Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
Timeline
Recommendations

Jason Liebig

Patterson

Summary

Results-driven Cybersecurity Engineer with a diverse skill set in security, systems, support, and networking, dedicated to enhancing organizational protection and resilience. Expertise includes project management, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration, contributing to the seamless execution of complex initiatives. Known for adaptability and a proactive mindset, consistently delivering innovative and effective security solutions. Committed to maintaining high standards of quality and driving success in dynamic environments. I come highly recommended by previous managers and colleagues, please see my Linkedin profile.

Overview

19
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years of professional experience
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Certifications

Work History

Private Security Researcher(self)

Private Security Research and Development
04.2020 - Current
  • Building private security labs with Kali, Ubuntu, ParrotOS, and Microsoft on Virtualbox
  • Setting up Suricata and Splunk logging and rules
  • Daily reviews of new CVE’s, hacking, cybersecurity news, zero days and bypassing systems
  • Testing different AV solutions
  • Malware analysis
  • Reviewing emerging VPN and other more secure features with IAM
  • Reviewing new methods of zero trust and defense in depth security models
  • Additional cybersecurity training and certification

Senior Security Escalation Engineer and Managed Defense Team Member

Nyotron Security
01.2019 - 03.2020
  • Endpoint Security (EPR/EDR)
  • Investigating customer security incidents (incident response) and escalations for Managed Defense Services Team
  • Malware investigation
  • Supporting US customer environments
  • Provisioning and supporting US office IT server and workstation solutions
  • Supporting US office network switches and Fortinet firewall
  • Writing technical documentation for EPR solution
  • Conducting technical workshops to ready customer environments for company solution including firewall provisioning and IP whitelisting.
  • Functionality testing company cloud servers and EPR solution
  • Setup security cameras, alarm and new badge system including ongoing administration
  • Designing support workflows for customer service desk staff
  • Configuring and monitoring SIEM solutions
  • Act as a technical liaison for trade shows and other customer related meetings
  • Setting up virtual labs for malware and software testing
  • Provide initial and ongoing customer training sessions
  • Consulted with large healthcare and law enforcement agencies on environment security posture

Senior Product Security Engineer

Hitachi Vantara (Formerly Hitachi Data Systems)
10.2016 - 05.2018
  • Setup policies and procedures for Solutions Engineering and Technical Operations Security department
  • Scanning Hitachi products for vulnerabilities with Nessus Professional
  • Setup and scanning of web apps and API’s related to Hitachi products with Burp Suite Pro
  • Pen testing with various tools
  • Working with Hitachi Federal Security team on system hardening and vulnerability scanning
  • Working with various Engineering and Executive teams to advise on security vulnerabilities, system hardening, SDLC, risk, and remediation of found issues
  • Informing and advising other Hitachi Vantara security teams of found vulnerabilities
  • Setting up and administering the security lab with MS Windows Server, Linux, Cisco & Brocade Switches, and key management servers.
  • Submitting and discussing product security assessment reports to Engineering and Executive teams
  • Setup and testing of key management servers with Gemalto Safenet, Thales, Micro Focus, and IBM SKLM KMS solutions
  • Qualifying Hitachi Storage arrays companywide for security and encryption functionality

Senior Escalation Engineer

Hitachi Data Systems
02.2016 - 10.2016
  • Worked on bringing Hitachi All-Flash (HFS) array to market
  • Provided escalation level support to the Global Support tier 2 team
  • Software regression testing and QA
  • Performance testing using VDbbench
  • Built out and maintained Escalation Engineer support lab, including setting up VMware 6.0, Windows Server 2012, Red Hat and Debian based Linux versions, ISCSI and FC SAN to HFS
  • Tracked tickets in Jira ticketing system
  • Created documentation for the HFS, including manuals, quick configuration guides, and KB’s
  • Authored procedures for hardware replacement
  • Tested and documented drive failures, RAID rebuild times, and inter-board communication
  • Tested high-availability failure scenarios
  • Provided internal support for performance team members

Sr. Technical Support Engineer

Nimble Storage
09.2013 - 11.2014
  • Using Salesforce to track and maintain client trouble tickets
  • Extensive phone and remote support of client environments via Cisco Webex
  • Troubleshooting, configuring, and performance tuning VMware versions 5.1 and 5.5, including setting up vSwitches, vNics, HBAs, virtual machines, datastores, and ISCSI networks for multiple clients
  • Troubleshooting and configuring storage in Windows and Linux environments
  • Working with clients to help configure Nimble OS related tasks
  • Working with Nimble IT department to test, tune, configure, and setup storage arrays and VMware
  • Identifying client networking problems with standard tools such as netcat, trace route, ping, netstat and Cisco CLI.
  • Identifying software bugs (Bugzilla) and issues via Windows, Linux, VMware and Nimble OS CLI log files
  • Recovering, configuring and troubleshooting VMware and Microsoft VSS snapshots

