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Brandon Altvater
Cybersecurity Engineer
Havre de Grace, MD, United States
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Experience:
• Acted as Information system security Officer (ISSO) for Fires Support Command and Control (FSC2) program for Project Manager Mission Command (PM MC).
• Responsible for applying software assurance for application development oversight of contractors.
• Ensured that security was implemented within the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and enforced Sec DevOps best practices.
• Introduced, defined, and implemented penetration testing methodologies to ensure warfighting applications met non-functional requirements.
2019 : Present
CACI International Inc
Cybersecurity Engineer
• Applied interdisciplinary engineering skills in technical planning, systems integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness for complex solutions for Project Manager Mission Command (PM-MC).
• Utilized core knowledge to integrate the Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE) and the Mounted Computing Environment.
• Ensured the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Performed functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, and requirements allocation, translate customer requirements into technical specifications.
2019 : 2019
CACI International Inc
Systems / Integration Engineer
• Used Service Management Automation (SMA) and Desired State Configuration (DSC) to deploy Microsoft enterprise applications within a private cloud environment autonomously.
• Served as the subject matter expert (SME) for the automation deployment of Microsoft Enterprise Applications.
• Programmed in PowerShell 4.x/5.x, VMware 5.x/6.x, and Power CLI 5.x/6.x.
• Designed and prototyped a system that can deploy Microsoft enterprise applications with minimal human interaction (Zero-Touch).
• Employed Sec DevOps principals to achieve maximum productivity for the company.
• Conducted end-to-end testing of the entire software application ensuring compliance with Information Assurance (IA) and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGS).
• Physically racked, stacked, networked, and configured servers, storage arrays, and switches.
• Submitted weekly activity reports to management for tracking software development projects and helped manage budgetary constraints.
2017 : 2019
CACI International Inc
Software Developer - Journeyman
• Directly managed a Cyber Network Defense (CND) team of 24 personnel and three sections conducting 24/7 CND operations in a Security Operations Center (SOC)
• Developed a practical threat hunting capability for the CND team from the ground up, resulting in proactive cyber network defense operations being integrated into the cyber defense strategy
• Coordinated the utilization of GitLab, Redmine, and Confluence as distributed management and version control platforms to organize multiple projects spanning three different CND sections
• Proficient in CND Tier I through Tier III processes and operations, including cyber network defense, infrastructure management, and incident response operations
2020 : 2021
Army National Guard
Security Operations Center (SOC) Supervisor
Assistant Logistics Officer to the Troop Command Brigade. Coordinate logistical needs among the Battalions and State requirements. Draft standard operating procedures for the section. Supervise logistical operations, ensuring that all shortages are appropriately identified and resourced before critically affecting the mission.
2019 : 2020
Army National Guard
Logistics Assistant
• Responsible for applying software assurance for application development oversight of contractors.
• Ensured that security was implemented within the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and enforced Sec DevOps best practices.
• Introduced, defined, and implemented penetration testing methodologies to ensure warfighting applications met non-functional requirements.
2019 : Present
CACI International Inc
Cybersecurity Engineer
• Applied interdisciplinary engineering skills in technical planning, systems integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness for complex solutions for Project Manager Mission Command (PM-MC).
• Utilized core knowledge to integrate the Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE) and the Mounted Computing Environment.
• Ensured the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Performed functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, and requirements allocation, translate customer requirements into technical specifications.
2019 : 2019
CACI International Inc
Systems / Integration Engineer
• Used Service Management Automation (SMA) and Desired State Configuration (DSC) to deploy Microsoft enterprise applications within a private cloud environment autonomously.
• Served as the subject matter expert (SME) for the automation deployment of Microsoft Enterprise Applications.
• Programmed in PowerShell 4.x/5.x, VMware 5.x/6.x, and Power CLI 5.x/6.x.
• Designed and prototyped a system that can deploy Microsoft enterprise applications with minimal human interaction (Zero-Touch).
• Employed Sec DevOps principals to achieve maximum productivity for the company.
• Conducted end-to-end testing of the entire software application ensuring compliance with Information Assurance (IA) and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGS).
• Physically racked, stacked, networked, and configured servers, storage arrays, and switches.
• Submitted weekly activity reports to management for tracking software development projects and helped manage budgetary constraints.
2017 : 2019
CACI International Inc
Software Developer - Journeyman
• Directly managed a Cyber Network Defense (CND) team of 24 personnel and three sections conducting 24/7 CND operations in a Security Operations Center (SOC)
• Developed a practical threat hunting capability for the CND team from the ground up, resulting in proactive cyber network defense operations being integrated into the cyber defense strategy
• Coordinated the utilization of GitLab, Redmine, and Confluence as distributed management and version control platforms to organize multiple projects spanning three different CND sections
• Proficient in CND Tier I through Tier III processes and operations, including cyber network defense, infrastructure management, and incident response operations
2020 : 2021
Army National Guard
Security Operations Center (SOC) Supervisor
Assistant Logistics Officer to the Troop Command Brigade. Coordinate logistical needs among the Battalions and State requirements. Draft standard operating procedures for the section. Supervise logistical operations, ensuring that all shortages are appropriately identified and resourced before critically affecting the mission.
2019 : 2020
Army National Guard
Logistics Assistant
Company:
CACI International Inc
Spoken Language:
English
About
Cybersecurity Analyst Manager, Software Developer, General Engineer Officer with 12 years’ experience in Programming, Operations Planning, Automated System Deployment, Cybersecurity, and Network Defense of Information Systems