Cyber Security Software Development

Rehma Shaikh

Ashburn, VA ***** +1-571-***-****(cell) Email: *****.******@*****.*** Secret Clearance

A career in System Design, Development and Operation of Cyber Security Systems. Expertise in Networking, Client-Server Software Development, programming languages such as Java, Python, JS, Angular, and AWS Cloud. Hands-on experience in Identity and Access Management, Linux, Certificate Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Penetration Testing tools including Wireshark and Metasploit. Enthusiastic team player with strong work ethics.US Citizen.

EDUCATION

MS in Digital Forensic (Dec 2024)

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

BS in Information Technology (concentration in Cyber-Security) (May 2020) George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

CERTIFICATION

CompTIA Security+

Splunk Core Certified User

SKILLS

•Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows Server, Linux

(Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Kali)

•Technologies: Microsoft Office, JGRASP, Adobe

Dreamweaver, Cisco Packet Tracer, Wireshark

Sniffer, Oracle DB, IntelliJ, GitHub, Docker

•Languages: Java, Python, Angular, Groovy, HTML 5, Java Script, C#, C++, SQL, MySQL

EXPERIENCE

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VMware Virtualization using ESXi

Identity and Access Management

Red Hat/Ubuntu Linux Administration

Windows Server 2012, 2016

Phishing Detection

Software Engineer

04/2022 - Present

Booz Allen Hamilton, McClean, VA, Project for Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Washington DC

Working with a team of developers supporting the Department of Veteran Affairs and Booz Allen Teams My responsibilities include the following:

•Design, Development, Integration and Testing of new features for the Benefits Integrated Development projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The software was developed in Java and Angular, an open-source web application framework by Google. The software code is compiled and built on Linux MAC platform.

•Identified and resolve several software bugs and participate in migration of messaging application to spring boot microservice.

•Leveraged Angular front end frameworks APIs for the UI changes to provide a better user experience for veterans and other contractors.

•Participated in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and sprint retrospectives.

•Worked closely with development and monitoring teams and Involve in Vulnerability Scanning, CIS

Benchmarking, monitoring of Security Events, Incident/patch management of various application servers in Nessus and Tenable Security Center

•Monitoring the logs from various Linux/Windows On-premises and cloud Production Servers using Splunk

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Graduate Teaching Assistant 08/2023 – 12/2024 George Mason University, Fairfax VA

Working closely with Professors and students to provide an interactive and collaborative experience

My responsibilities include the following:

•Assisted with Microsoft Project lectures, including preparation and delivery of course material. Graded papers,

MS Project assignments, and general assignments, ensuring consistent and fair evaluation.

•Acted as a guest presenter for IT capstone projects, guiding students through their presentations.

•Evaluated group projects, providing constructive feedback to enhance collaborative efforts.

•Facilitated the transition of course materials from Blackboard to Canvas, ensuring smooth integration.

Systems Engineer 03/2020 – 04/2022

XTec Reston, VA

Project for Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington DC

My responsibilities include the following:

•Participation in the design, development, integration and testing of the XTec AuthentX Identity and Credential

Management System (IDMS/CMS). The system manages around 2 million US federal identities including PIV,

PIV-I, PIV-C, DAC (Derived Alternate Credential; Mobile credentials). It provides Logical and Physical Access Controls using cryptographic authentication and validation

•Running SQL queries and generate reports for access request, card issuance and total EM logins

•Supporting end users on Enterprise Identify Management Office (EIMO) for DHS components including TSA, CBP, FEMA, HQ, and ICE

•Involved in the Incident Management on Jira/Confluence and Security Information and Event Management

(SIEM) running on Fortinet. Helping network team managed and monitor devices including Switches, Routers, Certificate Authority Servers for key storage and Application Servers in Fortinet FortiSIEM

•Manage and Troubleshoot Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificates and resolve issues related to certificates and Authentication on the client machines

•Administration and Maintenance of the various software applications running on Windows 10/Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012.

System Imaging Engineer / CACI International - Chantilly, Virginia 08/2018 - 09/2018

•Worked as a team member and supported the existing and new hardware for Fairfax County School System Helped the team in technical discussion and setting up the desktop and laptops with the software images and resolved various connectivity issues.

•Ran Vulnerability scan and detected malware using in-house Intrusion Detection Software running on Kali Linux

•Managed Virtual Machines running on VMware ESXi hosts using VMware VCenter.

Programming Instructor / STEM exCEL - Fairfax, Virginia 06/2016 - 06/2018

•Responsible for creating lesson plans for grades mainly first to sixth.

•The classes range from Java, Python, Minecraft Modding, Cyber Security, Intro to CS, Intro to Game Design 2D and 3D, Graphic Design, Robotics, Web Development, and other STEM related programs.

•The classes show how coding is important and to solve problems and understanding how to actively participate in how the world around them is being coded.

•Instructed Intro to CS and Coding to a group of seven kids and taught with two other instructors at the Gamer Design Summer Camp which was a combination of three courses: Intro to Game Design, 2D, and 3D.

REFERENCES

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