Active Directory Business Analyst

Brennsten Webster

IT Professional

Charlotte, NC 704-***-**** *****************@*******.***

Objective

US Coast Guard Veteran. Expertise includes managing privileged accounts, conducting gap analyses, and implementing IAM solutions, with a focus on Active Directory, Azure and CyberArk. Committed to enhancing security measures and safeguarding critical systems.

Experience

Provident Bank IAM/Active Directory Analyst (Contract) Apr 2024-Sep 2024

Processed Access Requests for all applications provisioned by IAM (i.e.. Active Directory, Email, Fiserv, Custom Guide, Skillset, DocuSign).

Successfully completed Merger with limited discrepancies in Active Directory.

Verified that least privileged Access is granted and proper RBAC was followed.

Ensured all account provisioning tasks are validated and based on access that has been requested via the proper form.

Provisioned Access Requests via Service Now are processed in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with the approved support level agreement (SLA).

Confirmed Account Terminations are processed within 24 business hours of receipt

MISO Energy Active Directory Analyst (Contract) Jun 2023-Jan 2024

Contributed to the lifecycle management of onboarding to termination of over 5000 users via Service Now and Cherwell Ticketing system.

Led clean-up effort to remediate old service accounts and user accounts in CyberArk, Azure and Active Directory system, With use of PowerShell.

Developed and maintained a comprehensive inventory of all privileged accounts and access rights within the organization, including those in Azure, Active Directory, CyberArk.

Implemented best practice plan going forward to maintain proper Account structure

Bank of America IAM Business Analyst (Contract) Jul 2022-Jun 2023

Provided guidance via Tableau and Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables and VLOOKUP) to generate GRC reports and analyze data for proactive risk mitigation and compliance monitoring.

Developed and maintained a comprehensive inventory of all privileged accounts and access rights within the organization, including those in Active Directory, CyberArk.

Conducted gap analysis and assessments of existing IAM systems to identify vulnerabilities and develop strategies to enhance security measures.

Mastercard CyberArk Administrator (Contract) Mar 2022-Jun 2022

Managed Central Policy Manager (CPM) and Digital Vault.

Responsible for Privileged User account administration of various Windows and UNIX accounts using CyberArk components.

Wells Fargo Technology Operations - Active Directory- Apr 2017-Jan 2022

Oversaw, managed and did troubleshoots for Windows Server 2012 and Active Directory authentication

Authentication, authorization, life cycle management, and access provisioning of over 100 security groups and 5,000 users in Oracle Identity Manager, CyberArk, and Active Directory.

4 Years of Supporting CyberArk Safes, Vault and RSA.

Completed Training in Azure AD

Novant Health User Access Analyst (Contract) Aug 2016-Dec 2016

Use of created SQL queries to conduct data Analysis to monitor and control unauthorized access of over 5000 Active Directory users.

Created and managed Access request via ServiceNow.

Ran Weekly Termination Audits to ensure RACF Users’ access was properly removed.

Proficient use of Microsoft Excel and using Pivot tables and VLOOKUP formulas Identify and assess Access Reviews and potential security risks and vulnerabilities in Active Directory.

Wells Fargo Active Directory Administrator (Contract) Jul 2015-Jul 2016

Use of PowerShell Scripts, and SQL queries to monitor and remediate appropriate administrative access in Active Directory.

Remediated over 5000 security groups within scope of Privilege Access

Ensured overall security of the Active Directory domains.

Implemented and maintained a comprehensive GRC policy for the organization, ensuring that Admin access to Workstations and Servers were properly authorized and controlled.

Setup New Provisioning access administration (adds, changes, deletes) processes within Active Directory from approved requestors for over.

City of Charlotte IT Service Desk Technician (Contract) Jun 2014-Jul 2015

Provided Afterhours assistance for employees of the City of Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and Fire departments handling Remedy and ServiceNow Tickets with a variety of technical issues some of which consist of:

- VPN Access

- XenMobile and Mobile Device support

- Active Directory Authentication

Coordinated Tech Refresh for all departments in City of Charlotte.

United States Coast Guard Information Systems Technician Jun 2009- Apr2014

Implementation and administration of Core Active Directory Services including but not limiting to DNS, LDAP.

Managed Group policy and implemented upgrade strategies for the operational units with specific attention to Microsoft SCCM.

Semi-annually successfully Migrated over 1000 of Operational users' accounts monthly between Domains in Active Directory.

Worked Network Operations Center (NOC) administering Cisco routers and connectivity of Coast Guard units at sea, land, foreign and domestic

Education

US Coast Guard Training Center, Petaluma California, 2012

Information Systems Class- A School

Central Piedmont Community College, 2006

General Studies Attended

University of North Carolina Charlotte, 2008

Computer Science

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