Rachel Zahn
Summary
Knowledgeable IT security professional with several years of experience designing and implementing security solutions in high-availability environments. Skilled in threat detection and incident response, as well as adept at delivering strong risk management practices to safeguard sensitive information and systems integrity.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Cyber Security Analyst
Aura LLC
Boise, Idaho
03.2022 - Current
- Define, plan, implement, maintain, and upgrade security measures, policies, and controls
- Led initiatives to counter security breaches, enhancing overall security posture
- Anticipate and reduce the likelihood of future security alerts, incidents, and disasters
- Conduct vulnerability testing and risk analyses to assess security and perform internal and external security audits
- Analyze security breaches to identify the cause and to update incidence responses and disaster recovery plans
- Authored reports analyzing efficacy of security policies, incident responses, and disaster recovery plans, providing actionable insights
- Monitored security access and maintained data integrity, ensuring compliance with security protocols
IT Security Analyst
Cradlepoint(part of Ericsson)
Boise, Idaho
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Identified and remediated security vulnerabilities to enhance overall system protection
- Provide input on the best security practices.
- Work closely with other teams to identify event sources and direction to provide syslog
- Managed single sign-on technology to enhance user access control
- Conducted reconnaissance to identify both internal and external security threats
- Documented detailed reports analyzing threats to inform proactive security measures
IT Security Engineer
WinCo Foods
Boise, Idaho
04.2020 - 08.2021
- Managed and enhanced monitoring devices and alerts to improve incident detection and response
- Conducted Proof of Concepts for MFA, web proxy, password management, and single sign-on solutions to evaluate security effectiveness
- Configure and deploy MFA, web proxy, password management, and managed MSSP solutions
- Oversaw analysis and management of system data for operational efficiency endpoint detection and response solution
- Assist in deployment of a single sign-on solution
- Identified technologies and collaborated with teams to direct logging to SIEM for improved log correlation
Cyber Security Analyst
Micron
Boise, Idaho
10.2018 - 04.2020
- Monitor and investigate suspicious activity or possible compromises
- Monitored and investigated suspicious activities and potential compromises to enhance security posture
- Advised management on the effectiveness of established operation procedures and recommended modifications.
- Served as security SME for specific security intelligence products, providing insights to optimize usage and effectiveness
- Point of contact for Legal and HR investigations
- Served as security subject matter expert for specific security intelligence products, providing insights and expertise to enhance operational effectiveness.
- Interview and train new college graduates
Security Operation Lead
Micron
Boise, Idaho
09.2016 - 10.2018
- Lead a team of security analysts that supports all security devices
- Managed response to emergency incidents to ensure safety and security.
- Collaborated with teams to implement best security practices in cloud environments
- Advise programmers on best security practices
- Managed multiple vulnerability scanning tools to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities
- Collaborate with management to identify and resolve security risks
- Respond to emergency incidents
Skills
- Security policies
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Cybersecurity frameworks
- SIEM management
- Security policy development
- Vulnerability management
- Security information systems
- Incident response management
- Disaster recovery
Affiliations
- ISSA Boise Communications Officer/Member 2013 – Present
- INTERFACE Boise Advisory Council Member 2013 – Present
- President of InfraGard, Idaho Chapter 2014 – 2018
Timeline
Sr. Cyber Security Analyst
Aura LLC
03.2022 - Current
IT Security Analyst
Cradlepoint(part of Ericsson)
09.2021 - 03.2022
IT Security Engineer
WinCo Foods
04.2020 - 08.2021
Cyber Security Analyst
Micron
10.2018 - 04.2020
Security Operation Lead
Micron
09.2016 - 10.2018