Kobi Simmons
NJ
Summary
Cybersecurity professional with 10 years of technical support and security experience. Specialized in monitoring security alerts, managing access controls, and supporting vulnerability remediation to enhance security posture and ensure regulatory compliance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Security & IT Analyst
Forge Health
2025.10 - Current
- Monitored security alerts, logs, and access activity; identified and escalated potential incidents, supporting investigation, remediation, documentation, and follow-up to enhance security posture.
- Administered onboarding, offboarding, access provisioning, and RBAC, ensuring least-privilege access across Microsoft environments to mitigate risk.
- Tracked vulnerability remediation and supported endpoint security controls to assist HIPAA-aligned compliance initiatives, enhancing overall regulatory adherence.
- Worked remotely to support team objectives.
Junior IT Analyst
2023.01 - 2025.01
- Delivered Tier 2 support and system administration for Active Directory, Microsoft 365, endpoint management, and user access, ensuring efficient user operations.
- Facilitated security monitoring, conducted access reviews, enforced policies, troubleshot VPN issues, managed network access, and documented technical processes for compliance and operational clarity.
- Executed daily operational tasks to maintain workflow efficiency.
- Proposed creative strategies to improve team effectiveness and results.
- Collaborated with a varied team to achieve objectives and resolve product-related challenges.
Help Desk Technician
Universal Supply Group
Hawthorne, USA
2018.01 - 2023.01
- Provided Tier 1 support for Windows and macOS, resolving authentication, permissions, hardware, software, and user-access issues to enhance user satisfaction.
- Documented incidents and resolutions in ticketing systems, contributing to knowledge base and improving incident response efficiency.
- Hawthorne, NJ
Help Desk Technician
Kuiken Brothers
Fair Lawn, USA
2016.01 - 2018.01
- Delivered front-line support for workstations, account access, and devices while ensuring accurate ticketing and support documentation.
- Provided technical support for hardware and software issues across various departments.
- Assisted users with troubleshooting and resolving network connectivity problems.
- Documented support requests in the ticketing system for efficient tracking.
- Fair Lawn, NJ
Education
B.S. - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Western Governors University
2026-08
A.A.S. - Information Security / Cybersecurity
Bergen Community College
2020-01
Core Skills
Security monitoring, Incident response, Threat detection, Vulnerability management, Endpoint security, Risk management, SIEM fundamentals, IAM, Active Directory, Azure AD / Entra ID, Microsoft 365, RBAC, Least privilege, Provisioning, Windows, Linux, MDM, Firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Network security, HIPAA, NIST, ISO 27001, Audit support, Security policies, Backup & recovery, Ticketing systems
Timeline
Security & IT Analyst
Forge Health
2025.10 - Current
Junior IT Analyst
2023.01 - 2025.01
Help Desk Technician
Universal Supply Group
2018.01 - 2023.01
Help Desk Technician
Kuiken Brothers
2016.01 - 2018.01
B.S. - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Western Governors University
A.A.S. - Information Security / Cybersecurity
Bergen Community College