Manager Security

Diego R. Soares

Fort Lauderdale, FL 803-***-****

*****.**********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/diego-s/

Proudly served a distinguished career in the United States Army as a Signal Support Systems Specialist and/ Information Service Technician with years of experience providing IT services, system engineering, managing and training personnel in operations and maintenance while implementing technical support and strategic planning and implementing documentation in diverse environments. I am seeking a position in IT; Manager/Analyst/Engineer and willing to relocate domestically and internationally. Fluently speak, read, write 3 languages – English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Currently have a Top-Secret with/(SCI) security clearance. Exceptional focus and motivation to achieve success in fast-paced demanding environments; Leadership skills proven to promote teamwork, identifies and resolves issues independently while making sound decisions under pressure.

Technical Skills

• VMware

• VMF

• DRS

• SRM

• MS Exchange (2007 2010)

• SharePoint (2007, 2010)

• EIGRP

• SNMP

• ACLs

• SLA

• IPv4 / IPv6

• VTC

• SHA

• VLAN

• TFTP

• SIP

• SRST

• DHCP

• NTP

• Wireless LANs

• Netapp Storage (CIF)

• Fiber Channel

• Volumes

• eMASS

• Authorization and Accounting (AAA)

• Rapid Spanning-tree (RSTP 802.1W)

• Splunk

• ACAS

• ESXi (v3.5 v4.0 v4.1 v5.0)

• vSphere

• Oracle

• Fault Tolerance FT

• Data Availability Group

• RIP

• BGP

• Inner Vlan Routing

• GRE/IPSEC tunnels

• Spanning-tree (802.1D)

• IPSEC

• AES

• PPP

• SSH

• SCP

• SCCP

• RTP

• Print Server

• LDAP

• NetApp on Command

• NFS

• LUNs

• Storage Efficiency

• NIST 800 series policies

• Active Directory (2003,2008r2, 2012)

• NIST Federal Information Processing Standards

• Java

• SATCOM

• vCenter (v5.1 v5.5)

• DRS Storage

• Enterprise1

• ACS

• SQL (2005, 2008r2)

• OSPF

• IGMP

• QOS

• Authentication

• HSRP

• ISAKMP

• MD5

• PPPoE

• Telnet

• VoIP

• H323

• S-RTP

• DNS

• JNN/WIN-T inc2

• Netapp Data On tap

• iSCSI

• Aggregates

• RMF

• Linux/Unix

• Multiple Instance Spanning-Tree (MSTP, 802.1S)

• Security Technical Implementation Guides/Viewer (STIGS)

• SolarWinds

Certifications

•CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)

•CompTIA A+ (CE)

•CompTIA N+ (CE)

•CompTIA SEC+ (CE)

•ITIL v4 Foundation

•CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist (CSIS)

•CompTIA IT Operations Specialist (CIOS)

Work Experience

Cyber Analyst/Engineer Contractor 02/2019 - 03/2020 DHA/HIT/Cyber Security Division/A&A Branch Naval Information Warfare Center

•Managed implementation of POAM team across the DHA Enterprise from CIO/CISO to Contractor site analysts with 6 months stand up, that has increased compliance across the agency by 72% with projected close by 2019 of above 90%.

•Within 3 months, identified and implemented new business opportunities within DHA to increase efficiency and effectiveness for DHA, while expanding current business within the portfolio by 5%.

•Overhauled DHA processes and structure to increase efficiency but decrease cost and resource requirements needed.

•Validation of vulnerability (POA&M) for compliance across all systems within agency.

•Provide Cybersecurity (CS) support across the enterprise.

•Perform DoD Assessment & Authorization (A&A) activities in accordance with the RMF process.

•Develop, modify, and review A&A documentation.

•Analyze the CS architecture of IT systems for compliance with DoD policies; develop and execute security test plans; and use security tools such as Tenable Nessus (ACAS), SCAP, and execution of STIGs.

•Assess the CS risk of IT systems documenting them in formal risk assessments and supporting artifacts associated with the A&A process.

•Organize, develop, and present briefings, written summaries, and written reports incorporating narrative, tabular and/or graphic elements.

•Determine the security posture and CS accreditation readiness of systems and architectures.

•Document existing information architecture to convey compliance and problems.

U.S. Army, Cyber School, Fort Gordon, GA 12/2017 - 03/2019 Network Management Technician

•Responsible for the design, planning, and maintenance of cyber school services, infrastructure, and network architecture.

•Built networks using various routing protocols creating fast, secure, and reliable connectivity to the customer with 99% up time.

•Identified network security vulnerabilities/attacks and applied security measures in compliance with Department of Defense guidelines without loss of data.

•Monitored and managed network activity using management tools to troubleshoot and maintain the network.

•Designed and created network maps resulting in troubleshooting procedures being more efficient.

•Information Assurance, Army Training & Certification Tracking System Manager, project management in support of automated information networks, and secure network infrastructure support.

•Provide CS Subject Matter Expertise (SME) support to project teams.

