Mouser Electronics | Mansfield, TX
Information Technology Security Analyst - 07/2022 - Current
>> Identify and troubleshoot complex security hardware and software problems.
>> Conduct research and detailed analysis to identify new solutions to complex problems.
>> Ensure that security and integrity are maintained for all systems. Implement and troubleshoot security systems and improvements.
Fujitsu Network Communications | Richardson, TX
Cyber Security Analyst III 09/27/2021 - 07/2022
>> Use automated tools to scan the estate for asset inventory and vulnerabilities
>> Administer scanning tool(s), including user configuration, scan targets, scan schedules, etc.
>> Monitor various resources (e.g., vendor sites, CISCP, blogs, public websites, etc.) for vulnerability announcements and execute adhoc scans for such vulnerabilities
>> Create reports to assist management and other IT leaders to assess priorities for vulnerability remediation
>> Lead vulnerability assessment meetings
>> Through creation of tickets, task others with vulnerability remediation
>> Assist system and application administrators with identifying appropriate remediation for identified vulnerabilities
>> Where vulnerabilities cannot be practically fully remediated, assess inherent risk and identify appropriate mitigations
>> Support affiliate Fujitsu companies in region by providing vulnerability management services as defined in each company’s Statement of Work
Server Ops Security [Linux|Windows] [SME] 01/21/2019 - 09/26/2021
> Act as liaison between Servers Ops and SecOps to resolve CVEs
> Research the latest security issues for both Linux and Windows Operating Systems
> Offer Assistance to Application Owners to resolve CVEs
> Deep Dive Research beyond the CVE data.
Server Operations Lvl III [Linux/UNIX Administration] 12/02/2013 - 09/26/2021
> Managed Oracle Linux/CentOS/RHEL [4.x|5.x|6.x/7.x]
> Coordinated with Application Owners to resolve Security Issues based on Nessus Scan results
> Performed daily operational maintenance on servers, backup and restore, upgrades, patching and installations.
> Wrote and Implemented [previously non-existant] Enterprise Linux Procedures
-Quarterly Patching
-Security Patching
> Was responsible for design, planning and maintenance of the *NIX infrastructure.
> Configured Raritan KVM for Remote Access to Physical Servers
> Configured Monitoring [OMD/Nagios] and Backups [Netbackup] for RHEL/Oracle Linux Servers
> Converted 600+ RHEL Servers to Oracle Linux (Physical and Virtual Machines)
> Automated server deployment with
- Red Hat Satellite/Oracle Spacewalk/PXE Boot [on CentOS 6.x]
- BASH scripts and Ansible [using playbooks and adhoc commands]
> VMware/Vsphere: deployed, cloned, configured virutal machines [using custom templates and OVA files, Ansible]
> Integrated CentOS/RHEL/Oracle Linux Linux clients to an Active Directory Domain with sssd, winbind, kerberos, ldap
> NIS/NFS, Samba[client and server]
> Reviewed Logs for Errors and Security [for example: unauthorized use of sudo]
> Provided Technical [Internal] Documentation for previously undocumented tasks.
> Trained off-shore employees on Daily Documented Tasks.
> Handled request via the Siebel Ticketing System
> Mentored Interns on Linux Administration and General I.T. work
> Provided Linux CLI/Fundamentals Training to fellow Windows oriented team members.
Hosting | Dallas, TX | 01/30/2012 - 11/28/2013
Dedicated Support Engineer | Hosting Solutions Administrator
> Performed advanced server administration on Linux and Windows Servers
tek.com | Plano, TX | 12/13/2010 - 12/30/2011
2nd Level Linux Support Professional
> Linux Desktop Support: imaging and troubleshooting desktops for approximately 250 engineers.
hrsmart.com | Richardson, TX | 03/22/2010 - 07/23/2010
Linux Systems Administrator
> L.A.M.P. Stack Deployment on Debian Linux
> Internal I.T. (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X) Support
cihost.com | Bedford, TX | 2006 - 2009
Linux Support Technician - Level 3
> L.A.M.P. and Email Support on Red Hat Linux version 7
> Wrote Policies and Procedures for Tech Support Department