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Eric Walker, CASP, MCSA, MCITP, RMF/eMASS
Information Security Specialist IV
Copperas Cove, TX, United States
Details
Experience:
- Collect and collate system or site information and use it to evaluate and document in Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) the RMF and security posture of the units assigned.
- Review security assessment plans, test plans, and procedures to ensure they addresses the correct level of effort and are sufficiently comprehensive to assess all Information Assurance (IA) requirements applicable to the applicable system or site, for assessment, authorization, and maintenance have been met.
- Conduct risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks and protection needs; conduct systems security evaluation, site surveys, audits, and reviews; determine the residual risk of a package based on package content and assessment results and documenting for the Installation Information Systems Security Manager (I-ISSM) and higher-level review.
- Conduct systems security reviews, audits, or evaluations, as appropriate, to ensure accreditation documents are accurate and represent the current risk posture of the system.
- Assess impacts from observed risks and report via the Cybersecurity Program chain of command.
- Perform monthly evaluation of system administrators, and unit ISSOs to ensure that documentation and certifications meet the Army’s role-based regulation requirements.
- Collect and review unit documentation (PDS SOPs, Tennant Security Plans (TSP) and TSP appendices) as part of the accreditation and ATO processes.
- Take collected documentation and build a TEMPEST Control Review (TCR) for submission to the TEMPEST team.
2023 : Present
KAIHONUA, LLC
Information Security Specialist IV
- Collect and collate system or site information and use it to evaluate and document in Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) the RMF and security posture of the units assigned.
- Review security assessment plans, test plans, and procedures to ensure they addresses the correct level of effort and are sufficiently comprehensive to assess all Information Assurance (IA) requirements applicable to the applicable system or site, for assessment, authorization, and maintenance have been met.
- Conduct risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks and protection needs; conduct systems security evaluation, site surveys, audits, and reviews; determine the residual risk of a package based on package content and assessment results and documenting for the Installation Information Systems Security Manager (I-ISSM) and higher-level review.
- Conduct systems security reviews, audits, or evaluations, as appropriate, to ensure accreditation documents are accurate and represent the current risk posture of the system.
- Assess impacts from observed risks and report via the Cybersecurity Program chain of command.
- Perform monthly evaluation of system administrators, and unit ISSOs to ensure that documentation and certifications meet the Army’s role-based regulation requirements.
- Collect and review unit documentation (PDS SOPs, Tennant Security Plans (TSP) and TSP appendices) as part of the accreditation and ATO processes.
- Take collected documentation and build a TEMPEST Control Review (TCR) for submission to the TEMPEST team.
2023 : 2023
Johnson Service Group, Inc.
Information Security Specialist III
- Responsible for 165 CONUS and OCONUS sites providing predictive analysis for network performance and baseline metrics and troubleshoot identified issues either remotely or on-site
- Evaluating, developing, and delivering technical input into the systems engineering process and ongoing IT system operations
- Developing technical documentation, system architecture, and system design documentation and interact with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues, or conflicts
- Responsible for Network and System architecture reviews and development, JRSS Report development, Network/System troubleshooting and diagnostics, Operating System Installation, Configuration and STIG-ing.
- Analyzing complex information and independently takes appropriate actions to resolve problems
- Providing engineering guidance to technical staff and establish effective working relationships with other Government agencies and mission partners
- Designing and delivering solutions through analysis and troubleshooting
2019 : 2023
General Dynamics Information Technology
Systems Administrator Advisor
- Supporting the planning, system design, implementation, and integration of AD RDS
- Providing Tier III technical support in the development of change controls, configuration management, operations procedures, telephonic assistance procedures, and service delivery activities required to maintain mission-readiness during implementation.
- Provide support for the development of an RDS design that will support AD six theater administration of domain controllers, users, and applications.
- Ensuring IT programs and other initiatives implementing enterprise NetOps capabilities are properly integrated and structured to support the gathering and reporting of critical NetOps elements of information within the AD RDS solution at all levels of the LWN.
- Providing enterprise expertise, technical planning, coordination, integration, and operational support to ensure there is a fully integrated AD, including EDS/Identity Management, account management, remote management and messaging capabilities in support of the Army and Joint NetOps initiatives.
- Assisting with the integration, distribution, and management of Microsoft Technologies, such as : Windows Server 2008/2012 R2, messaging, MOSS 2007/2010, SysMan, and other LWN capabilities into RDS.
