Active Directory Information Security

BRENNSTEN WEBSTER

Hampton Roads, VA/ Charlotte, NC *****************@*******.***

www.linkedin.com/in/brennsten-webster-4558b697/

SUMMARY

Identity Access Management and Information Security professional with experience in both corporate and military environments. Expertise includes: Active Directory, Risk Analysis and Governance/Compliance. Level 1 Trustee in CyberArk and Beginner in the Cloud Space. United States Coast Guard Veteran.

EXPERIENCE

PROVIDENT BANK, REMOTE Apr 2024 – Sept 2024

IAM Analyst (Contract)

•Successfully completed Merger with limited discrepancies

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

•Verified along with HR and onboarding teams 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 are processed in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with the approved support level agreement (SLA)

BANK OF AMERICA, CHARLOTTE, NC Jul 2022 – Jan 2024

IAM Business Analyst (Contract)

•Coordinated with Various Managers and Stakeholders to ensure they are meeting IGA and IAM guidelines.

•Proficient use of Microsoft Excel for Access Reviews using Pivot tables and VLOOKUP in excel to complete SUDO, Dormant reports and Multifactor authentication to management.

•Successfully Led effort for compliance to reduce the risk of over 10000 SUDO alerts to less than 100 monthly to mitigate SUDO from being used across the bank

•Led Monthly and Weekly efforts to Reduce Dormant accounts in Active Directory and CyberArk by 50%

MASTERCARD, REMOTE Mar 2022 – Jun 2022

Information Security Analyst- CyberArk (contract)

•Administration of more than 500,000 accounts to include:

- Create and Manage Safes, Platforms and Owners

- Management of Central Policy Manager (CPM) and Digital Vault

- Provided security concerns and addressed escalated or high-risk vulnerabilities to upper management

• Supported CyberArk Privileged Access control, User entitlements, password policy.

WELLS FARGO, Charlotte, NC Apr 2017 – Jan 2022

IAM/Info Security Analyst

•Led the reporting of Successfully Reducing the banks Workstation Rights management requests/risk by 80%

•In charge of the 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.

•Contributed to the development of workflows, role-based access, as well as IAM procedures alongside HR and business analyst teams to ensure over 10000 users had proper Access (RBAC)

•4 years of Managing the Digital Vault and Supporting of over 10000 accounts in CyberArk.

•Familiarity with account support via ART and Remedy

NOVANT HEALTH, Indian Land, SC Aug 2016 – Dec 2016

Info Security Analyst (Contract)

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

•Led charge of weekly audits using to ensure Terminated employees Active Directory access were disabled from all High-Level Applications.

•Proficient use of Microsoft Excel and Access using Pivot tables and VLOOKUP formulas to find discrepancies between the source systems and the Company database.

•Insured Life Cycle Management and Access De-Provisioning was successfully completed

WELLS FARGO, Charlotte, NC Jun 2015 – Aug 2016

IAM/Info Security Analyst (Contract)

•Successfully created a new and improved Active Directory Naming standard for over 10000 users and over 500 Security groups and 10,000 Administrative accounts

•Successfully mitigated risks of unauthorized access for users based on their role and job title within the company.

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

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

CITY OF CHARLOTTE, Charlotte, NC Jul 2014 – Jul 2015

IT Service Desk Technician (Contract)

• Provided lone Afterhours assistance for employees of the City of Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and Fire departments handling ServiceNow Tickets with a variety of VPN Access, XenMobile and Mobile Device and Active Directory.

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, Alexandria, VA Jun 2009 – Apr 2014

Information Systems Technician

•Stationed at the Highest-level IT hub in the Coast Guard that reduced risk by 50%, and oversaw Improvement of Security/ Access Management (IAM) guidelines for the entire US Coast Guard.

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

•Identity Access management role for 2 years as Active Directory domain admin, Successfully Migration over 1000 of Ship 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

Information Systems -Vocational; US Coast Guard Training Center - Petaluma, CA

Central Piedmont Community College - Associate’s General Studies

University of North Carolina Charlotte – Computer Science

CERTIFICATIONS

CyberArk: Level 1 – Trustee

CompTIA Security+

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