Sr. Systems Technician/Security

Layered Technologies
10.2012 - 09.2013
  • Supporting and troubleshooting Windows and Linux based servers
  • Performing data center/SOC tasks daily
  • Supporting clients via phone and through trouble tickets
  • Escalation point for difficult team tickets and team guidance on remediation
  • Management task when team manager was unavailable
  • Configuring Windows server roles and Linux based programs
  • Building, deploying and troubleshooting VMware virtual machines
  • Installing, monitoring, and fine tuning Nagios IT System Monitoring Tool
  • Working with clients on Tripwire and Splunk intrusion alerts and issues pertaining to security incidents
  • Managing Tripwire server agent installs from Tripwire server
  • Alerting Management and Senior Security Engineers of potential breaches based on multiple monitoring systems and system behavior
  • Troubleshooting and configuring DNS, Email, Apache, IIS, and other server related programs and services

IT Service Analyst Tier Two

Weight Watchers
08.2012 - 10.2012
  • Supporting 150 users in a revenue generating call center
  • Administering a Windows Server 2003 environment, supporting users by means of Active Directory
  • Supporting a telecom room with Cisco switches and routers
  • Provided support for VOIP implementation project
  • Completed company wide Office 365 migration project

Project Manager (contract)

Essential POS
03.2012 - 06.2012
  • Training client staff in administration of company software and hardware
  • Working with engineering and support to complete our overall goal
  • Supporting client accounts after implementation

Owner/Technician

Blue Star Computer Solutions
11.2008 - 01.2012
  • Troubleshooting client computer systems and networks
  • Installing, configuring and removing software and hardware
  • Removing adware, trojans, spyware, and malware
  • Setting up entire SOHO solutions, including server and workstation operating systems

Director of Information Technology

M.C.S Computer Services Inc.
10.2009 - 03.2011
  • Management of company operations and staff
  • Support and troubleshooting of client computer systems and networks
  • Managing company accounts

Lead Technician (contract)

Ascendis-Compucom-Bestbuy
08.2010 - 11.2010
  • Deploying and imaging new IBM workstations, registers, kiosk, and configuring network printers
  • Supervising operations of overall site, including assistant technicians and cabling technicians
  • Troubleshooting all network and device issues

Deployment Technician (contract)

Advantage Technical Resourcing- Safeway Grocery Stores
04.2010 - 06.2010
  • Installing and configuring new POS pin pads.
  • Imaging new workstations

Help Desk Technician

Symmetricom Inc.
03.2007 - 09.2009
  • Provision, order and configure hardware and software for company employees
  • Routing submitted tickets to proper IT departments
  • Troubleshooting employee system problems
  • Worked with system administrators on Jr. administrator projects

Education

Certificate Program - Cybersecurity: Developing a Program for Your Business

Kennesaw State University
01-2017
Courses included: Cyber Security and Mobility, Cyber Security and the Internet of Things, Cybersecurity and Its Ten Domains, Cybersecurity and the X-factor

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University of Phoenix
01-2008
  • Major: Business Management (30 units completed)
  • Courses included: Management information systems, math, science, business communications, and human relations.

Basic Studies

Santa Teresa High School, San Jose, CA
01-2000
Major: Basic Studies (Graduated 2000)

Skills

  • Current certifications in cybersecurity: Google Cybersecurity Professional (2025), IBM: Ethical hacking with Kali Linux (2026) certifications
  • Advanced system security and hardening knowledge
  • Excellent at analyzing and discussing vulnerability scan reports, including remediation plans with engineering and executive staff to determine risk
  • Great knowledge of endpoint security EDR/EPR and malware investigations
  • Operating and testing different vendor security solutions
  • Working with different troubleshooting ticketing systems
  • Ability to setup virtual and physical labs with various tools using level one and two hypervisors
  • Worked with various SIEM solutions
  • Owasp ZAP and Burp Suite web application vulnerability scanning and penetration testing
  • SOC, incident response and IT systems monitoring experience
  • Advanced knowledge and use of Nessus Professional vulnerability scanner (including certification)
  • Training new security engineers on the use of popular vulnerability scanners
  • Working with various Kali Linux tools such as; Metasploit, OpenVAS, Maltego, Zenmap (Nmap), John the Ripper, Sherlock, Hound, Wireshark and various tools
  • Installing and configuring Tripwire server and agent, and working with client intrusion alerts
  • Providing and discussing Synopsys Protecode software composition analysis (SCA) reports with engineering to identify software flaws due to CVE’s
  • Working with various Engineering teams on SDLC and hardening attack vectors
  • Putting into place necessary policies and procedures related to security/support
  • Advanced knowledge of physical and virtual computer peripheral and computer hardware installation and configuration
  • Completed daily server administration and troubleshooting duties for MS server 2003/2008/2012, CentOS, Red Hat and Ubuntu operating systems in a virtual (VMware) and physical environment
  • Strong VMware and Hyper-V configuration and tuning, including virtual networking configurations
  • Excellent knowledge of provisioning and troubleshooting storage arrays and SANs (ISCSI & Fibre channel) including working with array encryption and testing
  • Performed software regression testing and QA
  • Performed storage benchmarking on HFS and Nimble storage arrays
  • Ability to troubleshoot computer systems and networks using remote software or telephone
  • Experienced with Active Directory, DNS, LAN, VLAN, WAN, VNC, VPN
  • Experienced with all Microsoft Office and various types of other office suite products
  • Ability to work as an individual or in a team (remote, hybrid, onsite) and with little supervision
  • Excellent customer service, communication, personal planning, decision making, and interpersonal skills
  • ISSA (Information Security System Association) member since 2017

