Daniel Spann
Beaver Falls,PA
Summary
Dynamic Network Security Analyst with extensive experience at Trinity Health, excelling in Check Point and Palo Alto firewall management. Proven track record in enhancing security protocols and mentoring teams. Skilled in VPN troubleshooting and technical documentation, demonstrating strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail in high-stakes environments.
Overview
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Certification
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Network Security Analyst Senior
Trinity Health
Beaver Falls, USA
01.2025 - Current
- Managed Checkpoint firewall configurations to strengthen network security posture.
- Palo Alto firewall management in both Strata Cloud Manager and Panorama
- Handled Zscaler operations to optimize cloud security solutions. including ZIA/ZPA
- Management of site to site VPNs on both Checkpoint and Palo Alto including troubleshooting VPN issues and adding new VPNs
- Mentored coworkers on Checkpoint and Palo Alto firewalls
- Documented troubleshooting procedures for command line VPN troubleshooting on Palo Alto
Security Operations Engineer
Impelix
Beaver Falls, USA
08.2016 - 12.2024
- Managed CheckPoint and Palo Alto firewalls, implementing rulebase changes and troubleshooting site-to-site and remote access VPNs for multiple MSP clients, enhancing security across AWS and Azure environments
- Administered Crowdstrike, investigating alerts and resolving client issues for multiple MSP clients, ensuring timely threat response and system integrity
- Management of site to site VPNs onsite and in AWS and Azure
- Migration of multiple Checkpoint firewalls from R77.30 to R80.30
- Managed Cisco and Juniper switches across multiple client networks
- Administered Cisco and Meraki wireless networks for various clients
- Fine tuned Cisco Wireless Lan Controllers settings for multiple clients to reduce disconnects and errors
- Coached team members in management of CheckPoint and Palo Alto firewalls, fostering skill development and operational effectiveness
- Documented numerous procedures for Checkpoint, Palo Alto, and Crowdstrike including detailed technical documents
Security Consultant
Compugroup Technologies
Pittsburgh, USA
11.2015 - 07.2016
- Managed PNC’s certificate expiration process with Venafi Trust Protection, identifying expiring certificates and ensuring timely renewal.
- Streamlined PNC’s certificate expiration process, reducing instances of untracked expiring certificates and minimizing potential outages.
- Coordinated with the firewall team to improve Venafi’s visibility across the PNC network, streamlining the certificate renewal procedure.
- Conducted research on various PKI-related technologies to assess their applicability for PNC's needs.
- Contracted at PNC Bank, delivering expertise in certificate management to enhance overall security posture.
Security Engineer
Heritage Valley Health System
Aliquippa, USA
03.2015 - 10.2015
- Management of Cisco ASA firewalls including site to site VPNs
- Management of McAfee ePO for a user base of over 5000 including Antivirus and Drive Encryption
- CheckPoint firewall administration including rule base changes and troubleshooting
- Ensured effective management of Barracuda SPAM filter to protect against unwanted email threats.
- Successfully migrated CheckPoint firewalls from R65 to R77.20
- Implemented and configured CheckPoint blades including Anti-SPAM & Mail, Application & URL Filtering, Compliance, IPS, IPSec VPN (site to site), and Threat Prevention to enhance security posture.
- Re-architectured rulebases on internal and external CheckPoint firewalls to enhance security and significantly reduce rulebase size.
Security Consultant
Compugroup
Pittsburgh, USA
11.2013 - 03.2015
- PKI Administration using RSA Certificate Manager
- PKI Administration using Symantec (VeriSign) PKI
- Evaluated new PKI security products, enhancing Certificate Management/Discovery capabilities
- Review and advise for SEP (Symantec Enterprise Protection) firewall rules
- Conducted certificate discovery across PNC network, identifying and reporting expired and unknown certificates
- Reviewed and streamlined PNC Certificate database for improved accuracy and accessibility
- Diagrammed PNC PKI Infrastructure
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Professional Communications, Info Systems
Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PAAS Degree - Computer Info Systems, Telecomm
Community College of Beaver County
Monaca, PASkills
- Firewalls
- Checkpoint
- Palo Alto
- Cisco ASA
- Zscaler
- CrowdStrike
- AWS
- Azure
- VPNs
- Remote Access
- GlobalProtect
- Checkpoint Mobile
- IPSec
- Wireless
- TLS
- Cisco
- Juniper
- Meraki
- Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers
- SD-WAN
- SD-Wan management
- Network security management
- Firewall management
- Firewall configuration
- Endpoint security management
- Email security solutions
- Intrusion detection systems
- Malware investigation
- Incident planning
- Incident planning
- Security assessment
- Threat analysis
- Vulnerability analysis
- Network analysis
- Secure network design
- Application protection
- Digital certificate management
- PKI operations
- PKI
- Data protection methods
- Security policy creation
- Security policy implementation
- Security training
- Security frameworks
- Compliance management
- Security auditing
- Security oversight
- Ethical hacking
- Threat hunting
- SIEM management
- SIEM provider management
- SIEM solutions
- Security systems
- Log analysis
- Exploit prevention
- Incident log management
- Incursion tracking
- User training
- Cybersecurity awareness
- Team coaching
- Problem solving
- Scripting languages
- Security oversight
- Virtualization security
- Cloud security best practices
- Wireless protection
- Wireless
- Network design
- Recovery planning
- IT infrastructure
- Web security
- Two-factor auth
- Encryption techniques
- Firewall deployment
- Intrusion detection
- Security evaluation
- Security design
- Security standards
- Security oversight
- Security systems
- Security evaluation
- Security auditing
- Security frameworks
- Soc management
- Phishing detection
- Remote Access
- VPN support
- Incident management
- Patch management
- Cybersecurity awareness
- Security design
- Recovery planning
- IT infrastructure
- Encryption methods
- SIEM solutions
- Data strategies
- User training
- Web security
Certification
- CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Timeline
Network Security Analyst Senior
Trinity Health
01.2025 - Current
Security Operations Engineer
Impelix
08.2016 - 12.2024
Security Consultant
Compugroup Technologies
11.2015 - 07.2016
Security Engineer
Heritage Valley Health System
03.2015 - 10.2015
Security Consultant
Compugroup
11.2013 - 03.2015
Some College (No Degree) - Professional Communications, Info Systems
Robert Morris University
AS Degree - Computer Info Systems, Telecomm
Community College of Beaver County