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INFORMATION ASSURANCE SPECIALIST
Summary

Goal-oriented security professional with significant success in planning, analyzing and implementing of security plans to mitigate risks and enhance protection of information and information systems. Highly skilled in managing complex project engagements from gathering and analyzing requirements to developing technical specifications and solutions. Adept at guiding project teams through implementation,deployment and post-release results.Strong relationship builder with stakeholders and corporate teams.Adaptable and driven with strong work ethic and ability to thrive in team-based or individually motivated settings.

Skills
  • Strong familiarity with RMF, as established by the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 199/200 and Special Publications.
  • Experience in developing ATO packages by reviewing existing security artifacts and also making recommendations for mitigation.
  • Experience with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP).
  • Experience in reviewing monthly vulnerability scan reports, and tracking and addressing weaknesses in POA&Ms as needed.
  • Ability to support the ISO in selecting security controls for the information system.
FedRAMP assessments
  • Ability to learn an application environment in order to update or create supported security documentation.
  • Nessus, GRC, JIRA, Rally, Confluence, Microsoft Office (Excel, Microsoft Project, Access, Outlook) SharePoint 2007
    • Experience
    Information Assurance Specialist10/2015 to 02/2020Tata Consultancy ServicesTroy, Michigan

    Responsibilities.

    • Team Lead; was responsible for developing ATO packages by reviewing existing security artifacts to ensure they are in compliance with organization's information systems security Handbook, NIST 800-53A Rev 4, NIST 800-53 Rev 4 and also making recommendations for mitigation.
    • Remediation Support Services team; tasked with the review of vulnerabilities associated with the information systems in a manner allowing for timely corrective action which include tracking, updating and managing POA&M.
    • Prepare and maintain supporting security artifacts for the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process such as RA, CMP, ISCP, DRP, IRP, PTA and PIA.
    • Tasked to develop a plan to address common control discrepancies related to existing Risk Based Decisions (RBD).
    • Worked with the assessment and compliance team to conduct assessments and ensure compliance for data centers and their cloud implementations (Fed RAMP) for low, moderate and high impact systems.
    • Responsible for maintaining System Security Plans (SSP) and all associated security artifacts in compliance with agency and FISMA requirements.
    • Analyzed system risk to identify and implement appropriate security countermeasures.
    • Audited networks and security systems to identify vulnerabilities.
    • Analyzed security procedure violations and developed plans to prevent recurrence.
    • Made recommendations to improve security procedures and systems.
    Junior Scrum Master08/2013 to 09/2015New York Presbyterian HospitalQueens, New York
    • Worked with product owner to prepare and enhance the product backlog.
    • Organized the sprint planning meetings, work with the product owner and team to derive at which product backlog Items should be converted to working product during the current sprint.
    • Identified product backlog Items are further broken down into sprint tasks.
    • Schedule and time box the daily stand up meetings with the team.
    • Eliminate impediments and facilitate a team's optimum performance.
    • Prepare and analyze the sprint burn down chart.
    • Schedule backlog-grooming meeting to refine the Product Backlog Items.
    • Conduct the sprint review meeting to facilitate the team to demonstrate the product of the sprint.
    • Organize sprint retrospective meetings to gather team's reflection on the process.
    • Identify actions and next steps to improve the future sprints.
    • Prepare product burn down chart to track the remaining product backlog effort from one sprint to the next.
    • Involved in weekly operational meetings for capacity planning and team building.
    • Achieved mutual agreements and cleared up miscommunications by working with all parties to reach win-win solutions.
    • Maintained industry knowledge through continuing education, training and monitoring of industry publications.
    • Improved operations by working with team members and customers to find workable solutions.
    • Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
    Database Administrator11/2011 to 07/2013Secure Data ConsultsQueens, New Yorkteams.Adaptableresults.Strong
    • Responsibilities.
    • Applied quarterly PSU patches (Patch set, CPU/PSU, One-off Patch, and Interim Patches) as per Oracle recommendations so as not to compromise security of databases.
    • Performed database upgrades from Oracle 11g to 12c.
    • Used RMAN duplicate command to clone/refresh development database from production and perform database recoveries and migration when necessary.
    • Managed Oracle Automated Storage Manager (ASM) instance and disk groups.
    • Migrated backup jobs and all other automated jobs from Autosys 4.5 to R11 environment.
    • Monitored and resolved HP Services Manager Tickets.
    • Worked on a SAN migration project with a team delivering 100% success rate.
    • Strong experience on Golden Gate and Oracle internal structure.
    • Installed and maintained Physical, Logical, Active standby databases supported by Data guard on Oracle 11g,10g RAC servers for disaster recovery purposes.
    • Performed FLASHBACK features to handle efficient database recovery.
    • Performed policies on data integrity and availability based on access controls to data at the database level.
    • Generated performance tuning reports on server and database level using Stats pack, AWR, ADDM, TOAD and OEM.
    • Specified user access levels for each database segment to protect database integrity and company information.
    • Developed and implemented security initiatives to protect important company data.
    • Spearheaded development and implementation of business intelligence architecture to deliver end-to-end BI solutions.
    • Defined database design specifications based upon project requirements.
    • Uploaded antivirus software to protect data from cyber threats and malware.
    • Performed quality assurance processes to support data warehouse improvements.
    Education and Training
    Bachelor of Science: Computer & Information Systems06/2002University of GhanaGhana.
    Certifications
    • CompTIA Security + Certification
    • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
    • Certified SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)
    • ITIL IV Foundation
    • Certified Oracle Associate (OCA)
    • Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases
    • Ethical Hacker Certification (CEH) Exam in progress
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    Resume Overview

    Companies Worked For:

    • Tata Consultancy Services
    • New York Presbyterian Hospital
    • Secure Data Consults

    School Attended

    • University of Ghana

    Job Titles Held:

    • Information Assurance Specialist
    • Junior Scrum Master
    • Database Administrator

    Degrees

    • Bachelor of Science : Computer & Information Systems 06/2002

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