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Jason Watson
MS Cybersecurity CISSP GCIH GMON GSLC
Sacramento, CA, United States
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Experience:
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2020 : Present
Broadridge
Senior Information Security Architect
Enterprise Information Security Engineer / Senior Security Solutions Architect
Develop, advise, and implement policies, processes, and procedures to increase the security posture of California Natural Resources Agency Entities. Perform all duties of a Senior Security Operations Center Analyst and technical expert in support of the security operations center. Serve as a mentor to security analysts and IT personnel of all levels. Communicate with managers and executives using oral, written, and multimedia communications.
Senior analyst duties include Security Event Monitoring, Vulnerability Management, Threat Hunting, Active Defense, Attribution, Deception & Disruption, and Incident Handling.
SIEM service owner and engineer : Use case development based on the needs of the 20+ CNRA Entities. Continually evaluate alternative solutions to ensure Agency requirements are met.
Participate in selection of candidates, interviews, and hiring.
Entities fall under a wide variety of Federal, State, Local, and Industry regulations with several categorized as critical infrastructure. This position is in support of critical infrastructure services.
2019 : 2020
California Natural Resources Agency
Information Technology Specialist II
Supervisor Role (Primary)
Supervise up to 30 Employees, 30+ with additional leads
Project documentation and reporting, Employee training, Quality Assurance, and KPI tracking.
Demonstrate mastery and performance of all tasks performed by employees supervised.
Employee Role
Plan Projects, Coordinate, Document, Disconnect, and Reconnect Workstations and Servers. Increasing project scope with experience. Up to 1500 Systems.
Help Desk Role
Provide Level 1 and 2 User Support
Applications, Access Requests, Active Directory, Email, Hardware and Peripherals
2009 : 2020
Murphy, Mckay, Associates
IT Relocation Supervisor
Cyber-security Protection and Response (CPR) Tier 2 Technical Lead
Cyber-security Monitoring and Incident Response related to :
Network IPS, Firewalls, Spam and Phishing, Wireless (Wi-Fi) Security
Review Tier 1 analysis of above events, primary escalation point for potential incidents. Initiate incident response (IR) activities for identified events and communicate with Supervisors, Managers, and Executives utilizing established procedures. Compose written reports documenting the analysis leading to a security incident response activity.
Continuous Vulnerability Assessment and Management
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Maintenance of technical security controls.
Key Terms : SIEM, SIEM Tuning, Event Correlation, IPS Monitoring, IPS Administration, Process Development, Flow Charts, Documentation, Leadership, Zero-Trust, NIST, FIPS, CIS Controls, Vulnerability Management (VM), Patch Management, Sandbox, PowerShell, Linux, Intrusion Detection (ID), Network Security Monitoring, Wireless Assessment
2018 : 2019
California Franchise Tax Board
Information Technology Specialist I
Tier 2 Service Desk Associate
SCCM : Configuration, Administration, Application Deployment, Distribution Point Setup, Task Sequence OSD, Collection Query development using SQL/WQL, Version Upgrade, and related troubleshooting
Server Administration : Hardware Selection, OS Installation, Activation, Roles Management, Resource Management, and Troubleshooting
Tier 2 Support : Applications, Email, Network, Access Requests, Assistive Technology (AT), Application Evaluation and Testing, Audio and Visual Equipment, Security Analysis, Hardware, Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT), Documentation
Key Terms : PowerShell, Batch Scripting, File Restore, DHCP/DNS, Troubleshooting, Screen Readers, Video Phones, Braille Monitors/Readers, Accessibility Testing, JAWS, ZoomText
2016 : 2018
California Department of Rehabilitation
Information Technology Associate
2020 : Present
Broadridge
Senior Information Security Architect
Enterprise Information Security Engineer / Senior Security Solutions Architect
Develop, advise, and implement policies, processes, and procedures to increase the security posture of California Natural Resources Agency Entities. Perform all duties of a Senior Security Operations Center Analyst and technical expert in support of the security operations center. Serve as a mentor to security analysts and IT personnel of all levels. Communicate with managers and executives using oral, written, and multimedia communications.
Senior analyst duties include Security Event Monitoring, Vulnerability Management, Threat Hunting, Active Defense, Attribution, Deception & Disruption, and Incident Handling.
SIEM service owner and engineer : Use case development based on the needs of the 20+ CNRA Entities. Continually evaluate alternative solutions to ensure Agency requirements are met.
Participate in selection of candidates, interviews, and hiring.
Entities fall under a wide variety of Federal, State, Local, and Industry regulations with several categorized as critical infrastructure. This position is in support of critical infrastructure services.
2019 : 2020
California Natural Resources Agency
Information Technology Specialist II
Supervisor Role (Primary)
Supervise up to 30 Employees, 30+ with additional leads
Project documentation and reporting, Employee training, Quality Assurance, and KPI tracking.
Demonstrate mastery and performance of all tasks performed by employees supervised.
Employee Role
Plan Projects, Coordinate, Document, Disconnect, and Reconnect Workstations and Servers. Increasing project scope with experience. Up to 1500 Systems.
Help Desk Role
Provide Level 1 and 2 User Support
Applications, Access Requests, Active Directory, Email, Hardware and Peripherals
2009 : 2020
Murphy, Mckay, Associates
IT Relocation Supervisor
Cyber-security Protection and Response (CPR) Tier 2 Technical Lead
Cyber-security Monitoring and Incident Response related to :
Network IPS, Firewalls, Spam and Phishing, Wireless (Wi-Fi) Security
Review Tier 1 analysis of above events, primary escalation point for potential incidents. Initiate incident response (IR) activities for identified events and communicate with Supervisors, Managers, and Executives utilizing established procedures. Compose written reports documenting the analysis leading to a security incident response activity.
Continuous Vulnerability Assessment and Management
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Maintenance of technical security controls.
Key Terms : SIEM, SIEM Tuning, Event Correlation, IPS Monitoring, IPS Administration, Process Development, Flow Charts, Documentation, Leadership, Zero-Trust, NIST, FIPS, CIS Controls, Vulnerability Management (VM), Patch Management, Sandbox, PowerShell, Linux, Intrusion Detection (ID), Network Security Monitoring, Wireless Assessment
2018 : 2019
California Franchise Tax Board
Information Technology Specialist I
Tier 2 Service Desk Associate
SCCM : Configuration, Administration, Application Deployment, Distribution Point Setup, Task Sequence OSD, Collection Query development using SQL/WQL, Version Upgrade, and related troubleshooting
Server Administration : Hardware Selection, OS Installation, Activation, Roles Management, Resource Management, and Troubleshooting
Tier 2 Support : Applications, Email, Network, Access Requests, Assistive Technology (AT), Application Evaluation and Testing, Audio and Visual Equipment, Security Analysis, Hardware, Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT), Documentation
Key Terms : PowerShell, Batch Scripting, File Restore, DHCP/DNS, Troubleshooting, Screen Readers, Video Phones, Braille Monitors/Readers, Accessibility Testing, JAWS, ZoomText
2016 : 2018
California Department of Rehabilitation
Information Technology Associate
Company:
Broadridge
Spoken Language:
English
About
Career IT professional actively working in Information Security. Experienced is Security Architecture and Engineering with Security Operations Center Experience.