Joshua Willis
Washington,DC
Summary
Seasoned Director with a track record of establishing both security and IT teams from inception. Possesses a deep-rooted expertise in network and cloud engineering, particularly in high-security, classified environments. Proficient in navigating rigorous security audits and ensuring stringent compliance standards.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Security & IT
House Rx
12.2021 - Current
- Spearheaded the establishment of House Rx's comprehensive Security program.
- Authored security policies, identified vulnerabilities, and spearheaded remediation efforts, culminating in the successful attainment of both HIPAA control attestation and SOC 2 Type 2 within a span of 1.5 years.
- Conducted a thorough assessment of the organization's technology budget, strategically allocating funds across platform development and corporate infrastructure.
- As the inaugural Security Engineer at House Rx, I helmed responsibilities encompassing Cloud Security, Application Security, Corporate Security, Compliance, and Incident Detection & Response.
Staff Engineering Manager
Flatiron Health
07.2018 - 01.2022
- Started as Network Engineer within IT Operations, promoted to manage team of six as Staff Engineering
- Manager Built internal development team responsible for designing software solutions for automations/integrations across Flatiron corporate team stakeholders Oversee all Flatiron Health network engineering architecture, Active Directory architecture, and custom-built
- Employee lifecycle automation (Python based AWS Lambdas) Current team is comprised of Systems Engineers, Network Engineers, and Software Engineers Served as Flatiron Splunk infrastructure SME Negotiated vendor contracts across a variety of SaaS applications Transformed Flatiron’s corporate network into a resilient, stable, secure office and AWS environment utilizing
- Palo Alto hardware and VMs
Senior Network Cloud Engineer
Oracle
01.2016 - 07.2018
- Provided Opower network expertise to Oracle network engineering integration teams throughout acquisition of
- Opower by Oracle Continued as Opower network engineering SME and technical team lead Created custom Python scripts to generate PHP dashboards utilizing SNMP data to better monitor the state both the network and server infrastructure Created custom Python scripts to auto-populate IPAM tools from DNS and NMAP scans to gain a better understanding of currently utilized IP address space Designed disaster recovery network between disparate data centers delivering a seamless end user experience
- Maintained equanimity throughout design and implementation of transition from Opower to Oracle Domain Admin for legacy Opower infrastructure (ADFS, AD, DHCP) Deployed and maintained F5 load balancers for all three Opower data centers
Network Engineer
Opower
01.2015 - 01.2016
- As one of only two network engineers provided all tiers of support and design to multi-data center network Selected and engaged with multiple ISPs for BGP multi-homing of provider independent IP address space between data center
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- Willis Oversaw physical device troubleshooting and hardware replacement Designed/troubleshot AWS network migration strategy Overhauled Opower – AWS direct connect peering strategy to include peering public services over private direct connects Designed AWS inter/intra VPC network connectivity architecture Instantiated commercial NetFlow/sFlow/IPFIX solution enabling insight into traffic flow analysis never before available at Opower Became subject matter expert in design/troubleshooting of Palo Alto Network Next Generation firewalls
Information Assurance Engineer
Central Intelligence Agency
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Provide network expertise in penetration testing scenarios
Information Management Technical Specialist
State, US Consulate
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Provided third and fourth tier support for global network infrastructure to include satellite communications Provided deep packet analysis for specific network traffic Regularly analyzed site traffic flows to ensure no spurious activities
Network/Satellite Engineer
Central Intelligence Agency
05.2007 - 01.2011
- Oversaw global network design changes while serving as team lead Provided fourth tier support for worldwide network abnormalities Designed custom scripts to accomplish specific niche tasks (TcL/Cisco EEM) Interfaced with vendors for product selection and network integration of new data center equipment Designed multi-thousand device networks from basic customer requirements anticipating network traffic patterns Architected network peering and redistribution between disparate networks (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP) Integrated, deployed, and managed Riverbed WAN optimization solution Developed tailor-made network solutions for non-standard equipment/environments with specific focus on security (AnyConnect SSL termination, DMVPN Phase 3, ASA custom threat detection)
Education
Masters of Science - Systems Engineering Concentrations, Networking and Telecommunications
Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering
Baltimore, MDBachelors of Science - Computer Engineering, Telecommunications
North Carolina State University, School of Engineering
Raleigh, NCSkills
- Network Engineering
- AWS Security Governance
- HIPAA Compliance
- SOC 2 Compliance
- Corporate Security
- Penetration Testing
Timeline
Director of Security & IT
House Rx
12.2021 - Current
Staff Engineering Manager
Flatiron Health
07.2018 - 01.2022
Senior Network Cloud Engineer
Oracle
01.2016 - 07.2018
Network Engineer
Opower
01.2015 - 01.2016
Information Assurance Engineer
Central Intelligence Agency
01.2014 - 01.2015
Information Management Technical Specialist
State, US Consulate
01.2011 - 01.2014
Network/Satellite Engineer
Central Intelligence Agency
05.2007 - 01.2011
Masters of Science - Systems Engineering Concentrations, Networking and Telecommunications
Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering
Bachelors of Science - Computer Engineering, Telecommunications
North Carolina State University, School of Engineering
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