DevSecOps Engineer with Cloud & Automation Expertise

Jerome Smith

Email: ************@*****.*** Phone: 617-***-****

US Citizen TS/SCI with CI-Poly

Location: Connecticut, USA

SUMMARY

DevOps/DevSecOps Engineer with 7+ years of experience integrating security, automation, and cloud operations across government, finance, and enterprise environments. Skilled in building and securing CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible, and embedding security into cloud-native platforms (AWS, Kubernetes, Azure). Strong background in incident response, monitoring, and compliance automation. Currently pursuing an M.S. in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, combining advanced cybersecurity with modern DevOps practices.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

GovCIO Sept 2025 – Present

• Lead integration of DevSecOps practices into mission-critical hybrid and cloud systems.

• Built and secured CI/CD pipelines with automated compliance checks using Terraform, Ansible, and Python.

• Implemented SIEM/EDR solutions and integrated alerting into monitoring pipelines to reduce MTTD/MTTR.

• Developed automated playbooks and workflows for cloud incident response.

DevOps/Security Engineer (Contractor)

GDIT Feb 2023 – Sept 2025

• Automated infrastructure provisioning and compliance in AWS using Terraform and Ansible.

• Enhanced incident response with security automation scripts integrated into DevOps workflows.

• Deployed and tuned SIEM/EDR platforms with custom correlation rules for proactive detection.

• Built monitoring and alerting pipelines leveraging cloud-native tools (GuardDuty, CloudWatch).

VP, Threat Modeling & Incident Response

Citibank Apr 2018 – Feb 2023

• Automated vulnerability management and remediation workflows across multi-cloud environments.

• Integrated threat modeling into Jira and CI/CD pipelines for continuous risk assessment.

• Delivered executive-level reporting on DevOps-related security risks and incident trends.

Security Engineer (Contractor)

William Brown Mar 2016 – Apr 2018

• Implemented cloud IAM security strategies and automated monitoring with AWS GuardDuty and Security Hub.

• Maintained CI/CD pipelines with embedded security scanning and logging.

• Tuned SIEM rules and integrated forensic analysis into automated workflows.

Security Engineer (Contractor)

ODH Inc. Jan 2014 – Mar 2016

• Built Jenkins pipelines integrating Prometheus and Grafana for system monitoring.

• Automated CI/CD workflows with integrated security validation checks.

• Supported incident response and forensic investigations on cloud-native workloads.

Mission Defense Security Specialist

United States Air National Guard May 2016 – Present

• Implement DoD-aligned DevSecOps policies for classified systems.

• Lead cloud-based security assessments and insider threat investigations.

• Conduct proactive threat hunting for APTs using automated monitoring pipelines.

EDUCATION

M.S., Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning – University of Connecticut (Expected Jan 2027)

M.S., Cybersecurity & Information Assurance – Western Governors University

B.S., Computer Science – Southern Connecticut State University

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud & Automation: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Python, Bash

Security & Monitoring: SIEM (Splunk, ELK), EDR, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Prometheus, Grafana

Incident Response & Forensics: Threat Hunting, Digital Forensics, Malware Analysis

Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, Git, Agile/Scrum

CERTIFICATIONS

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

Certified Network Defense Architect (CNDA)

Security+ Linux+ CCNA ITIL 4 Foundation Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

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