GEORGE NANA AMPADU
Hyattsville,MD
Summary
Dedicated and seasoned Security Professional with over three years of hands-on experience in security Operations Center (SOC). Proven track record in leading Incident Handling efforts, including Detection, Analysis, and Triage. Proficient in Hunting for anomalous patterns and conducting Malware Analysis. Possess strong analytical and technical skills in computer network defense operations. Adept at analyzing information technology security events to discern legitimate security incidents, leading to effective incident response.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Junior SOC Analyst
InterCon Security
Washington, DC
02.2022 - Current
- Led Incident Handling efforts, including detection, analysis, and triage of security incidents
- Conducted Malware Analysis to identify and mitigate security threats
- Developed and implemented rules and filters in the SIEM platform for enhanced threat detection
- Produced clear and concise security incident reports and briefings for management and stakeholders
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement countermeasures and mitigating controls
- Maintained a high level of alertness and attention to detail during various shifts, ensuring continuous coverage.
Security Control Assessor
Rollins Orkin
Fairfax, VA
03.2020 - 02.2022
- Performs security control assessments of agency systems
- Serves as customer liaison to System Owners for completing all Security Authorization, Preliminary Risk Assessment and ad hoc Risk Assessment efforts
- Leads various assessment meetings such as kick offs and demo sessions with stakeholders
- Gathers and documented evidence for ATO efforts and stores results in mandated customer GRC tool
- Reviews Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) closure and risk acceptance /waiver packages in accordance with customer’s POA&M standard
- Conducts, evaluates and analyzes vulnerability results from ATO assessment using tools such as tenable to create POA&M matrices from results
- Creates and finalizes SAP, SCA, SAR and other assessment documentation and presents it to customer for review.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science -
Lehman College
Skills
- Vulnerability Assessment
- System Monitoring & Regulatory Compliance
- Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
- Cyber Incidence Response
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Enterprise Security Architecture
- POA&M Tracking
- STIG Checklist Validation
- Risk Management
- Authentication and Access Control
Certification
- CompTIA Security +
- Certified Information System Auditor
Technology Summary
- Security Information and Event Monitoring (SEM)
- Incident Handling Tools
- Malware Analysis
- Splunk
- Scripting and Automatic
- Operating Systems
- Network Protocols
- Software: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Countermeasures Implementation
- Communication Tools
Clearance
Top Secret
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Junior SOC Analyst
InterCon Security
02.2022 - Current
Security Control Assessor
Rollins Orkin
03.2020 - 02.2022
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science -
Lehman College
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