CHAD L. JONES
Summary
Reliable professional who succeeds in high stress and fast-paced environments. Tactful with professionals and non-professionals at all levels. Troubleshoots and protects networks, information, and data. Versatile and Skilled. Demonstrated history of producing accurate, timely, and relevant reports meeting stringent guidelines. Poised and competent with ability to thrive in deadline driven environments. Accustomed to handling sensitive, classified records - active TS/SCI with polygraph (July 2021)
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Cyber Security Host Analyst
Army Cyber Protection Brigade
07.2020 - Current
- Created cybersecurity best practice communications to educate staff against known threats and potential vectors of attack.
- Developed and maintained incident response protocols to mitigate damage and liability during security breaches.
- Directed in-house cyber security auditing program to detect flaws and weaknesses in Software and System.
- Participated in creation of device hardening techniques and protocols.
- Recommend improvements in security systems and procedures.
- Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures.
- Engineered, maintained and repaired security systems and programmable logic controls.
Senior HBSS Security Engineer/Project Manager
ManTech International
02.2018 - 06.2020
- Team of six engineers examines potential security violations via HBSS to identify potential network breaches
- In the event of a breach, we assess the impact, preserve evidence, and report results to supervisor
- I coordinate activities of 300+ clients, colleagues, and customers in the execution of daily ad hoc requests
- Performed pre- and post-operational maintenance requirements for IA hardware and software to maintain agency protocols
- Trusted to frequently handle and maintain PII and Sensitive Station Information.
- Performed risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to senior management.
- Performed and reviewed technical security assessments of Software and Software to identify points of vulnerability and non-compliance with established information security standards and recommend mitigation strategies.
Cyber Security Analyst
HBSS, CSRA International
03.2017 - 07.2017
- Installed multiple perimeter defense systems including intrusion detection systems, firewalls, and grid sensors to block sources of malicious traffic
- Adhere to security laws and regulations to support functional operations for the NE
- Implement response actions in reaction to security incidents
- Monitored and manage multiple client's firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems.
Senior Information Security Engineer
Government Services
05.2015 - 03.2016
- Designed, built, and managed an internal network to support a 24/7 NOC responsible for managing and monitoring program resources
- Assisted Lead InfoSec Engineer to develop, implement, and evaluate the System Security Plans to satisfy Assessment and Authorization (A&A) requirements
- Developed, facilitated, and presented Information Security briefings as well as security training and awareness on various customer and corporate security policies
- Interfaced with appropriate government agencies, company management and employees, customers, vendors, and suppliers to ensure understanding of and compliance with security requirements.
Senior System Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology National Reconnaissance Office
10.2010 - 05.2015
- Performed system administration on the HBSS and integrated HBSS data into existing NRO systems to protect, detect, and respond processes, procedures and systems
- Monitored HBSS for alerts; assessed and modified HBSS operational parameters
- Provided services supporting onsite security (McAfee, Symantec) and authentication
- Performed IT system administration on Windows including performance tuning, system availability, capacity planning, provisioning, security, STIGs, IAVAs, IA compliance while applying ITIL v3 best practices and adhere to established standard operating procedures.
- Resolved issues and escalated problems with knowledgeable support and quality service.
- Standardized job tasks and trained junior team members on industry best practices and standards.
- Optimized system security and performance with proactive changes such as Type and Type.
- Oversaw IT activities to maintain operations by maintaining laptops, tablets and PDAs for Number users.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Business Administration: Information Technology
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, COMaster Of Management Cybersecurity - Information System Security
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, COSkills
- Wire Shark Software
- Plan of Actions & Milestones (POA&M)
- Control Recommendations
- Computer Network Defense
- Tenable Nessus
- Kali Linux
- Threat Detection
- Security Improvements
- Operational Management
- Security Systems Knowledge
- Certification and Accreditation
- Risk Management Framework
- Computer Forensics
- Damage Mitigation
- Monitoring Computer Viruses
- Protecting Networks
- Managing Security Breaches
- Risk Mitigation Plans
- Patch Management Software
- Local Area Network (LAN)
- Threat Research
- Monitoring Tools
- Operation and Information Security
- Ping Tools
- Disaster Recovery Operations
- Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)
- Anomaly Detection
Kibana - Powershell Scripting - SecurityOnion
MITRE ATTACK - Cyber Kill Chain
Certification
Security+CE
Certified Ethical Hacker C|EH
ITILv3 Foundations
Certificate Linux
Certificate CASP
Certificate Windows Server OS
DISA HBSS ePo Orchestrator
Timeline
Cyber Security Host Analyst
Army Cyber Protection Brigade
07.2020 - Current
Senior HBSS Security Engineer/Project Manager
ManTech International
02.2018 - 06.2020
Cyber Security Analyst
HBSS, CSRA International
03.2017 - 07.2017
Senior Information Security Engineer
Government Services
05.2015 - 03.2016
Senior System Administrator
General Dynamics Information Technology National Reconnaissance Office
10.2010 - 05.2015
Bachelors of Science - Business Administration: Information Technology
Colorado Technical University
Master Of Management Cybersecurity - Information System Security
Colorado Technical University
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