Information System Technician Program Manager 10/2016 - 04/2017 U.S. Army, SOCOM, Camp Vance, Afghanistan

•Provided technical advice and guidance regarding current and future-state needs of security planning and implementation of appropriate technologies and processes in compliance with requirements for protecting sensitive and classified information.

•Led and mentored high-caliber teams; implemented policies and advised senior leaders on planning, installation, administration, management, maintaining, operating and security of information systems using industry best practices.

•Team Leader for installation and operation of VTC management across Afghanistan, removing Tanderberg desktops with Cisco TelePresence SX80s, DX80s codec installed.

•Migrated SharePoint 2010 to 2013 on two (2) enclaves.

•Supervised Consolidated Service Center consisting of twelve (12) Military personnel and six (6) civilians, supporting over 3,000 users across Afghanistan.

•Enabled increased Cyber Security posture for the enterprise by enforcing established cyber standards and regulations.

•Managed operations, performance, and availability of enterprise networks and security requirements encompassing the Risk Management Framework (RMF), SIEM Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), Host Base Security System (HBSS), Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Enterprise Tactical Identity and Email Services (ETIES), Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGS).

Senior Systems Engineer 12/2015 - 10/2016

U.S. Army, USASOC, Fort Bragg, NC

•Designed, planned, and configured hardware and software migration from Sun 4170 to Dell OEM 1130 and vCenter /ESXi 5 to 5.1, improving available resources to the virtual machines.

•Configured 19 Netapp FAS 2240/2040 to ESXi host, enabled deduplication on FAS to improve storage proficiency by 20%.

•Configured enterprise and tactical mission commands server such as Windows 2008r2 Active Directory, 2010 Exchange w/DAG, SharePoint 2010, SQL 2008r2, GPO, client image, ghost server, Command Post of the Future suite, and GCCS-Army.

•Managed virtual infrastructure resources such as vApps, DRS, DRS Storage, ram, and storage IO performance consisting of 2 enclaves, 3 vCenters, 30 physical servers, 120 virtual servers.

•Senior COMSEC Custodian, NIPR & SIPR Network Accreditation Lead Planner

•Responsible for six(6), five(5)-man team that facilitated forward-deployed services including, VPN, Satellite and line of site (UHF, VHF, FM, and HF) radio transmission system support.

Senior Drill Sergeant 08/2013 - 12/2015

U.S. Army, Basic Combat Training, Fort Jackson, SC

•Served as an expert in the instruction of all warrior tasks and battle drills in the initial training of new recruits to the United States Army.

•Maintained role as Network Team Chief/Helpdesk

•Assisted with training for new military IT professionals including Networking and Cyber Security.

•Taught new recruits every aspect of Basic Combat Training.

•Coached, counseled, and mentored over two thousand (2,000) soldiers matriculating through ten (10) week training cycles at Fort Jackson, Basic Training Facility.

Lead Network Team Chief/ Helpdesk 01/2010 - 07/2013 U.S. Army, 173rd BCT, Bamberg, Germany

•Designed, planned, implemented and maintained Brigade services infrastructure and network

•architecture.

•Provided training and technical guidance to five (5) Battalions.

•Managed Brigade services enterprise and tactical operations.

•Designed, planned, configured hardware and software migration from VMware 3.5/ vCenter 3.5

•to HyperV

•/SCVMM 2007, to include Microsoft Enterprise services from Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2003, SQL05, SharePoint 2007 to Windows Server 2008, Exchange 2007, SQL 2008, SharePoint 2010.

•Managed 2 enterprise domains services on 2 enclaves NIPR and SIPR in a hostile environment with 96% uptime.

•Created backup and maintained plans allowing for a successful SharePoint 2007 site recovery.

•Managed network architecture to support server and client infrastructure supporting over

•four thousand (4,000) users.

•Managed teams responsible for problem resolution, which assisted units throughout Afghanistan to increase mission readiness and their ability to communicate across the battlefield.

Network and Automation Technician 01/2008 - 01/2010

U.S. Army, 173rd BCT, Bamberg, Germany

•Designed, deployed, and provided ongoing support of enterprise services consisting of eleven (11) physical servers and two (2) Netapp 270’s in a tactical environment.

•Designed, configured, and managed hardware server migration from eleven (11) physical servers to VMware 3.5 vCenter; successfully migrated all information within project timelines.

•Developed and managed team networks.

•Scanned and monitored for Cyber Security vulnerabilities within the network and took

•proper steps to mitigate threats.

•Lead project manager responsible for IT infrastructure withdrawal in eastern region of Afghanistan.

•Managed seven (7) server SharePoint farm supporting over twenty thousand (20,000) users maintaining an uptime of 98%

•SolarWinds Orion, Cisco Works NCM, Cisco ACS, Packet Design Route Explorer, CA NetQOS, and CA Spectrum.

Education

•Keiser University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 02/2012 - 04/2016

Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice

Diego R. Soares Fort Lauderdale, FL 803-***-**** *****.**********@*****.***

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