Doug Fann

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Brooklyn, NY *****

917-***-****

adia6s@r.postjobfree.com

IT Security Specialist with proven success in securing insurance, brokerage, and financial applications, globally in Fortune 500 companies. Routinely handled sensitive and confidential inquiries and information from technical and user community. Trained and transitioned remote and outsourcing teams. Versatile team player and problem solver. Strong analytical, interpersonal, and writing skills.

Software/Hardware

RACF, VANGUARD, JES2, JCL, CICS, DB2, Datacom, TSO/ISPF, z/OS 2.4, Citrix, Digital Certificates, USS(Unix System Services), Sailpoint, Service Now, Jira, ChangeMan, Control M, CA7, CA11, SYNCSORT, SDSF, IOF, SAR, FILEAID, FDR/ABR, IBM Utilities, RMM,, ISPF, JCLPREP, AS400, SAS, REXX, SQL,CA Service Desk Manager, Remedy, Clarity, Windows 10, MS OFFICE, PEOPLESOFT

Experience

Guardian Life Insurance

Mainframe Security Engineer

August 2013 – November 2020

Provided mainframe RACF security for all mainframe systems and applications

Performed z/OS RACF-based application and agency-level access control to meet access management business requirements and insure compliance within defined security standards.

Performed changes, testing, and implementation of all RACF security definitions, in accordance with established Change Management process.

Set up RBAC process to ensure all positions had appropriate access for their roles.

Implemented security changes and updates for Systems, CICS, Datacom, and Database groups.

Tested and maintained the business resumption and interruption procedures necessary for Disaster Recovery.

24/7 on call availability for all Mainframe Security issues.

Designed RACF controls to secure and monitor mainframe applications and system resources. These controls must comply with applicable company policies, standards and insurance regulations.

Used effective communication skills to collaborate with other team members and technical groups to identify, review and recommend changes to remediate security-related risks and exposures.

First point of escalation for any reported performance issues, questions, and support for the mainframe.

Supported business continuity & DR exercises and planning from a mainframe security perspective.

Performed daily administrative duties on security systems to ensure that all systems are operating properly. Duties include log reviews, account maintenance, resolution of pending alerts, preparation of daily reports, maintenance of policies/rules, and the application of updates to the software.

Met with audit/compliance to ensure all policies and rules were followed. Provided reports for review for audit/compliance.

Troubleshoots and tracks problems and incident tickets with vendors and clients.

Uses effective communication skills to collaborate with other team members and technical groups to identify, review and recommend changes to remediate security related risks and exposures.

Responded quickly to the production problems and monitor continuously in order to reduce the outages.

Used Agile methodologies to implement changes.

New York Community Bank

Application System Administration

April 2012 – August 2013

UBS

IT Security Specialist

June 2005 – August 2011

Managed individual workload of user requests for computer security services/applications assigned by a ticketing system for 100% of Wealth Management.

Developed scripts to handle bulk administrative tasks which streamlined review processes from 2 days to 2 hours.

Point of contact for security audits of multiple (7) systems.

Managed entitlement and provisioning on multiple (7) platforms.

Troubleshoot and resolved user's security issues on multiple (7) applications.

Traveled to Singapore to train 10 member outsourcing team and successfully transitioned functions within a specified deadline without business interruption.

Evaluated incident reports, developed solutions, and communicated end results to end users and IT teams.

Documented procedures, best practices, and proposals for department and outsourcing project.

Managed removal process of access to multiple (7) applications as part of the employee termination process.

Performed system access reviews to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.

Registered users, created and maintained user accounts, groups, resources, and security permissions for a variety of complex computer platforms for 100% of Wealth Management.

Monitored the security condition of computer platforms and corrected and/or escalated observed deviations.

Tested and maintained the business resumption and interruption procedures necessary for Disaster Recovery.

Administered and maintained mainframe accounts using Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) security on a z/OS mainframe computer.

Analyzed and resolved issues related to mainframe access control, user administration, and operating level system security.

Maintained appropriate security configurations and options for DB2 and CICS.

Assisted with maintenance on z/OS security software, including testing, implementation, and documentation of authorized changes and upgrades.

Reviewed violation reports regularly to identify and resolve security violations.

Education

BS, Management Information Systems, York College

AWS Cloud Practitioner Certificate

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