ATIF ALAM
Princeton,NJ
Summary
A knowledgeable IT professional who has worked in multiple environments including, but not limited to, Media, Finance, and Education. 3+ years of experience providing technical support to customers in a timely fashion at high-availability environments. Experienced with cybersecurity policies, practices, and technologies. Skilled in threat detection and incident response, as well as delivering strong risk management practices to safeguard sensitive information and systems integrity.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Information Security Analyst
IEEE
Piscataway, NJ
05.2022 - Current
- Conducted quarterly security audit reports
- Made valuable contributions to the Information Security training program at the organization
- Enforced information security requirements through collaboration with third parties.
- Drove access control initiatives to align with internal policies, regulatory compliance, and industry standards
- Skilled in creating provisioning workflows and conducting access certifications to ensure compliance
- Managed the onboarding and offboarding process for client accounts.
- Gained expertise in assisting with IT/IS third party risk assessments and due diligence.
- Created and customized SSO authentication policies using PingFederate
- Performed routine system checks on IAM directory services.
- Utilized Avatier IAM tool for managing identity lifecycle, enabling single sign-on, implementing strong authentication and ensuring effective identity governance.
- Proficient in working with both internal and external PKI environments alongside SSL/PKI components
- Contributed to the design, development, and implementation of IAM tools
- Created, renewed, and revoked web certificates
- Proficient in utilizing F5 load balancing techniques
- Managed and optimized the health of the IAM platform.
- Engaged in the process of identifying user/business functional requirements
- Conducted internal penetration testing reports, collaborating with cross-functional teams to address identified vulnerabilities.
- Responsible for communicating investigation findings to relevant business units.
- Responsible for creating information security SOPs and policies.
- Familiar with the change management process.
- Validates and maintains incident response plans and processes to address potential threats.
- Familiarized with conducting root cause analysis, documenting findings, and engaging in necessary elimination activities following resolution of major incidents.
- Responsible for reviewing and correlation of system logs/events utilizing IBM QRadar (SIEM).
- Analyzed network traffic and validated network alerts to identify potential threats to network resources.
- Familiar with AWS and MS Azure security concepts and security services.
- Responsible for evaluating upgrades and testing new systems, performing required system upgrades, and managing cybersecurity risks and remediation through updated processes.
- Responsible for responding to computer security incidents according to the policy and procedures outlined.
IT Help Desk Analyst
NewsCorp
Princeton, NJ
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Performed password resets for domain accounts and applications
- Access management (access, modification, deletion) of applications using Okta SSO
- Installed hardware and software, while providing remote troubleshooting for both Windows and Mac systems.
- Utilized ServiceNow for ticket management and solved technical issues using KBAs.
- Collaborated with IT teams from multiple entities to develop technical solutions for end users
- Provided technical support for AWS Workspace builds
- Respond to cybersecurity issues and collaborate with the cybersecurity team on implementing best security practices for each entity.
Education
Masters in Cyber Security -
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD12-2023
Bachelors in Computer Science -
St. John's University
Jamaica, NY05-2020
Skills
- Customer Focused
- Foster working relationship
- Collaboration/Teamwork
- Can work independently
- Quick Adaptability
- Time Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- SLA/KPI/Reporting Metrics
- Knowledge Management
- Multi-tasking ability
- Ping Identity/MFA
- NIST Risk Management Framework
- PCI-DSS GDPR SOX
- 3rd party risk assessment
- AWS/MS Azure
- Active Directory/Azure AD
- Windows Server/RDP
- Java/Python/Linux
- SIEM - IBM QRadar/Splunk
- TCP/IP (OSI Layers 1 - 7)/Networking Protocols
- BigFix Client/Kaseya VSA/SCCM - Patch Management
- MS Office Suite/SaaS Applications
- MS Intune/MDM
- Penetration Testing
- Google Suite/Workspace Malware
- Malware Analysis/Mitigation
- Data Loss Prevention
- Software Center/JAMF Pro
- Remote troubleshooting
- CrowdStrike/McAfee/Symantec Antivirus
- BitLocker Encryption
- ServiceNow
- Asset Management
- IDS/IPS
- Mimecast/Email Security
Accomplishments
- Dean’s List Academic Year 2019-2020 - St.John’s University
Timeline
Associate Information Security Analyst
IEEE
05.2022 - Current
IT Help Desk Analyst
NewsCorp
10.2021 - 05.2022
Masters in Cyber Security -
Johns Hopkins University
Bachelors in Computer Science -
St. John's University
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