Maram Baadani
Fairfax,VA
Summary
Goal-oriented IT professional with significant success in planning, analyzing, and implementing security plans and initiatives. Excel in developing comprehensive, secure network designs and systems. Ambitious, career-focused job seeker, anxious to obtain an entry-to-mid-level position to help launch a career while achieving company goals. Cyber Security Specialist with a passion for aligning security architecture plans and processes with security standards and business goals. Extensive experience developing and testing security frameworks for cloud-based software. Versed in robust network defense strategies.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance Support Analyst
Comcast
01.2021 - 09.2023
- Perform functional testing of Traffic Systems to support Comcast's Customer Experience Division
- Test end-user-facing software upgrades/updates
- Enhanced team collaboration by providing clear communication of complex findings through visualizations and reports.
- Follow existing functional test scripts and log results
- Escalate any issues found during testing and make recommendations on whether to deploy the software to the customer and internal management
- After testing, complete compliance and test reports within the timeline defined in coordination with the customer
- Collaborated with other teams to ensure security requirements were met during the software development lifecycle.
Education
Associate of Applied Science in Cybersecurity -
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA05-2021
Skills
- Network security technologies such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and virtual private networks (VPNs)
- Operating systems (Windows, Linux)
- Security information and event management (SIEM) tools and data loss prevention (DLP) systems
- Window Servers
- Vulnerability assessments (Nessus)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Systems Analysis
- Application Support
- Software Installation
- Risk Mitigation
- Network Troubleshooting
- System Updates
- Patch Management
- System Monitoring
- File System
- Active Directory
- Windows Administration
- Remote Access
- Cloud Computing
- Load Balancing
- Security Protocols
- Access Control
- Port Security Knowledge - Nmap
- Firewall Management
- Digital Forensics
- Two-Factor Authentication
- Encryption Algorithms
- User Awareness Training
- Public Key Infrastructure
- System Hardening
- Packet Analysis - Wireshark Software
- Penetration Testing
- Social Engineering Prevention
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Identity Management
- Biometric Security
- Log Analysis
- Disaster Recovery
Certifications
Security +
Accomplishments
· Dean's List | Presidential Scholars Award, The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) Member
Timeline
Quality Assurance Support Analyst
Comcast
01.2021 - 09.2023
Associate of Applied Science in Cybersecurity -
Northern Virginia Community College