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Catherine Kotlik

Senior Information Security Engineer
Northfield,NH

Summary

Cleared information security professional and Air Force Officer with dynamic experience in the information security, information technology and Air Force Intelligence industries. Demonstrated skill identifying business risks and compliance issues and designing proactive solutions. Background responding to information security incidents, and designing and implementing layered network security approaches.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Senior Information Security Engineer

Jamf
06.2022 - Current
  • Performs monitoring, training and advising for company-wide assets to ensure optimal security posture.
  • Works with Jamf teams to develop information security policies and procedures.
  • Recommends improvements in security systems and procedures based on industry standards such as CIS Benchmarks and NIST.
  • Engages company stakeholders to gather goals and requirements.
  • Analyzed and investigated security incidents alongside partnered Jamf teams to efficiently resolve incidents and prevent future mishaps.

Special Security Office - Officer in Charge (SSO)

Massachusetts Air National Guard
03.2023 - Current
  • Advises senior military members and commanders based on security findings.
  • Establishes and maintains Group-wide security awareness and training programs.
  • Improves and creates processes to streamline operations and training in the Special Security Office.
  • Coordinates and executes development of security strategies and policies to support operations.
  • Ensures utmost compliance with USAF/DoD security standards for facility (SCIF) and information systems access.

Consulting Engineer, Security

Jamf
10.2020 - 06.2022
  • Delivered 5+ technical sales presentations per week of security-related Jamf products to prospects and presented benefits and value of products.
  • Acted as pre-sales technical resource and escalation point for Sales Engineers.
  • Suggested ideas and collected customer feedback for Jamf security product evolution and new product variants.
  • Planned and executed training and enablement to Sales org to better understand security and Jamf products.

Cyber Transport Systems

102 ISS, Massachusetts Air National Guard
07.2019 - 03.2023
  • Diagnosed and executed resolution for all network and server issues.
  • Set up hardware and software in optimal configurations to meet network security and performance requirements.
  • Answered requests for assistance in order to provide top-notch support. Creates tickets for incidents to track progress and trends.
  • Developed and implements performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
  • Improved overall user experience through support, training, troubleshooting, improvements and communication of system changes.

Information Systems Security Officer

Bae Systems Inc.
06.2020 - 10.2020
  • Conducted system security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
  • Analyzed system risk to identify and implement appropriate security countermeasures.
  • Audited networks and security systems to identify vulnerabilities.
  • Created and updated logical diagrams for networks.
  • Reviewed violations of computer security procedures and developed mitigation plans.
  • Developed plans and implemented measures to safeguard computer files against modification, destruction or disclosure.
  • Maintained documentation regarding security incidents and machine inventory, helping to perform trend analysis and optimal security posture.

Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

Adams Communications & Engineering Technology Incorporated
12.2019 - 05.2020

Senior Multi-Function Information Systems Analyst

Lockheed Martin
12.2018 - 12.2019
  • Provided RFINT/IMINT software system support during live military operations.
  • Installed software patches, investigates and reports software anomalies/deficiencies, and configures software to accommodate operational requirements.
  • Assisted software, hardware, analysts, and military personnel in problem identification and resolution.
  • Coordinated with site personnel and OEM contractor(s) in support of sub-system software during all real-time operations.

Intelligence Analyst/U-2 Sensor Planner

Massachusetts Air National Guard
01.2009 - 07.2019
  • Planned and executed image and signals collection for U-2 reconnaissance missions.
  • Coordinated theater requirements with applicable liaison officers, ensuring achievability or requirements, clarity of essential elements of information, required dissemination methods and specific product expectations.

Education

Master of Science - Cybersecurity And Information Assurance

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
08.2021 - 2023.03

Mac And IOS Forensic Analysis & Incident Response

The SANS Technology Institute
Bethesda, MD
07.2021 - 2021.07

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA
05.2013 - 2017.05

Skills

Threat Assessment

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Security Clearance

Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information


CI Polygraph

Certification

CompTIA Security+

Patents

McKay, Catie and Rabbitt, Sean. Mobile Device Management for Remediating Security Events . U.S. Patent Number 11,356,465. Granted June 2022.

Software

Jamf Protect

Splunk

Zerofox

Azure

Tenable

Mac OS/iOS

Linux

Solaris

Network Security

Endpoint Security

Security Architecture

Cloud Security

Incident Response

ZenGRC

NIST Framework

ISO 27001

CIS Benchmarks

FedRAMP

StateRAMP

Lacework

Timeline

Special Security Office - Officer in Charge (SSO)

Massachusetts Air National Guard
03.2023 - Current

Certified Ethical Hacker

08-2022

Senior Information Security Engineer

Jamf
06.2022 - Current

Master of Science - Cybersecurity And Information Assurance

Western Governors University
08.2021 - 2023.03

Mac And IOS Forensic Analysis & Incident Response

The SANS Technology Institute
07.2021 - 2021.07

Consulting Engineer, Security

Jamf
10.2020 - 06.2022

Information Systems Security Officer

Bae Systems Inc.
06.2020 - 10.2020

Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

Adams Communications & Engineering Technology Incorporated
12.2019 - 05.2020

Cyber Transport Systems

102 ISS, Massachusetts Air National Guard
07.2019 - 03.2023

Senior Multi-Function Information Systems Analyst

Lockheed Martin
12.2018 - 12.2019

CompTIA Security+

12-2018

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
05.2013 - 2017.05

Intelligence Analyst/U-2 Sensor Planner

Massachusetts Air National Guard
01.2009 - 07.2019
Catherine KotlikSenior Information Security Engineer