- Providing testing of proposed Army Enterprise RDS technical solutions that have a global footprint across the Army Theater community, supporting Information Technology (IT) consolidation and the collapsing of some of the existing AD infrastructures, to include previously established functional forests and Theater Resource Forests.
- Supporting the migration of EDS&A Administrative and NETOPS tools into the Remote Desktop Service (RDS) Management environment.
- Supporting the establishment of the RDS security infrastructure design, implementation, and migration planning and fielding.
- Providing system sustainment engineering and analysis supporting RDS security.
2018 : 2019
NCI, Inc.
Senior Systems Engineer IV
- Provide Tier I and II IT support.
- Perform installation, repair, and preventative maintenance of desktop computers and related systems.
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot desktop systems, workstations, servers, and network issues
- Perform desktop installation, basic cabling, network monitoring, and troubleshooting of the network and systems residing on the network.
- Perform account maintenance, data integrity, and file system security for the desktop environment.
- Assist in determining suitable software to meet user requirements.
- Recommend hardware and software solutions, including new acquisition and upgrades.
- Conduct training programs designed to educate the organization's computer users about basic and specialized applications.
- Communicate highly technical information to both technical and non- technical personnel.
- Assist with documenting and cataloging systems for historical and information assurance purposes.
2017 : 2018
TPGS
JWICS Systems Administrator
- Review security assessment plans, test plans, and procedures to ensure they addresses the correct level of effort and are sufficiently comprehensive to assess all Information Assurance (IA) requirements applicable to the applicable system or site, for assessment, authorization, and maintenance have been met.
- Conduct risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks and protection needs; conduct systems security evaluation, site surveys, audits, and reviews; determine the residual risk of a package based on package content and assessment results and documenting for the Installation Information Systems Security Manager (I-ISSM) and higher-level review.
- Conduct systems security reviews, audits, or evaluations, as appropriate, to ensure accreditation documents are accurate and represent the current risk posture of the system.
- Assess impacts from observed risks and report via the Cybersecurity Program chain of command.
- Perform monthly evaluation of system administrators, and unit ISSOs to ensure that documentation and certifications meet the Army’s role-based regulation requirements.
- Collect and review unit documentation (PDS SOPs, Tennant Security Plans (TSP) and TSP appendices) as part of the accreditation and ATO processes.
- Take collected documentation and build a TEMPEST Control Review (TCR) for submission to the TEMPEST team.
2023 : Present
KAIHONUA, LLC
Information Security Specialist IV
- Collect and collate system or site information and use it to evaluate and document in Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) the RMF and security posture of the units assigned.
- Review security assessment plans, test plans, and procedures to ensure they addresses the correct level of effort and are sufficiently comprehensive to assess all Information Assurance (IA) requirements applicable to the applicable system or site, for assessment, authorization, and maintenance have been met.
- Conduct risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks and protection needs; conduct systems security evaluation, site surveys, audits, and reviews; determine the residual risk of a package based on package content and assessment results and documenting for the Installation Information Systems Security Manager (I-ISSM) and higher-level review.
- Conduct systems security reviews, audits, or evaluations, as appropriate, to ensure accreditation documents are accurate and represent the current risk posture of the system.
- Assess impacts from observed risks and report via the Cybersecurity Program chain of command.
- Perform monthly evaluation of system administrators, and unit ISSOs to ensure that documentation and certifications meet the Army’s role-based regulation requirements.
- Collect and review unit documentation (PDS SOPs, Tennant Security Plans (TSP) and TSP appendices) as part of the accreditation and ATO processes.
- Take collected documentation and build a TEMPEST Control Review (TCR) for submission to the TEMPEST team.
2023 : 2023
Johnson Service Group, Inc.
Information Security Specialist III
- Responsible for 165 CONUS and OCONUS sites providing predictive analysis for network performance and baseline metrics and troubleshoot identified issues either remotely or on-site
- Evaluating, developing, and delivering technical input into the systems engineering process and ongoing IT system operations
- Developing technical documentation, system architecture, and system design documentation and interact with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues, or conflicts
- Responsible for Network and System architecture reviews and development, JRSS Report development, Network/System troubleshooting and diagnostics, Operating System Installation, Configuration and STIG-ing.
