System Administration

Wayne Simmons Jr

202-***-**** ***************@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-simmons-jr/

IT Consultant – System Administration Quality Assurance Operational Excellence Project Management

An accomplished and business savvy professional with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results & business value in high-growth environments and establishing key relationships with business segments. A dynamic, versatile, and detailed-oriented IT Consultant spanning 8 years showcasing year-over-year improvements in providing both public and private sector Linux, Windows, Unix, and AIX System Administration, Engineering, and 24/7 Web Application Support. Skilled in handling key Linux, Unix, and Windows system administration, automation, project completion, application break-fix, and root cause analysis and triage skills. Highly organized self-starter with a strong drive for quality and an eagerness to learn, grow and excel. Have experience in diligently monitoring my employer's network for security threats, and then creating and implementing measures to address the said threat. Maintains uncompromising focus on high-quality standards and bottom-line profit improvement. Excels at turning under-producing individuals into teams that work efficiently and exceed all expectations. Proven ability to establish credibility and trust among client and project teams to achieve exceptional results. Track record of success serving as project manager for simultaneous complex initiatives while consistently meeting targets, remaining under budget, and finishing ahead of schedule. Exceptional communication, presentation & interpersonal skills with proficiency at grasping new concepts quickly and utilizing the same in a productive manner.

~ Provided level 3 technical support and troubleshooting to help desk, internal and external customers, creating escalation tickets when appropriate ~

~ Played a key role as Subject Matter Expert ensuring security baselines received excellent ratings while also resolving inconsistencies, potential risks, and preparing reports for executive leadership ~

~ Actively triaged approximately 100 weekly incident tickets and escalations until resolution, providing Tier 2/3 support ~ Skill Areas: Strategic & Operations Planning Root Cause Analysis System Administration Project Management Quality Assurance Business Requirement Analysis Process Improvement Strong Interpersonal Skills Analytical Skills Team Management Communications Critical Thinking Systems Analysis Problem Solving Time Management Attention to Detail Client Relationship Management Innovation Leadership Dependability Management Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BAE SYSTEMS (Mar 2022 - Till Date)

Cyber Security Engineer

Provides some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defense, aerospace and security solutions.

Designed and maintained network security architecture, utilizing Cisco IDS/IPS and NetWitness solutions to detect and prevent cyber threats in real-time.

Implemented and managed Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF) to safeguard web applications and databases from vulnerabilities and attacks.

Collaborated with the networking team to integrate Gigamon traffic visibility solutions, ensuring comprehensive monitoring of network traffic for threat detection and analysis.

Conducted continuous security monitoring and analysis using Splunk, identifying and mitigating security incidents promptly.

Worked closely with cross-functional teams to assess security risks, develop mitigation strategies, and conduct penetration testing.

Assisted in the development of cybersecurity policies, procedures, and guidelines to align with industry best practices and compliance requirements.

WATERR IT SERVICES (Dec 2019 – March 2022)

IT Consultant

Manage functions pertaining to testing and analyzing assets for potential security threats

Identify possible security threats and determine the best security measures

Design, implement and maintain security protocols, policies, plans, and systems to cover all possible security threats

Run risk assessment and security tests and designing countermeasures to eliminate as many potential risks as possible

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Wayne Simmons Jr

202-***-**** ***************@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-simmons-jr/

Remain up to date with the latest security systems, tools, trends, and technology

Train staff to recognize and defend against security breaches and risks

Resolve logged errors, as well as ensuring system security and encryption

Document processes and monitoring system performance metrics

Ensure that computer hardware remains compatible with software updates

Implement the latest technological advancements and solutions FANNIE MAE (Nov 2019 - Dec 2019)

Linux System Administrator / Application Support

Fannie Mae is a leading source of mortgage financing in all markets and at all times.

Responsible for maintaining all system backup and assist to restore all procedures and provide required training to all users

Provided network infrastructure, configuration, and administrative support to 200 client and server-based Linux, Windows, and Unix servers

Designed and maintained all system tools for all scripts and automation processes and monitor all capacity planning

Integrated all required software and resolve all issues across various technologies and design require enterprise servers and provide back up support

Evaluated all documents according to system requirements and performed tests on all development activities and administered all complex methodologies

Troubleshot instantaneous alerts and reports of enterprise system malfunctions, network connectivity issues, errors, and breaches from internal/external partners

NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (Aug 2016 - Aug 2019)

Linux System Engineer & Subject Matter Expert

Navy Federal Credit Union is a global credit union headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration. Navy Federal is the largest natural member credit union in the United States, both in asset size and in membership.

Pioneered the efforts across handling the entire gamut of functions pertaining to configuring and deploying software and tools within enterprise systems ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of these tools by continuously monitoring with SIEMS such as APM and Splunk

Performed quarterly system assessments and constantly audited and/or edited the configured firewalls to enable applications to run

Developed training materials and led computing/information system training sessions for internal customers and teams

Customized user environments, administered user accounts, troubleshot and fixed TCP/IP issues, and administered NFS on Red Hat servers including LVM, Filesystem, and Cluster Management services

Installed Centos, Red Hat, and Solaris on machines and created/administered user environments on Red Hat Linux Servers

Developed an infrastructure to provide support to all business requirements and performed regular troubleshoot on the system to resolve all issues

Monitored everyday systems and evaluate the availability of all server resources and perform all activities for Linux servers

Maintained and monitored all patch releases and design various patch installation strategies and maintain all systems according to NIST standardization

Administered all performance for various resources and ensure optimization for same and provide support to all applications and ensure an optimal level of customer services

FANNIE MAE (Aug 2015 - Aug 2016)

Linux System Administrator & Production Support Analyst Fannie Mae is a leading source of mortgage financing in all markets and at all times.

Performed real-time log analysis to provide network and data security and automating the same with Autosys and Crontab

Maintained and monitored all system frameworks and provided after call support to all systems and maintained optimal Linux knowledge

Installed and configured web applications, network configurations, and patch administration on frontend and backend Java-based web applications

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALS

CompTIA CySA+ ce Certification (COMP001021669573) 2020 MD BS Computer Science 2014 Bowie State University, Bowie Page 2

Wayne Simmons Jr

202-***-**** ***************@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-simmons-jr/

Technical Skills: Microsoft Office Suite and Internet

● Apache, Tomcat, MySQL, Splunk, SSH, Remedy, Python, Cron, Autosys, Github, RHEL, Amazon Web Services

● Nessus, Wireshark, NMAP, Burp, OWASP, Network Configuration, Intelligence

● HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, LDAP, DHCP, FTP, LVM, RAID, SSH, SCP, TcpDump

● Storage and Performance Management, Software Application Break-Fix, Process Management

● User and Group Account Management, Windows Cluster Management

● Cybersecurity Tools: Cisco IDS/IPS, Imperva, Gigamon, Splunk

● Network Security

● Web Application Security

● Security Incident Response

● Risk Assessment

● Firewall Management

● Intrusion Detection and Prevention

● Penetration Testing

● Security Policy Development

● Compliance and Regulatory Standards

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