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Michael Wold

Lakeville,MN

Summary

Principal Security Engineer with expertise in vulnerability management and SIEM oversight at Compeer Financial. Established security operations and trained teams to improve security posture. Skilled in penetration testing and cloud security, leveraging programming skills for significant outcomes. Holds advanced certifications from Offensive Security and SANS.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Security Engineer

Compeer Financial
Lakeville, MN
04.2019 - Current

At Compeer, I work with a variety of tools, including. LogRhythm SIEM, Sentinel SIEM, Azure Cloud, Microsoft Security Suites, Cribl, Nessus, Cisco Secure Network, and ServiceNow SIR and VIR modules.

I primarily manage the Tenable.SC and SIEM instance. Doing some web application and network penetration testing. Building out a SOC and Security Operations department.

Implementing security practices from on-premise to cloud infrastructure, and learning and managing the tools used on both.

Training junior members of the Security Operations team as an expert in all areas of security.

Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Tester

Lunarline
Eagan, MN
08.2017 - 04.2019
  • I worked as a federal contractor for the United States Postal Service in their Vulnerability Manager Department.
  • My primary focus was Tenable.SC scanning and vulnerability management.
  • Web application testing with DAST tools.
  • Some limited penetration testing.
  • Integrating Splunk and Nessus to provide reports to USPS leaders.
  • Working with the Security Operations team to report vulnerabilities discovered throughout the enterprise.
  • Developed a custom interface with Python for Nessus and Splunk integrations.

Sr Security Analyst

Entrust Datacard Corporation
Shakopee, MN
08.2016 - 08.2017
  • Working in a Security Operations Center. Managing the SIEM and Security Event investigations. Tuning security tools and monitoring for security event.

Systems Engineer

Datalink
Eden Prairie, MN
09.2015 - 08.2016
  • As a systems engineer with Datalink (Insight Global), I worked in their Managed Monitoring department. Using a monitoring platform to monitor customers' systems. Creating custom monitoring dashboards and escalations.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Network Administration

Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN
05-2009

Some College (No Degree) - Computer Science

Normandale Community College
Minneapolis, MN

Skills

  • Offensive Security Certified Professional
  • Offensive Security Web Assessor
  • SANS GIAC Certified (Expired)
  • CompTIA Security
  • Vulnerability management
  • Penetration testing
  • Security operations
  • Cloud security
  • SIEM management
  • Incident response
  • Programming in several languages

Certification

  • OSCP Certified
  • OSWA Certified
  • SANS GSEC Certified (Expired)
  • Comptia Security+ Certified (Expired)

Timeline

Principal Security Engineer

Compeer Financial
04.2019 - Current

Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Tester

Lunarline
08.2017 - 04.2019

Sr Security Analyst

Entrust Datacard Corporation
08.2016 - 08.2017

Systems Engineer

Datalink
09.2015 - 08.2016

Associate of Applied Science - Network Administration

Dakota County Technical College

Some College (No Degree) - Computer Science

Normandale Community College