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Japinder Singh

Towson,MD

Summary

Information Security professional with three years of experience specializing in information security, operational oversight, incident and threat response, and vulnerability/security controls management. A strong history of developing security processes and managing the risk of cyber threats for large organizations.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

IT Cyber Security Analyst

Textron Systems
07.2023 - Current
  • Operational oversight on detection and remediation of vulnerabilities and security controls assurance on 400+ servers and 4000+ endpoints
  • Manage risk assessments on 400+ servers and 4000+ endpoints to identify appropriate security countermeasures
  • Point of contact for EY audits to meet compliance requirements
  • Create and maintain security metrics dashboard on Power BI for use in security stand-down meetings and rolling action items list

Leadership Development Program IT Analyst

Textron
07.2021 - 07.2023
  • Operational oversight on vulnerability management, endpoints management, and security controls assurance on 12,000+ endpoints and 2,000+ servers using tools such as Tenable, Defender, McAfee, CyberArk, SCCM, and Encryption within Textron Aviation’s environment
  • Set up weekly metrics using Power BI for upper management and CIO’s analysis and create detailed reports for audit preparation and review
  • Junior admin under ServiceNow engineering team
  • Research and test ITOM suite for ServiceNow instance
  • Lead on Tenable.io integration project with ServiceNow for enhancing data on 7,000 servers in CMDB and lay foundation for automated vulnerability response system implementation
  • Work on ITIL Incident Management using ServiceNow platform

Leadership Development Program IT Analyst Intern

Textron
06.2020 - 08.2020
  • Plan out and create maps and diagrams using Microsoft Visio, Excel, and Power BI that lay out foundations for operations processes of TRU South’s merger project with Textron Aviation
  • Design and develop Solidworks vault documents access form in iRequest for simulator technicians to access documents on trips abroad
  • Build diagrams and directions using Microsoft Visio and Word to help personnel navigate server room efficiently
  • Help with data reset and restoration on multiple laptops

Crew Trainer

U.S. Space And Rocket Center
01.2019 - 08.2019
  • Taught and led student teams on land, air, and sea robotics construction and programming using block program and python
  • Set up and performed test activities on new equipment in lab
  • Provided computer programming and ethical hacking skills to student teams for US Cyber Camp
  • Helped resolve IT related issues throughout the lab

Social Media Intern/STEM Educator

Decatur City Schools
08.2014 - 08.2016
  • Planned, implemented, mentored, and assessed each school’s robotics program
  • Introduced robotics program to superintendent in effort to increase student’s interest and involvement in STEM

Engineering Inter/Project Head

NASA HUNCH
08.2014 - 08.2016
  • Played key role in designing and producing parts that resulted in being used for mock mission testing
  • Created design layouts and part drawings using SolidEdge/SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor

CAD Intern/Project Head

Siemens PLM
08.2013 - 08.2016
  • Assisted drafters in developing the structural design of products using Solid Edge ST software
  • Developed presentations and reports using Microsoft Office 360 to facilitate project evaluation and process improvement
  • Tested new Solid Edge ST software to report bug

Education

BBA - Information Systems

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
05.2021

Skills

  • Technical Skills
  • RCCA/RAIL
  • Vulnerability Assessment
  • Tenableio proficiency
  • ServiceNow
  • CyberArk
  • McAfee
  • SCCM
  • Microsoft Defender
  • ITOM and ITSM
  • Active Directory
  • CMDB
  • PowerShell
  • Python
  • Java
  • Microsoft Office 360 Proficiency
  • Project planning and development
  • Power Bi
  • Agile Framework
  • Cybersecurity Policy Development
  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework
  • Operation and Information Security
  • Risk Management Framework
  • Incident Response Management

Accomplishments

  • CEO of Decatur and Austin High School's combined BEST robotics team from 2014 to 2015
  • Received Employee of the Quarter award at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center for outstanding performance, productivity, and service
  • Outstanding Engineer award from NASA HUNCH
  • Led the Log4j serious vulnerability remediation efforts on behalf of Textron Aviation
  • Successfully led workstation/servers’ security controls burndown project for Textron Aviation
  • Achieved Target Zero for the first time in Textron Aviation for server security controls not reporting/broken category
  • Lead Tenable.io integration with ServiceNow to efficiently drive server data into Textron’s CMDB
  • Introduced SLAs into incident management by creating SLA definitions and notification/escalation work flows to improve efficiency and accountability

Certification

  • ITIL 4 Foundation Certificate, PeopleCert - May 2023

Timeline

IT Cyber Security Analyst

Textron Systems
07.2023 - Current

Leadership Development Program IT Analyst

Textron
07.2021 - 07.2023

Leadership Development Program IT Analyst Intern

Textron
06.2020 - 08.2020

Crew Trainer

U.S. Space And Rocket Center
01.2019 - 08.2019

Social Media Intern/STEM Educator

Decatur City Schools
08.2014 - 08.2016

Engineering Inter/Project Head

NASA HUNCH
08.2014 - 08.2016

CAD Intern/Project Head

Siemens PLM
08.2013 - 08.2016

BBA - Information Systems

University of Kansas
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