting up the equipment for a new Security Operations Center (SOC)