Affiliations

ISSA (Information Security System Association) member since 2017

Certification

  • IBM: Ethical hacking with Kali Linux (IBM)
  • Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate (Google)
  • Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto Networks Academy Security Operations Fundamentals)
  • Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto Networks Academy Cloud Security Fundamentals)
  • Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things Certificate (Kennesaw State University)
  • Cybersecurity and the X-Factor Certificate (Kennesaw State University)
  • Cybersecurity and Its Ten Domains Certificate (Kennesaw State University)
  • Cybersecurity and Mobility Certificate (Kennesaw State University)
  • Nessus Certificate of Completion (Tenable Network Security)
  • Nessus Fundamentals (Cybrary, License SC-9f7da8f82-124957)
  • Security Operations (Cybrary, License SC-9f7da8f82-985322)
  • Organizational Data Security Fundamentals (Cybrary, License SC-9f7da8f82-2bd4b)
  • Fundamental System Security (Cybrary, License SC-9f7da8f82-0c6e2a)
  • Security Assessment & Testing (Cybrary, License SC-9f7da8f82-83cd23)
  • Corporate Cyber Security Management (Cybrary, License C-9f7da8f82-123bddd8)
  • Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (Cybrary, License C-9f7da8f82-a2f5b1)
  • Intrusion Detections Systems/Intrusion Prevention Systems (Cybrary, License SC-9f7da8f82-a3b75)
  • Communication & Network Security (Cybrary, License SC-9f7da8f82-6a7529)
  • Asset Security (Cybrary, License SC-9f7da8f82-fc9e25)

Timeline

Private Security Researcher(self) - Private Security Research and Development
04.2020 - Current
Senior Security Escalation Engineer and Managed Defense Team Member - Nyotron Security
01.2019 - 03.2020
Senior Product Security Engineer - Hitachi Vantara (Formerly Hitachi Data Systems)
10.2016 - 05.2018
Senior Escalation Engineer - Hitachi Data Systems
02.2016 - 10.2016
Sr. Technical Support Engineer - Nimble Storage
09.2013 - 11.2014
Sr. Systems Technician/Security - Layered Technologies
10.2012 - 09.2013
IT Service Analyst Tier Two - Weight Watchers
08.2012 - 10.2012
Project Manager (contract) - Essential POS
03.2012 - 06.2012
Lead Technician (contract) - Ascendis-Compucom-Bestbuy
08.2010 - 11.2010
Deployment Technician (contract) - Advantage Technical Resourcing- Safeway Grocery Stores
04.2010 - 06.2010
Director of Information Technology - M.C.S Computer Services Inc.
10.2009 - 03.2011
Owner/Technician - Blue Star Computer Solutions
11.2008 - 01.2012
Help Desk Technician - Symmetricom Inc.
03.2007 - 09.2009
University of Phoenix - ,
Santa Teresa High School - , Basic Studies
Kennesaw State University - Certificate Program, Cybersecurity: Developing a Program for Your Business

