Jimmy Hood
Information Security Analyst
Nashville,United States
Summary
Analytical, perceptive, ethical, and well-rounded person with a strong work ethic seeking a position within the Information Technology Security field for an organization that will benefit from a blend of diverse qualifications that include strong problem solving, technical, communications, root cause analysis, design and implementation skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certificates
Certification
Vanderbilt University Cyber Security Graduates Certification
Work History
Info Security Analyst II (Azure Cloud)
Elevance Health
Brentwood, TN
01.2021 - Current
- Daily management of security events by monitoring, analyzing and reporting on all network and application communication specific protocols for malicious network traffic or attacks against vulnerable services, applications, or unauthorized access to sensitive data. Monitor and respond to security events and incidents in Microsoft Sentinel and Alien Vault. Coordinate with SOC team on all security events and incidents.
- Experience with understanding and troubleshooting Hybrid Identity Including Active Directory, Azure AD and technologies such as Azure AD Connect, Azure AD Password Protection.
- Security Risk Parity implementation
- Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Security Stack, including, knowledge of Cybersecurity centered on understanding Identity such as Azure AD Logging, Risk Events, Multi Factor Authentication, Defender for Identity, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Defender for Azure (formally), etc.
- Understand, edit, and create information security policies and procedures.
- Working with colleagues and vendors to deploy and maintain security policies, processes, and controls.
- Project managing information security initiatives and communicating security information to the organization.
- Keeping current on information technologies and security standards.
- Maintain responsibility for in internal system, access, and account audits.
- Review and manage vulnerability assessments.
- Management, configuration, and administration of information security systems including: o Anti-virus/anti-malware o Intrusion detection o Vulnerability threat management o Security information and event management o DLP (Data leakage prevention) o Incident management o Third-party risk management o Asset management
- Assist Information Technology teams with implementing information security standards for operating systems, applications, cloud, and network infrastructure components by providing security configurations, controls for user account access, monitoring of services, centralized logging, etc.
- Recommend improvements in security systems and procedures.
- Perform Risk Parity remediation task.
- Actively listened to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
Service Desk Analyst
Healthcare Realty
Nashville , TN
01.2019 - 10.2019
- Provide service desk support for 700 end users both local and remote while resolving problems to end user's satisfaction.
- PowerShell Scripting for automation of scheduled task backups, and deprovision end users.
- Network monitoring using cisco Meraki dashboard for Access point management.
- Monitor and respond quickly and effectively to tier 1&2 requests received through the IT Service desk.
- Manage Microsoft 365 Exchange email server for 700 end users both local and remote.
- Modify configurations, utilities, software default settings, etc. for local and remote workstation
- Email filtering, Blacklisting, remediation, monitoring using Barracuda email filter, MXToolBox, and Microsoft Exchange management.
- Tasked with updating and improve internal IT related standard operating procedures. Examples email and internet use.
- Monitor access points using Meraki Dashboard. (Workstations, Mobile Devices, Internet usage, bandwidth, and network connectivity).
- Enforce least-privilege policies and control applications with least-privilege management, threat intelligence, as well as application whitelisting, grey-listing and blacklisting.
- Assisted in Security Awareness employee training thru content development and user remediation.
Information Security Audit Support Professional
Kirkpatrick Price
Nashville , TN
10.2018 - 12.2018
- Actively engage with clients in facilitating of information security audits.
- Scope, and managing multiple projects concurrently
- Help educate small and medium service providers in implementing effective security control such as SSAE 18, SOC2, PCI, HIPAA, FISMA, GLBA, HITRUST, and ISO to protect their company assets.
- Worked closely with several auditors in remote locations, in addition to independent duties.
Enlisted Military Service
United States Navy (USS O'Brien DD-975)
10.1994 - 10.1997
- Gas Turbine Systems Technician- Mechanical/Electrical (GSM)
- Petty Officer Third Class
Education
Graduates Certification - Cyber Security
Vanderbilt University
Nashville 07.2019 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Science - Computer And Information Systems Security
DeVry University
Nashville, TN 04.2015 - 06.2018
Skills
Malware Analysis
PowerShell & Bash
Python & C#
Risk Register Assessment
Active Directory Administration
Office 365 Administration
Communications
SQL , KQL
Vulnerability Management
Developing security plans
Implementing security programs
Logic Apps (Microsoft)
Professional and Educational Tools
- Citrix Management Console
- Barracuda Email Security Gateway
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Microsoft 365 Defender (Endpoint)
- Microsoft Intune
- Azure Activity Directory
- Azure AD Identity Protection
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Office 365 Security & Compliance
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
- Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Microsoft Azure Portal
- Alien Vault
- Digital Guardian
- Splunk SIEM
- WireShark
- PF Sense
- Cisco Meraki Dashboard
- Wireshark
- Snort IDS
- Kali Linux
Timeline
Info Security Analyst II (Azure Cloud)
Elevance Health
01.2021 - Current
Graduates Certification - Cyber Security
Vanderbilt University
07.2019 - 02.2020
Service Desk Analyst
Healthcare Realty
01.2019 - 10.2019
Information Security Audit Support Professional
Kirkpatrick Price
10.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer And Information Systems Security
DeVry University
04.2015 - 06.2018
Enlisted Military Service
United States Navy (USS O'Brien DD-975)
10.1994 - 10.1997