Rayshawn Shackelford
Symrna,GA
Summary
Ambitious Cloud Security Engineer committed to formulating innovative solutions to challenges while optimizing processes. Polished in developing and implementing security plans and procedures and developing strategies to respond and recover from security breaches. Logical and analytical leader familiar with security tools and technologies such as firewalls and proxy servers. Watchful professional offering comprehensive, hands-on experience identifying, investigating and responding to information security alerts. Expertise in searching through data-sets to detect threats and anomalies and administering metrics to maintain security processes and controls. Focused on helping businesses safeguard sensitive data from hackers and cyber-criminals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Cloud Security Engineer
Homebridge Financial Services
Iselin, NJ
01.2016 - 10.2021
- .Created policies and procedures for emerging security technologies and proposals.
- Developed security metrics and technical analysis to give insight into performance and trends.
- Used metrics to monitor application and infrastructure performance.
- Designed, installed and configured email encryption gateways with data loss prevention.
- Worked with cloud architect to generate assessments and develop and implement actionable recommendations based on results and reviews.
- Translated strategy into solutions and operating models by leading or managing others.
- Liaised with third parties to respond to security events and understand threat landscape.
- Worked with teams of talented software engineers to define, build and maintain cloud infrastructure.
- Identified gaps in market to spot opportunities to create value propositions.
- Identified, analyzed and resolved infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
- Created policies and procedures for emerging security technologies and proposals.
- Translated strategy into solutions and operating models by leading or managing others,
- Worked with business partners to balance requirements, security and risk reduction.
- Evaluated existing procedures and made proactive adjustments to meet changing demands.
- Designed and implemented system security and data assurance.
- Used metrics to monitor application and infrastructure performance
AWS Cloud Engineer
Paramount Residential Mortgage
Corona, CA
06.2011 - 12.2015
- Created Lambda Functions using Python/NodeJS and upload it to EC2 Instances.
- Assisted DevOps & Cloud teams in supporting both customer-facing and internal systems.
- Managed internal and external DNS using Route53, and other network infrastructure.
- Created and Managed S3 Buckets to storage Users data and secure them.
- Implemented monitoring process for usage of cloud resources and Cost optimization by making effective use of CloudWatch Alarms, S3 storage.
- Played a key role in evaluating, establishing and conducting proof of concepts for migrating various databases to Amazon Cloud.
- Designed architecture, deployments, migration of on premise Oracle databases to Amazon Cloud (EC2 and RDS) focusing on high- availability, fault tolerance, and auto-scaling.
- Performed Oracle to RDS PostgreSQL migration.
- Increased EBS backed volume storage capacity when root volume is full using AWS EBS Volume feature.
- Utilized AWS data backup (EBS,RDS Snapshot) techniques, along with data-at-rest security within AWS.
- Migrated and implemented multiple applications from on-premise to cloud using AWS services like SMS, DBMS, CloudFormation, S3, Route53, AWS Glacier, EC2, RDS, SQS, SNS, Lambda and AWS VPC.
- Experience with monitoring tools such as Cloud Watch and essentials for Windows Administrators on AWS.
- Archived all customers compliance documents using AWS S3 Buckets to Auto archive it to AWS Glacier.
- Created AWS Static Websites and Serverless Websites in Multiple Availability Zones and Regions to avoid outage issues and to handle large scale users from different regions across the globe.
- Experience working with different database environment like AWS Aurora, AWS Redshift, AWS Dynamo DB etc.
- Experience improving resiliency for cloud applications and infrastructure and ensuring that HA, DR, Data Protection requirements are appropriately engineered and implemented for workloads.
- Participated in all phases of system development life cycle, from requirements analysis through system implementation.
- Designed and implemented system security and data assurance.
- Managed and Supported AWS Security related issues, such as IAM and S3 policies for user access.
- Managed and Configure AWS services as per business needs (ELB, SNS, EC2, Route53, S3, RDS, cloud watch, IAM and VPC).
- Built servers in cloud based and physical infrastructure.
- Setup/Managing Linux Servers on Amazon (EC2, EBS, ELB, Security Groups, RDS and IAM).
- Setup/Managing Databases on Amazon RDS, Monitoring servers through Amazon Cloud Watch, SNS.
- Created/Managed AMI/Snapshots/Volumes, Upgrade /Downgrade AWS resources (CPU, Memory, EBS).
- Configured topics for email and SNS in AWS simple notification services.
- Strong Experience on Amazon EC2 setting up instances, VPCs and security groups.
- Setup databases in AWS using RDS, storage using S3 buckets and configuring instance backups to S3 bucket.
- Excelled on creating AMI (AWS Machine Images) that utilizes ELB (Elastic Load Balancer) and Auto Scaling.
- Created alarms in cloud watch service for monitoring the server performance.
- Written Infrastructure using terraform and AWS Cloud-formation (Creation of S3 bucket, EC2 instance, ALB,SNS topic ).
