Jeff Mason
Details
Information Technology
Western Governors University
2020 : 2021
Associate of Science - AS
Information Technology
Community College of the Air Force
2018 : 2019
Performs network-scoping and MSV configurations
Provides Cyber Security SME consultation services to harden and improve client security postures
2022 : Present
World Wide Technology
Sr. Cybersecurity Consultant
2023 :
CyberNEX Technology
Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer
2023 :
Air National Guard
Cybersecurity Manager
Mandiant - Global Government : Incident Response & Compromise Assessments
Acts as a cybersecurity consultant for U.S. & international government agencies. Assesses and validates security posture for client IT environments. Delivers technical reports and oral presentations to clients.
Executes Incident Response & Compromise Assessment engagements. Prepares hosts for artifact collection and verifies SIEM ingestion status. Reviews alerts and IOC signatures. Conducts IOC research using OSINT and Mandiant-internal sources.
Utilizes Mandiant, FireEye, and Open-Source tools to conduct Windows and Linux host forensics. Conducts network/PCAP forensics and corroborates findings. Correlates log data and identifies incident timelines, IOCs, and adversary TTPs.
Validates client incident response efforts. Provides IT-security best practices, hunt methodology, and process improvements.
2022 : 2022
Sr. Cybersecurity Consultant (Externship - DoD Skillbridge)
Performs a solutions architect and SCRUM master role to develop, deploy, and integrate a custom SIEM solution to customer networks. Interacts with Project Owner and key Stakeholders in the AGILE project management framework.
Manages 8-member Platform Integration team; prioritizes backlog items and performs sprint retrospectives. Provides vision and direction for SIEM development.
Oversees 8-member Network Engineering team; provides training and procedural documentation to integrate SIEM hardware and infrastructure to the customer's network.
Integrates new tools, policies, and procedures to support 125-cyber security consultants and forensic analysts.
Augments Incident Response teams to provide analysis of customer networks. Utilizes forensic toolkits to find suspicious files and content. Provides technical reports to customers and leadership with detailed findings and perscribes mitigation actions.
Maintains robust technical skillset to rapidly deploy and troubleshoot :
- CentOS/Ubuntu
- ESXi and ProxMox hypervisors
- PFSense Firewalls
- Kubernetes
- Ceph (clustered storage)
- Switches/Routers
- Data Pipelines and transforms
- Elastic
- Arkime
- Ansible
- Docker
2020 : 2022
United States Air Force
Technical Project Manager, SIEM Platform Development
Skills
Agile Project Management, Amazon Web Services (AWS), ATM Networks, Case Management, Cisco ASA, Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Networking, Cloud Computing, Cloud Development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Hunting (CTH), Data Center Virtualization, Data Flow, DevOps, Docker, Elastic Stack (ELK), Fiber Optic Cable, Firewall Administration, Forensic Analysis, Git, Incident Investigation, Incident Response, Information Technology, Inside Plant Cabling, IT Management, Kubernetes, Leadership, Linux, Microservices, Network Administration, Network Engineering, Network Infrastructure, Networking, Operational Planning, pfSense, Platform Integration, Process Improvement, Project Management, Risk Management, Routing Protocols, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Solution Architecture, SOP Development, Systems Engineering, TACLANE, Ticketing Systems, Virtual Private Network (VPN), VMWare ESXi, Security Clearance, DoD, Military Operations, Command, Military Experience, National Security, Information Assurance, Program Management
About
I am an advanced cyber security and IT professional with 13 years of experience as a Network Engineer, Incident Responder, SIEM Developer, and Team Manager while serving in the United States Air Force and multiple other positions.
I thrive in a fast-paced, highly-technical role. I have always tried to attain the largest workload I can sustain and take on as much responsibility as possible. My career has doubled as one of my favorite hobbies. I have never been faced with a technical issue I could not resolve or supersede. I will always enjoy the challenge and ever-evolving environment of the cyber and IT industries.
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