May 2022 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · Hybrid

• Manage response to IAVAs
• Oversee efforts in change management process
• Analyze and report on compliance of DoD orders
• Ensure networks and systems being developed implement DoD baseline IA Controls
• Enforce agreed upon controls and mitigation strategies
• Identify and create solutions to improve system performance and availability
• Facilitate root cause analysis of system issues to minimize impact and future occurrences
• Act as a technical resource throughout development and maintenance lifecycle
• Keep management appropriately informed of progress and issues
• Manage risks for the organization
• Proactively identify areas for improvement in process and regularly assess documentation and reports for accuracy and improvement
• Analyze the security posture of DoD systems and applications

May 2021 – May 2022 · 1 yr · Maryland, United States

• Implement the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process.
• Define, analyze cyber security requirements and recommend information assurance/security solutions to support customers’ requirements for boundary defense systems.
• Design, develop, engineer, and integrate solutions per cyber security requirements.
• Apply knowledge of IT Governance requirements, risk mitigation strategies, and encryption and decryption capabilities to establish secure solutions.
• Conduct Cyber Security Planning and Scheduling.
• Conduct security audits and vulnerability scans to recognize system vulnerabilities..
• Perform and review technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established cybersecurity standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies to maintain operational security posture for the boundary systems.
• Utilize eMASS and keep documentation/artifacts up to date for each boundary system.
• Develop/update POA&Ms and perform vulnerability tracking to ensure all ATO conditions are met (e.g., Security control identification/mapping).
• Ensure all CCRI findings are met (fixed or POA&M’d).
• Review STIGs, upload STIG checklist/.csv files for each system asset into eMASS.
• Work with Engineering team to develop and keep current all system-level documentation.
• Send risk acceptance requests to ISSM to be pushed to Authorizing Official (AO).
• Work with the SCA-R to ensure validation of all unofficial eMASS controls. Within 30 days of authorization and every 30 days thereafter, assess, provide compelling evidence for, and submit 30 non-compliant controls for validation.

Aug 2020 – May 2021 · 9 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• FSA/Emprovera – Washington, DC
• Review Data and information from multiple sources including foreign and domestic intelligence
• for editing and translations.
• Enter and retrieve data from data bases
• Prepare and format management reports
• Prepare and correct reports and correspondence using all Microsoft software
• Conduct validation and verification of case files and case data system
• Be responsible for the day to day supervision of contractor assignments
• Provide on-site supervision for Contractor workforce
• Schedule Contractor employees

Aug 2019 – Mar 2020 · 7 mos

• Intelligence analyst for the Terrorist Screening Center (FBI)
• Identity intelligence research and analysis using Department of Defense, federal, local, and international law enforcement datasets.
• Nominating known or suspected terrorists to the national watchlist and screening community.
• Balancing analytic diligence and speed to ensure the production of timely and comprehensive identity intelligence products.
• Working in small teams to meet and exceed production targets while identifying and sharing process improvements.
• Synthesizing disparate, ambiguous and sometimes contradictory data from various sources.
• Understanding regional naming conventions, conversion issues, and other nuances of identity intelligence.
• Maintaining knowledge of terrorist networks in an assigned area of responsibility.

Jan 2019 – Apr 2019 · 3 mos · Mclean,Virginia

•  Provided administrative information and assistance concerning cases or files for organizations
•  Assisted analysts and government officials in obtaining/collecting documents to complete case files
•  Reconcile inconsistences
•  Perform data entry and meta data entry for electronic files

Apr 2018 – Dec 2018 · 8 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

•  Performed complex, full-field character investigations which provided comprehensive coverage of basic suitability, eligibility, loyalty and overall security-related concerns for approximately fifty government agencies
•  Independently conducted suitability and limited suitability investigations in cases involving prominent individuals or where serious derogatory information has been or is likely to be developed
•  Wrote reports for federal agencies that determined clearance eligibility