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Christopher Peele
Cybersecurity Professional at Abacus Technology Corporation
Quantico Station, VA, United States
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Manage daily activities of Abacus Cybersecurity Engineering Team. Establish, incorporate and align security governance and policies with stakeholder’s mission and business objectives. Administer all aspects of the cybersecurity program ensuring security compliance and a robust security posture. Provide mentoring and technical advisory to stakeholders and cybersecurity team. Develop and incorporate cybersecurity engineering policy, security configurations, security categorization baselines, process flows and best practices. Review mission objectives, requirements and constraints to advise stakeholders on determining system’s risk tolerance. Conduct business and risk impact analysis of information data type to identify the security categorization baseline. Manage and provide subject matter expertise (SME) in support of the RMF Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process for assigned systems. Manage the orchestration of A&A packages for the assigned customer’s networks, systems and applications. Provide risk assessment reports on developing and fielded systems in support of the RMF. Analyze enterprise architecture to identify dependencies and end to end integration of cybersecurity controls for traditional and cloud computing environments. Research, develop, analyze and implement cybersecurity strategies, controls and countermeasures by incorporating innovative technologies including cloud computing, virtualization, analytics and mobility. Interpret FISMA, DoD, FedRAMP and Service regulations, directives, and instructions. Implement RMF training for stakeholders teaching the repeatable RMF process. Advise senior leadership of current and future security risk to assist in the decision-making process with detailed reports, whitepapers and briefs.
2022 : Present
Abacus Technology Corporation
Cybersecurity Engineering/Analysis Lead
2021 : 2022
CACI International Inc
Cybersecurity SME
Manage daily activities of the Secure Innovations Cybersecurity and Engineering Team in support of the MCCS contract. Ensure all deliverables are accurate and delivered on time. Manage and provide subject matter expertise (SME) in support of the execution of RMF Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process for assigned systems. Develop RMF implementation training program for stakeholders to establish standard repeatable RMF process for the stakeholders. Advise senior leadership of current and future security risk to assist in the decision-making process with detailed reports, whitepapers, and briefs. Manage the orchestration of A&A packages for the assigned customer’s networks, systems, and applications. Provide mentoring and technical advisory to government stakeholders and cybersecurity team. Manage the administration of all aspects of the cybersecurity program ensuring security compliance and a robust security posture. Conduct risk assessments and provided risk assessment reports on developing and fielded systems in support of the RMF A&A Process using security assessment report (SAR) and system POA&M.
2021 : 2021
Secure Innovations, LLC
Cybersecurity Program Manager/SME
Manage daily activities of Abacus Cybersecurity Engineering Team. Establish, incorporate and align security governance and policies with stakeholder’s mission and business objectives. Administer all aspects of the cybersecurity program ensuring security compliance and a robust security posture. Provide mentoring and technical advisory to stakeholders and cybersecurity team. Develop and incorporate cybersecurity engineering policy, security configurations, security categorization baselines, process flows and best practices. Review mission objectives, requirements and constraints to advise stakeholders on determining system’s risk tolerance. Conduct business and risk impact analysis of information data type to identify the security categorization baseline. Manage and provide subject matter expertise (SME) in support of the RMF Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process for assigned systems. Manage the orchestration of A&A packages for the assigned customer’s networks, systems and applications. Provide risk assessment reports on developing and fielded systems in support of the RMF. Analyze enterprise architecture to identify dependencies and end to end integration of cybersecurity controls for traditional and cloud computing environments. Research, develop, analyze and implement cybersecurity strategies, controls and countermeasures by incorporating innovative technologies including cloud computing, virtualization, analytics and mobility. Interpret FISMA, DoD, FedRAMP and Service regulations, directives, and instructions. Implement RMF training for stakeholders teaching the repeatable RMF process. Advise senior leadership of current and future security risk to assist in the decision-making process with detailed reports, whitepapers and briefs.
2020 : 2021
Abacus Technology Corporation
Cybersecurity Engineering/Analysis Lead
Managed daily activities of Phacil’s Cybersecurity and Engineering Teams. Managed the technical operations in the absence of the Program Manager. Established, incorporated and aligned security governance and policies with stakeholder’s mission and business objectives. Administered all aspects of the cybersecurity program ensuring security compliance and a robust security posture. Provided mentoring and technical advisory to stakeholders and cybersecurity team. Developed and incorporated cybersecurity engineering policy, security configurations, security categorization baselines, process flows and best practices. Reviewed mission objectives, requirements and constraints to advise stakeholders on determining system’s risk tolerance. Conducted business and risk impact analysis of information data type to identify the security categorization baseline. Managed and provided subject matter expertise (SME) in support of the RMF Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process for assigned systems. Managed the orchestration of A&A packages for the assigned customer’s networks, systems and applications. Provided risk assessment reports on developing and fielded systems in support of the RMF. Analyzed enterprise architecture to identify dependencies and end to end integration of cybersecurity controls for traditional and cloud computing environments. Researched, developed, analyzed and implemented cybersecurity strategies, controls and countermeasures by incorporating innovative technologies including cloud computing, virtualization, analytics and mobility. Developed Incident Response Plan and assisted in the remediation of incidents to include data breaches and spillages Interpreted FISMA, DoD, FedRAMP and Service regulations, directives, and instructions. Implemented RMF training for stakeholders teaching the repeatable RMF process. Advised senior leadership of current and future security risk to assist in the decision-making process with detailed reports, whitepapers and briefs.
