Joshua Lacy
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Dynamic network security leader with extensive experience at TPx Communications, excelling in incident response and project management. Proven track record in deploying Fortinet solutions and enhancing security compliance. Adept at mentoring teams and driving strategic initiatives, ensuring robust network performance and alignment with business objectives.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager - Network Security & Infrastructure
TPx Communications
Las Vegas, NV
12.2020 - 03.2025
- Directed security operations while managing large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Led Fortinet enterprise deployments, including FortiGate, FortiManager, and FortiSIEM.
- Oversaw SOC activities, incident escalations, and on-call rotations while monitoring KPIs.
- Aligned cybersecurity priorities with business objectives at the executive level.
- Mentored engineers in firewall configuration and incident response workflows.
- Responded to and remediated zero-day attacks while implementing mitigation strategies.
- Maintained documentation of network configurations and updates for compliance purposes.
- Provided training sessions for staff on best practices in network usage and security.
- Monitored system performance to ensure availability of all services and systems to authorized users.
- Performed data backup operations on a regular basis to ensure the security of critical information.
Senior Network Engineer
TPx Communications
Las Vegas, NV
05.2018 - 01.2021
- Administered and supported deployments of Meraki, Velocloud, Juniper, and ASA equipment.
- Installed and maintained enterprise networks utilizing Cisco, Juniper, and ADTRAN technologies.
- Deployed and managed VeloCloud SD-WAN solutions for improved network efficiency.
- Integrated SIEM tools to enhance monitoring and detection of threats.
- Resolved infrastructure-related issues while addressing advanced escalations effectively.
- Ensured 99% uptime across Vast global networks through proactive maintenance.
- Delivered network support in SLA-governed environments to meet operational requirements.
- Provided end-user support and troubleshooting for enterprise IT systems.
Lead Network Security Engineer
TPx Communications
Las Vegas, NV
12.2015 - 05.2018
- Led engineering efforts for security systems, SD-WAN, and network security initiatives.
- Coordinated company-wide firmware upgrades and security system migrations with 100% maintenance recovery.
- Designed architectures for secure network segmentation, VPNs, and VLANs.
- Supported HIPAA and SOC 2 compliance initiatives effectively.
- Delivered tier-3 escalation support to SOC, NOC, and engineering teams.
Education
High School Diploma -
Odyssey Charter Schools
Las Vegas01-2005
Skills
- Security & Firewalls
- Incident response
- Secure cloud architecture
- Security compliance
- Network segmentation
- Project management
- Vulnerability assessment
- Risk management
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Training and mentoring
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Employee onboarding
- Policy and procedure development
- Regulatory compliance
- Stakeholder management
- Revenue management
- Expense tracking
- Disciplinary techniques
- Complex Problem-solving
- Key performance indicators
- Resource allocation
- Workforce management
- Coaching and mentoring
- Fortinet Cisco ASA Cisco Meraki Palo AltoJuniper Junos ADTRAN
- Networking / Routing
- Switching / VLANs
- VPN (SSL and IPSEC)
- SD-WAN
- Segmentation
- Traffic monitoring
- Security analytics
- Report generation
- Virtualization
- Windows Server
- Active Directory
- Domain administration
- Cloud platforms (O365 Azure AWS)
- Rapid7
- Python scripting
- API integrations
- Remote access
Certification
- Security +
- FCF / FCA
- Cradlepoint certification
Accomplishments
Assisted with providing initial documentation for a few ZERO DAY attacks , both landed on major holidays, assisted mitigating and deploying full incident response for a large pool of end users.
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Manager - Network Security & Infrastructure
TPx Communications
12.2020 - 03.2025
Senior Network Engineer
TPx Communications
05.2018 - 01.2021
Lead Network Security Engineer
TPx Communications
12.2015 - 05.2018
High School Diploma -
Odyssey Charter Schools