Recommendations

  • Brian Williams
  • Master Systems Software Engineer at Hitachi Data Systems Federal Corporation
  • October 20, 2017, Brian worked with Jason in different groups
  • Jason has been a huge addition to the Hitachi Vantara Security team. Jason hit the ground running when he took over the technical leadership role, coordinating the setup and management of the HDS Nessus scanner and standing up multiple additional systems to test websites, SOAP interfaces and anything else the company might need. Jason is an extremely motivated worker, when you give him a task or a problem he takes on the challenge with high energy and enthusiasm. He is a very fast learner and is an invaluable component of the Hitachi Vantara team.
  • Henry Simmons, CISSP, CCSK (CSA), AWS-CSA
  • IT Security Solutions Architect at Cavirin Systems, Inc.
  • October 20, 2017, Jason worked with Henry in the same group
  • I currently work with Jason at Hitachi Vantara in the Product Security Assurance team. Jason is a pleasure to work with, he is driven to get things done with a deep sense of details. Jason is also well respected as a key member of the Technical Operations Security Engineering team with responsibilities for delivering highly secured storage solutions. His experience and passion for growth will forever be a great asset for Jason and positions him as a great team member for any organization.
  • Vladi Pusic
  • Director, ILabs at Hitachi Data Systems
  • April 11, 2017, Vladi managed Jason directly
  • Jason joined the HDS Security team less than a year ago, yet in this short time he demonstrated his strong technical skills and drive by quickly coming up to speed on how to conduct security vulnerability testing for a large variety of HDS products, and significantly contributed to the project. In addition, he takes initiatives, makes sound decisions, is innovative, persistent and achieves his goals. I have no hesitation in recommending Jason he excels in what he does.
  • Gokula Rangarajan
  • Senior Manager & Master Performance Consultant at Hitachi Data Systems
  • September 15, 2016, Gokula managed Jason directly
  • Jason is one of those guys you want on your team. He is not only completely dependable, but his work is always of the highest standards. He is a very strong member of my team. In retrospect, he's a fantastic hire.
  • Michael Griesinger
  • Engineering Support at Hitachi Data Systems
  • September 9, 2016, Michael worked with Jason in different groups
  • I have the pleasure of working with Jason. He is very knowledgeable in the field of information technology and is driven to learn more. His customer acumen are excellent and he is able to efficiently discuss complex topics to a customer level. Jason is a great asset to any company fortunate enough to have him.
  • Donald White
  • Sr. Customer Engineer at Datera
  • September 7, 2016, Jason worked with Donald in the same group
  • Jason is an excellent engineer with a deep knowledge in storage and networking. It has been a pleasure working with him to build a brand-new escalation team from the ground up. Not only is Jason great technically, he is also easy to get along with and is always looking for ways to improve our process. I would highly recommend Jason for any escalation engineering role and I look forward to our continued work together.
  • Steve Wojciechowski
  • Senior Technical Support Engineer at Hitachi Data Systems
  • September 7, 2016, Jason worked with Steve in the same group
  • Jason has been a pleasure to work with at Hitachi. He really helped welcome me to the team when I first started and has proven to be an excellent and talented leader for our group. He is very skilled in Windows and VMware environments and knows storage technologies better than anyone I know. Jason will be a great asset in his next endeavor.
  • Sarvepalli Amar
  • Senior Escalation Engineer at Hitachi Data Systems
  • September 7, 2016, Jason worked with Sarvepalli in the same group
  • Jason has been a joy to work with. He takes initiative and is helpful. He is knowledgeable in Storage and related technologies. He would be a good asset to any organization he joins.
  • Harinder Dhanota
  • Works for RackWare Inc
  • September 13, 2016, Jason worked with Harinder in the same group
  • Jason is one of the most intelligent Engineer I have worked with. He has a deep knowledge of troubleshooting and foreseeing issues in information technology. He has an excellent understanding of Linux, Windows, and storage technologies. He was an absolute pleasure to work with and very easy to get along with. Any organization lucky enough to employee him will see him as a huge asset
  • Brian Musson
  • Unix and Linux Engineer at Scality
  • September 8, 2016, Brian worked with Jason in different groups
  • It is very rare to come across somebody like Jason in the tech industry. Jason was an asset to the IT team at Nimble Storage as the dedicated storage expert concerning our VMWare infrastructure. He provided specifically outlined procedures and recommendations for advancing and growing our high-performance Infrastructure. Any company lucky enough to to have Jason would be awarded with a high degree of expertise.
  • Phally Kuy
  • Technical Support Specialist at WorkSpace Communications
  • April 12, 2017, Jason was senior to Phally but didn’t manage directly
  • Jason is great at mentoring others. I learned a lot from Jason during the we were working together. He is great person to get along. Jason would go out of his way to help and offer assistance when needed. He sees colleagues struggle, Jason will offer advice and solutions in resolving problems or issues. Jason is a fast learner and adapt to changes quickly. I really appreciated all things you done for me. Thank you for being my mentor and friend.
  • Gragg Vaill
  • October 29, 2015, Jason worked with Gragg in the same group
  • Jason is a can-do type of guy, if he says he can do it he will. Always willing to help and go the extra mile, he thrives on challenges which he seems to overcome without breaking a sweat!
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