- Analyzing complex information and independently takes appropriate actions to resolve problems
- Providing engineering guidance to technical staff and establish effective working relationships with other Government agencies and mission partners
- Designing and delivering solutions through analysis and troubleshooting
2019 : 2023
General Dynamics Information Technology
Systems Administrator Advisor
- Supporting the planning, system design, implementation, and integration of AD RDS
- Providing Tier III technical support in the development of change controls, configuration management, operations procedures, telephonic assistance procedures, and service delivery activities required to maintain mission-readiness during implementation.
- Provide support for the development of an RDS design that will support AD six theater administration of domain controllers, users, and applications.
- Ensuring IT programs and other initiatives implementing enterprise NetOps capabilities are properly integrated and structured to support the gathering and reporting of critical NetOps elements of information within the AD RDS solution at all levels of the LWN.
- Providing enterprise expertise, technical planning, coordination, integration, and operational support to ensure there is a fully integrated AD, including EDS/Identity Management, account management, remote management and messaging capabilities in support of the Army and Joint NetOps initiatives.
- Assisting with the integration, distribution, and management of Microsoft Technologies, such as : Windows Server 2008/2012 R2, messaging, MOSS 2007/2010, SysMan, and other LWN capabilities into RDS.
- Providing testing of proposed Army Enterprise RDS technical solutions that have a global footprint across the Army Theater community, supporting Information Technology (IT) consolidation and the collapsing of some of the existing AD infrastructures, to include previously established functional forests and Theater Resource Forests.
- Supporting the migration of EDS&A Administrative and NETOPS tools into the Remote Desktop Service (RDS) Management environment.
- Supporting the establishment of the RDS security infrastructure design, implementation, and migration planning and fielding.
- Providing system sustainment engineering and analysis supporting RDS security.
2018 : 2019
NCI, Inc.
Senior Systems Engineer IV
- Provide Tier I and II IT support.
- Perform installation, repair, and preventative maintenance of desktop computers and related systems.
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot desktop systems, workstations, servers, and network issues
- Perform desktop installation, basic cabling, network monitoring, and troubleshooting of the network and systems residing on the network.
- Perform account maintenance, data integrity, and file system security for the desktop environment.
- Assist in determining suitable software to meet user requirements.
- Recommend hardware and software solutions, including new acquisition and upgrades.
- Conduct training programs designed to educate the organization's computer users about basic and specialized applications.
- Communicate highly technical information to both technical and non- technical personnel.
- Assist with documenting and cataloging systems for historical and information assurance purposes.
2017 : 2018
TPGS
JWICS Systems Administrator
Company:
KAIHONUA, LLC
About
EXPERIENCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL
• Top Secret / SCI Security Clearance
• Certifications: A+, Network+, Security+, MCSA with Messaging, IASO/IAF/CSF, MCITP Virtualization Windows Server 2008 R2, CASP-CE, Palo Alto ACE, DISA ACAS, e-Eye Retina, DISA Vulnerability Management System (VMS), Microsoft MD-100 (Army Skillsoft), MD-101(Army Skillsoft), CISCO ICND1 (Army Skillport), RMF+eMASS.
Dynamic, versatile Information Technology Professional with over 19 years of hands-on experience with troubleshooting a variety of complex computing problems, collaborating with external and internal agencies on networking systems, installing hardware and software, managing support centers both domestically and internationally, implementing new and improved technology, and providing superior customer service and support to all end users.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Platforms: IBM and IBM compatible PCs, IBM AS/400 mini computer, IBM mainframe computers, Windows based PC’s, Servers
Operating Systems: Proficient with MVS/ESA and TSO/ESA mainframe operating systems, OS/400 operating system for AS/400 mini computer, DOS, Windows 3.11/95/98/2000/NT 4.0/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10, Windows Server 2003/2008/2008R2/2012R2, UNIX operating systems
Software: Knowledgeable with Active Directory, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), BMC Remedy ITSM, Microsoft Office suite, Out of Band Management (OOBM) consoles (iLo for HP & DRAC for Dell), remote desktop manager, eEye Retina Vulnerability Scan; Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) vulnerability scanner; VM Ware, vSphere and VIC console; Microsoft Hyper-V, DISA Vulnerability Management System (VMS), CA ServiceDesk Manager Administration
Programming: FORTRAN, Basic, Visual Basic, COBOL, Job Control Language, CICS, Turbo C & C++, Assembler.
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