Marie Therese Ngasse
Washington,DC
Summary
Experienced IT Professional with a strong background in cyber security and service management. Holds a bachelor's degree in cyber security and an associate degree in business administration. Adept at identifying business risks and designing proactive solutions. Skilled in performance tracking, release planning, and stakeholder reporting. Looking to bring solid technical skills and robust problem-solving to your company.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Security Analyst Intern
Wingate Companies
Remote, Washington DC
01.2021 - Current
- Implement and maintain security controls based on NIST frameworks
- Monitor and analyze security events in the Security Operations Center (SOC)
- Conduct risk assessments and vulnerability management in alignment with NIST guidelines
- Develop and update security policies and procedures according to NIST standards
- Coordinate incident response activities within the SOC environment
- Ensure compliance with NIST security controls and standards
- Perform threat intelligence and analysis to support SOC operations
- Manage third-party risk assessments to ensure vendor compliance with security policies
- Provide recommendations for improving security posture based on NIST frameworks
- Collaborate with third-party vendors to mitigate security risks and vulnerabilities.
Scrum Master Contractor
Amazon
Washington, DC
03.2018 - 12.2020
- Established and implemented Agile methodologies and Release/PI Planning processes for development teams across multiple geographies
- Coordinate Scrum of Scrums to ensure team alignment and synchronization through effective communication and collaboration
- Managed Agile and Scrum meetings, including Grooming, Sprint Planning, Stand-ups, Sprint Check-In, Sprint Review, Retrospective, and Sprint report
- Regularly reported progress to key stakeholders through Release/Sprint Burn-Down, velocity target updates, schedules, risks, dependencies.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration -
Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota07.2026
Associates of Science in Business Administration -
Career Technical Institute
Washington, DC07.2023
Skills
- Conducting Risk Assessments automated and manually
- Legal and Procurement Collaboration
- Familiarity with vendor management software and tools such as Venminder, Loopio, ProcessUnity, KnowBe4, and more
- Continuous monitoring of vendor security posture
- Security Awareness Programs
- Understanding of security frameworks such as NIST, ISO27001, SOC2, etc
- Conducting Issues with recommended actions
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Continuous learning
- Documentation Review for Vendor Onboarding
- Efficient Time Management
- Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask
- Risk Rating Determination
- Strategic thought process for long-term security goals
- IT Service Management
- Risk assessments
- Release/PI Planning
- Performance Tracking
- Business Administration
- Network security
- Problem Solving
- Vulnerability assessments
- Microsoft office
- Siem tools, Splunk, Nessus, Playbooks
Certification
- CompTIA Security Plus
- CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA)
- Professional Scrum master
Timeline
Security Analyst Intern
Wingate Companies
01.2021 - Current
Scrum Master Contractor
Amazon
03.2018 - 12.2020
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration -
Capella University
Associates of Science in Business Administration -
Career Technical Institute