2014 : 2020
Phacil, LLC - A By Light Company
Principal Staff Cybersecurity Engineer
2022 : Present
Abacus Technology Corporation
Cybersecurity Engineering/Analysis Lead
2021 : 2022
CACI International Inc
Cybersecurity SME
Manage daily activities of the Secure Innovations Cybersecurity and Engineering Team in support of the MCCS contract. Ensure all deliverables are accurate and delivered on time. Manage and provide subject matter expertise (SME) in support of the execution of RMF Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process for assigned systems. Develop RMF implementation training program for stakeholders to establish standard repeatable RMF process for the stakeholders. Advise senior leadership of current and future security risk to assist in the decision-making process with detailed reports, whitepapers, and briefs. Manage the orchestration of A&A packages for the assigned customer’s networks, systems, and applications. Provide mentoring and technical advisory to government stakeholders and cybersecurity team. Manage the administration of all aspects of the cybersecurity program ensuring security compliance and a robust security posture. Conduct risk assessments and provided risk assessment reports on developing and fielded systems in support of the RMF A&A Process using security assessment report (SAR) and system POA&M.
2021 : 2021
Secure Innovations, LLC
Cybersecurity Program Manager/SME
Manage daily activities of Abacus Cybersecurity Engineering Team. Establish, incorporate and align security governance and policies with stakeholder’s mission and business objectives. Administer all aspects of the cybersecurity program ensuring security compliance and a robust security posture. Provide mentoring and technical advisory to stakeholders and cybersecurity team. Develop and incorporate cybersecurity engineering policy, security configurations, security categorization baselines, process flows and best practices. Review mission objectives, requirements and constraints to advise stakeholders on determining system’s risk tolerance. Conduct business and risk impact analysis of information data type to identify the security categorization baseline. Manage and provide subject matter expertise (SME) in support of the RMF Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process for assigned systems. Manage the orchestration of A&A packages for the assigned customer’s networks, systems and applications. Provide risk assessment reports on developing and fielded systems in support of the RMF. Analyze enterprise architecture to identify dependencies and end to end integration of cybersecurity controls for traditional and cloud computing environments. Research, develop, analyze and implement cybersecurity strategies, controls and countermeasures by incorporating innovative technologies including cloud computing, virtualization, analytics and mobility. Interpret FISMA, DoD, FedRAMP and Service regulations, directives, and instructions. Implement RMF training for stakeholders teaching the repeatable RMF process. Advise senior leadership of current and future security risk to assist in the decision-making process with detailed reports, whitepapers and briefs.
2020 : 2021
Abacus Technology Corporation
Cybersecurity Engineering/Analysis Lead
Managed daily activities of Phacil’s Cybersecurity and Engineering Teams. Managed the technical operations in the absence of the Program Manager. Established, incorporated and aligned security governance and policies with stakeholder’s mission and business objectives. Administered all aspects of the cybersecurity program ensuring security compliance and a robust security posture. Provided mentoring and technical advisory to stakeholders and cybersecurity team. Developed and incorporated cybersecurity engineering policy, security configurations, security categorization baselines, process flows and best practices. Reviewed mission objectives, requirements and constraints to advise stakeholders on determining system’s risk tolerance. Conducted business and risk impact analysis of information data type to identify the security categorization baseline. Managed and provided subject matter expertise (SME) in support of the RMF Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process for assigned systems. Managed the orchestration of A&A packages for the assigned customer’s networks, systems and applications. Provided risk assessment reports on developing and fielded systems in support of the RMF. Analyzed enterprise architecture to identify dependencies and end to end integration of cybersecurity controls for traditional and cloud computing environments. Researched, developed, analyzed and implemented cybersecurity strategies, controls and countermeasures by incorporating innovative technologies including cloud computing, virtualization, analytics and mobility. Developed Incident Response Plan and assisted in the remediation of incidents to include data breaches and spillages Interpreted FISMA, DoD, FedRAMP and Service regulations, directives, and instructions. Implemented RMF training for stakeholders teaching the repeatable RMF process. Advised senior leadership of current and future security risk to assist in the decision-making process with detailed reports, whitepapers and briefs.
2014 : 2020
Phacil, LLC - A By Light Company
Principal Staff Cybersecurity Engineer
Company:
Abacus Technology Corporation
About
Christopher D. Peele is a Cybersecurity Engineering/Analysis Lead with a M.S. of Information Assurance. He also has CISSP-ISSEP, CISM, NSA IAM and NSA IEM. Mr. Peele's experience includes information assurance, cybersecurity, security governance, cloud computing security, risk management, systems security engineering, systems engineering, project management, systems administration, electronics and avionics systems. Mr. Peele provides technical leadership in both the private and public sections. He develops strategic plans to assist stakeholders through the implementation Risk Management Framework. Mr. Peele spent a combined 22 years in the US Air Force serving as active, reserve and guardsmen status. He has over 20 years of experience in IA / Cybersecurity with 16 years in the Department of Defense environment.
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