Jordan Christian
Cybersecurity
Summary
Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Security Engineer II
LexisNexis
3 2024 - Current
- Lead Continuous Monitoring program in adhering to FedRAMP authorization.
- Conduct weekly meetings with asset owners to review and remediate vulnerabilities across various technologies.
- Created required training program completion prior to in-boundary access.
- Collect and review vulnerability scanning data to create POA&M as part of monthly compliance submission to authorizing officials
Information Security Analyst
VMware, Inc.
06.2022 - 01.2024
- Worked with teams to remediate vulnerabilities for on-prem and cloud assets
- Provided support for PCI-DSS, SOC2 Type 2, and various other audits
- Worked across security teams to reduce the attack surface of the company
- Automated projects to eliminate manual processes of operational tasks
Security Engineer Intern
Amazon
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Worked to broaden the coverage of an internal vulnerability detection tool by developing checks to automate detections of vulnerable resources within AWS accounts
- Shadowed an internal penetration test
System Administrator
Earlham College
01.2019 - 05.2020
- Demonstrated technical prowess and responsibility by maintaining the seamless functionality of servers owned and operated by the Computer Science department, ensuring reliable and continuous service, conducive to academic pursuits and departmental operations.
• Enhanced the educational experience of students by installing essential software required for class and individual projects. This thoughtful and student-centric approach supported academic activities and contributed to a conducive learning environment.
• Employed a proactive approach to systems management by regularly updating the operating systems on servers and the software within each server, addressing emerging issues promptly, thus ensuring the robustness and reliability of departmental technological resources.
Education
Master of Science - Information Security Policy & Management
Carnegie Mellon University | Heinz College
Pittsburgh, PA 08.2020 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science, Minor in Global Management
Earlham College
Richmond, IN 08.2016 - 05.2020
Skills
Brinqa
Nessus Tenable
Qualys
Service Now
DefectDojo
Wireshark
AWS
Unix/Linux
Python
Go
Bash
Security Compliance Auditing
Cloud Security Proficiency
Vulnerability Assessment
Operating System Hardening
Certification
(ISC)2 Certified in Cybersecurity
Projects
White Paper, Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College, Pittsburgh, PA, Spring Semester 2022, Joint research project between ICIT (Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology), myself, and a group of colleagues to evaluate the state of cybersecurity in US K-12 and Higher Education, Reviewed case studies of schools that were the victim of various attacks, Discussed APTs with previous history targeting the U.S education system, Interviewed industry experts to discuss their experience in working to protect education, Video presentation can be found here
Timeline
Information Security Analyst
VMware, Inc.
06.2022 - 01.2024
Security Engineer Intern
Amazon
06.2021 - 08.2021
Master of Science - Information Security Policy & Management
Carnegie Mellon University | Heinz College
08.2020 - 05.2022
System Administrator
Earlham College
01.2019 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science, Minor in Global Management
Earlham College
08.2016 - 05.2020
Security Engineer II
LexisNexis
3 2024 - Current