- Ensured security is integrated into all cloud architecture solutions.
- Extensive understanding of and ability to solution service offerings across; Infrastructure (including outsourcing best practices, transition, and ITIL).
- Created new VM templates for several Operating Systems with all the recommended and required settings for optimum performance and efficiency.
- Configured NACL and security groups, thus limiting malicious attacks from blacklisted range IP addresses.
- Understanding of shell scripts (Bash), Perl, Python and PowerShell for automating tasks.
- Setup NAT gateway as a route out to the internet for instances in private subnet.
- Setup internet gateway as a route out to the internet for instances in public subnet.
- Responsible for creating VPCs for dev/test team, thereby simulating a production environment for web/application servers and database traditional servers in public and private subnets respectively.
- Responsible for creating Auto-scaling groups from launch configurations to either scale out or shrink back instances depending on traffic and demand, and this service is been supplemented by SNS notifications from CPU utilization and other monitoring parameters.
- Engaged with C-level executives to define and execute on Enterprise cloud strategies.
- Setup Jenkins configurations with different DevOps tools To create jobs.
- Performed several types of testing like smoke, functional, system integration, white box, black box, gray box, positive, negative and regression testing.
- Integrated the AWS S3 logs with Athena service, exported the data in CSV format by leveraging the Lambda with python code.
- Experience in installing and configuring web application servers Tomcat, JBOSS, Web Logic and Nginx for application deployments for Linux, UNIX and Windows.
- Wrote AWS Lambda functions in python for AWS's Lambda which invokes python scripts to perform various transformations and analytics on large data sets in EMR clusters.
- Created Step Functions to handle nested or parallel executions of multiple AWS Lambda functions.
- Container management using Docker by writing Docker files and set up the automated build on Docker HUB and installed and configured Kubernetes.
- Created a Lambda Deployment function and configured it to receive events from your S3 bucket.
- Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
- Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
- Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting to internal and external clients.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service
- Performed network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common problems
- Created policies and procedures for emerging security technologies and proposals
IT Security Analyst
Bank of America
Tallahassee, FL
03.2004 - 05.2011
- Utilized tools to monitor network security and to detect and respond to IT security incidents.
- Performed vulnerability and risk assessments.
- Supported information security Assessment and Authorization process and documentation.
- Supported network security architecture development.
- Assessed system architecture and design for security compliance.
- Defined standards and processes for continuous security monitoring activities.
- Developed System Security Plans for Information Systems to include documenting description of information systems, environment and boundaries, and security control implementation.
- Executed system security plan (SSP) and validate assigned security controls.
- Assisted in formulating security architectural design, functional specifications, interfaces and documentation of hardware or software systems.
- Reported system security incidents, vulnerabilities, and virus attacks.
- Developed security requirements for hardware, software, and service acquisitions.
- Evaluated the adequacy of security measures.
- Performed security vulnerability patch management.
- Ensured systems, network, and data users are aware of and follow Arthrex security policies.
- Engineered systems and solutions to include the software, hardware, and communications to support the total requirements with emphasis on security as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces.
- Identified, assessed, and presented options for meeting the functional and technical requirements including hardware and software updates or upgrades.
- Built Incident response processes, procedures and maintained security documentation.
- Established and Maintained DR procedures for current and new technologies.
- Producing metrics and reports on the state of system security, threat, vulnerability and patch management.
- Built effective relationships with key stakeholders who own and support IT infrastructure, applications, processes, and operations.
- Demonstrated experience working with senior management on highly sensitive projects that require the utmost discretion and maintaining strict confidentiality on all data, records, and tasks as required.
- Brief technical risks and issues to executives and business leaders.
- Monitored computer virus reports to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- Reviewed violations of computer security procedures and developed mitigation plans.
- Recommend improvements in security systems and procedures.
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures.
Education
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - Certified. AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate) Certified. AWS Certified Developer (Associate) Certified. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional - (In-View) AWS Security Specialty+ - Certified. Certified Scrum Master - Certified ITIL Certified. -
B.A - International Relations
Florida State University
08.2000
MBA - Accounting
Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
05.2005
Skills
- Data and Systems Architecture
- System and Network Security
- Software Installation and Maintenance
- Technical Documentation and Reporting
- Virtual and Cloud Technologies
- Critical thinking
- Data management
- Computer proficiency
- Team building
Timeline
Cloud Security Engineer
Homebridge Financial Services
01.2016 - 10.2021
AWS Cloud Engineer
Paramount Residential Mortgage
06.2011 - 12.2015
IT Security Analyst
Bank of America
03.2004 - 05.2011
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - Certified. AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate) Certified. AWS Certified Developer (Associate) Certified. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional - (In-View) AWS Security Specialty+ - Certified. Certified Scrum Master - Certified ITIL Certified. -
B.A - International Relations
Florida State University
MBA - Accounting
Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
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