Maxine Alexis
Glen Burnie,MD
Summary
Information Security Specialist with passion for aligning security architecture plans and processes with security standards and business goals. Extensive experience developing and testing security framework for cloud-based software. Versed in robust network defense strategies.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT DATA ANALYST
TELUS INTERNATIONAL
12.2021 - Current
- Developing and maintaining analytic systems, taking complicated problems, and building frameworks
- Analyzing data to answer key questions from stakeholders with an eye for what drives business performance
- Produced monthly reports using advanced Excel spreadsheet functions.
- Worked with business intelligence software and various reports to glean insights into trends and prospects.
- Investigating and communicating areas for improvement in efficiency and productivity
- Implementing data acquisition and integration logic, selecting the appropriate combination of methods and tools within the appropriate combination of methods and tools within the defined technology stack to ensure optimal scalability and performance of the solution
- Evaluating internal systems for efficiency, problems, and inaccuracies to develop and maintain protocols for handling, processing, and cleaning data
- Creating reports based on data mining, analysis, and visualization
- Identifying trends and opportunities for growth through analysis of complex data sets
- Building scripts to make data evaluation process more flexible and scalable across data sets
- Identifying critical metrics and KPIs and delivering actionable insights to relevant decision-makers
- Designing and maintaining database, including security threats
- Building out data infrastructure from ground up using Tableau and SQL to provide real-time insights into product and business KPI
- Analyzing documents to report user survey results to improve customer commercials, Developing and maintaining analytic systems, taking complicated problems, and building frameworks.
- Synthesized business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action.
- Implemented and developed policies to satisfy regulatory obligations.
- Developed metrics that measured programmatic success and outcomes.
- Generated reports and obtained data to develop analytics on key performance and operational metrics.
- Utilized data analysis to monitor process efficiencies and identify data integrity exceptions.
IT Compliance Analyst
Minerva Information Security Service LLC
08.2019 - 08.2021
- Review security documentation such as System Security Plans, Policy and Procedure documents and Security Authorization Package
- Assist in developing Security assessment report (SAR) based on security assessment conducted
- Track Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) for controls that are other than satisfied
- Assist in maintaining Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) strategy through tracking of POAMs and updating security documentation that are due for signatures
- Participate in training new interns on the cybersecurity task
- Develop gap analysis to determine security gaps with the security environment
- Review ConMon scans to identify the appropriate POC in remediating the findings
- Maintain and analyze all required audit logs for administrative system
- Helping to identify the current security posture
- Executed Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E)
- Provide (SME) support for security control testing and penetration to our clients
- Performing vulnerability scans on Information using Nessus and Qualys
- Reviewing and incorporating security controls
- Reviewing Security Plans to ensure documented controls are addressing all control requirements within the implementation description
- Supporting in Cybersecurity Test & Evaluation activities of system security engineering and program protection activities
- Tracking and addressing security requirements throughout the project life cycle of all projects that are within the accreditation boundary of assigned systems
- Facilitating and helping the organization to identify the current security posture
- Drafting and finalizing 14 security policies aligned with NIST 800-53 requirements
- Collaborated with leadership to devise strategies to improve processes and risk controls as well as implement new systems and best practice guidelines.
- Provided compliance risk control consultation to committees and leadership.
- Conducted periodic compliance audits and reviews to identify areas of improvement.
SOC Analyst
Liviasoft Technologies
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Worked with other teams to enforce security of applications and systems.
- Investigated and resolved incidents of unauthorized access to sensitive information.
- Educated and trained users on information security policies and procedures.
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
- Administered and monitored firewalls, intrusion detection systems and anti-virus software to detect risks.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Developed plans to safeguard computer files against modification, destruction, or disclosure.
- Engineered, maintained and repaired security systems and programmable logic controls.
- Executed penetration testing to identify security weaknesses and develop disaster recovery plans.
- Monitored use of data files and regulated access to protect secure information.
- Encrypted data and erected firewalls to protect confidential information.
IT Security Analyst
LEGACY CYBER TECH
09.2017 - 07.2019
- Assisted in the development of Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA), and Privacy Impact
- Conducted meetings with the IT client team to gather evidence, developed test plans, testing procedures and documented test results and exceptions
- Conducted walkthrough, formulated test plans, documented gaps, test results, and exceptions, and developed remediation plans for each area of testing
- Analysis (PIA) by working closely with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO), the System Owner, the Information Owners and the Privacy Act Officer
- Developed PowerPoint presentation documents for kick-off meetings
- Reviewed security documents to ensure readiness for the third-party security control assessments
- Assisted in developing SAR for Government client.
- Analyzed system risk to identify and implement appropriate security countermeasures.
- Audited networks and security systems to identify vulnerabilities.
- Analyzed security procedure violations and developed plans to prevent recurrence.
- Designed, implemented and maintained security systems and controls.
- Built firewalls and encrypted data to secure confidential information.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
- Investigated and resolved incidents of unauthorized access to sensitive information.
- Developed plans to safeguard computer files against modification, destruction, or disclosure.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Reviewed violations of computer security procedures and developed mitigation plans.
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
Education
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice/Law
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD05.2021
Associate of Arts - Cyber Operations And Warfare
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD05.2021
Skills
- Risk Assessment
- Great knowledge of IT technology, internal audit, and security
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
- Linux System Administration
- Mounting Firewall and implementing inbound and outbound rules
- Good critical and logical thinking
- Spreadsheet Development
- BI Tool and System Design
- System Performance Assessment
- Resolving Problems and Incidents
- Software Evaluation
- Technical Troubleshooting
- System Configuration
- Supervision & Leadership
- Reliable & Trustworthy
- Software Patches
- Service Desk Team Management
- Software Testing and Validation
- RDMS Development and SQL
- Business Operations
- IBM Rational ClearCase
- Python Programming
- Managing Security Breaches
- Splunk SIEM
- Scanning Tools
- Tenable Nessus
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server
Accomplishments
- Prepared IT gap analysis identifying relevant security controls for multinational automaker merger.
- Analyzed, interpreted, and communicated the security impact of legislation, policies, guidance, and best practices on the organizational mission.
- Communicated policies, procedures, and processes to organizational stakeholders through a security education, training, and awareness program.
- Assisted with food bank events and campaigns in Africa
- Tutored kids with special disabilities (down syndrome, learning disabilities, autism and cerebral palsy.
- US representative to the Peace Corps in Africa
- Foundation Holder in Africa
- Volunteer member for the US Arthritis Foundation.
Certification
- CompTIA S+ Certification
- CISSP Certification
- FISMA/FedRAMP Certification
Affiliations
- Toastmasters
- Society of Women Engineers
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
IT DATA ANALYST
TELUS INTERNATIONAL
12.2021 - Current
SOC Analyst
Liviasoft Technologies
01.2020 - 12.2020
IT Compliance Analyst
Minerva Information Security Service LLC
08.2019 - 08.2021
IT Security Analyst
LEGACY CYBER TECH
09.2017 - 07.2019
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice/Law
Anne Arundel Community College
Associate of Arts - Cyber Operations And Warfare
Anne Arundel Community College