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Alex Trylysenko
Information Security Engineering Leader at Westfield | OSCP, GPEN, GPYC, GWEB, CCNA, CHFI, Security+, Network+
Cleveland, OH, United States
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Education:
Bachelor of Computer & Information Science
Computer Science
Cleveland State University
2011 : 2015
Associate of Applied Business in Accounting
Accounting
Cuyahoga Community College
2006 : 2011
Computer Science
Cleveland State University
2011 : 2015
Associate of Applied Business in Accounting
Accounting
Cuyahoga Community College
2006 : 2011
Experience:
-Engineering Secure Solutions - developing our own and implementing 3rd party products
-Security Systems Policy Management
-SOAR - custom apps and playbook development
-Cloud Security
-DevSecOps
-WAF Administration
-Endpoint Security
-Mentoring Teammates
2023 : Present
Westfield
Information Security Engineering Leader
-SOAR engineering - automating everything InfoSec Ops (architecting, developing, testing, and using)
-WAF administrator - protecting web applications against attacks and working with developers to improve security
-DevSecOps
-Targeted Penetration Testing
-Incident Response
-Continuation of responsibilities from Engineer I & II roles, and mentoring
2022 : 2023
Westfield
Information Security Engineer III
-Web Application Firewall Admistrator
-Web Application Penetration Testing
-Lead Network Segmentation project from Information Security perspective
-Developed a phishing analysis system from scratch that performs security analysis using vendor API's and custom indicators, provides reporting/alerting, auto-blocking and machine learning, saving company over 40 hours a week
-Developed a fully-featured detective DNS security system from scratch
-Involved in nearly all security assessments for tools, new software or product
-Daily security monitoring using all available tools
-Constantly improving available tools and developing our own when needed
-Participated in SANS NetWars competition and finished 38/2500 place
-Significantly improved security posture of firewalls by performing reviews on periodic basis
2018 : 2022
Westfield Insurance
Information Security Engineer II
Daily Information Security Operations. Web security proxy administrator, including deploying hardware and software, maintaining policies, configuration changes and daily admin work. User-based detection system administrator, performing daily monitoring and responding to anomalous/suspicious user behavior. Daily monitoring and incident response using numerous security systems, including SIEM are a daily priority. Also, involved in responding and remediating phishing attacks, which include malware analysis, forensic investigation, remediation, and contribution to education & awareness. Furthermore, I am heavily involved in managing IDS/IPS system and take part in customizing policies, responding to alerts and overall utilizing the system to its full potential to improve security posture of the company. This position also requires me to be involved in Vulnerability Management program, specifically providing reports on vulnerabilities to various teams, verifying vulnerability exceptions, and other system administration work. In addition, I am responsible for ensuring firewall rules are put in place with best security practices. Other daily duties include providing reports, troubleshooting issues, managing requests, writing scripts, and researching new ways to improve security posture. Additionally, I perform red team testing against the environment to assess security controls and their implementation.
2015 : 2018
Westfield Group/Westfield Insurance
Information Security Engineer I
Cooked and prepared food to order. Worked in a fast-pace team environment as a linecooks' leader. Throughout the time working at the restaurant, I learned every station in the back of the house. I have also contributed to a team's effort of winning best Famous Dave's in the country award for 2 years in the row.
2006 : 2015
Famous Dave's of America
Linecook
-Security Systems Policy Management
-SOAR - custom apps and playbook development
-Cloud Security
-DevSecOps
-WAF Administration
-Endpoint Security
-Mentoring Teammates
2023 : Present
Westfield
Information Security Engineering Leader
-SOAR engineering - automating everything InfoSec Ops (architecting, developing, testing, and using)
-WAF administrator - protecting web applications against attacks and working with developers to improve security
-DevSecOps
-Targeted Penetration Testing
-Incident Response
-Continuation of responsibilities from Engineer I & II roles, and mentoring
2022 : 2023
Westfield
Information Security Engineer III
-Web Application Firewall Admistrator
-Web Application Penetration Testing
-Lead Network Segmentation project from Information Security perspective
-Developed a phishing analysis system from scratch that performs security analysis using vendor API's and custom indicators, provides reporting/alerting, auto-blocking and machine learning, saving company over 40 hours a week
-Developed a fully-featured detective DNS security system from scratch
-Involved in nearly all security assessments for tools, new software or product
-Daily security monitoring using all available tools
-Constantly improving available tools and developing our own when needed
-Participated in SANS NetWars competition and finished 38/2500 place
-Significantly improved security posture of firewalls by performing reviews on periodic basis
2018 : 2022
Westfield Insurance
Information Security Engineer II
Daily Information Security Operations. Web security proxy administrator, including deploying hardware and software, maintaining policies, configuration changes and daily admin work. User-based detection system administrator, performing daily monitoring and responding to anomalous/suspicious user behavior. Daily monitoring and incident response using numerous security systems, including SIEM are a daily priority. Also, involved in responding and remediating phishing attacks, which include malware analysis, forensic investigation, remediation, and contribution to education & awareness. Furthermore, I am heavily involved in managing IDS/IPS system and take part in customizing policies, responding to alerts and overall utilizing the system to its full potential to improve security posture of the company. This position also requires me to be involved in Vulnerability Management program, specifically providing reports on vulnerabilities to various teams, verifying vulnerability exceptions, and other system administration work. In addition, I am responsible for ensuring firewall rules are put in place with best security practices. Other daily duties include providing reports, troubleshooting issues, managing requests, writing scripts, and researching new ways to improve security posture. Additionally, I perform red team testing against the environment to assess security controls and their implementation.
2015 : 2018
Westfield Group/Westfield Insurance
Information Security Engineer I
Cooked and prepared food to order. Worked in a fast-pace team environment as a linecooks' leader. Throughout the time working at the restaurant, I learned every station in the back of the house. I have also contributed to a team's effort of winning best Famous Dave's in the country award for 2 years in the row.
2006 : 2015
Famous Dave's of America
Linecook
Company:
Westfield
Years of Experience:
18
Spoken Language:
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Skills
Analysis, Antivirus, C, C , C#, C++, Communication, Computer Science, Computer Security, Customer Service, Ethical Hacking, Firewalls, Information Security, Information Technology, Interpersonal Skills, Intrusion Detection, Java, JavaScript, Linux, Mac, Malware Analysis, Network Administration, Networking, Network Security, Operating Systems, Oral Communication, Penetration Testing, PHP, Programming, Python, Security, Troubleshooting, VMware, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Windows, Windows 7, Risk Management
About
I am a highly motivated and passionate IT professional who is detail-oriented, focused and able to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal instruction. My career focus include Information Security (defense & offense), Programming and Networking.
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