Sarah Williams
Rochester,NY
Summary
Cybersecurity professional with over 8 years of experience developing and implementing security solutions in fast-paced environments. Skilled in vulnerability management and strong communications with proven history of delivering exceptional security support.
Active TS/SCI clearance
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Security Analyst
Leidos
01.2023 - Current
- Conducted daily monitoring to identify vulnerabilities.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Worked with other teams to enforce security of applications and systems.
- Investigated and resolved over 200 incidents.
- Implemented security measures to reduce threats and damage related to cyber attacks.
- Analyzed network traffic and system logs to detect malicious activities.
- Recommend improvements in security systems and procedures.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Information Assurance Manager
Unites States Navy
02.2015 - 06.2023
- Managed team of 8 by coaching, mentoring and driving efficiency.
- Analyzed network security and current infrastructure to assess areas in need of improvement and develop solutions.
- Actively led training, mentoring and continuous development for 8-person department.
- Performed risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to senior management.
- Developed, implemented and documented security programs and policies and monitored compliance across departments.
- Validated and verified system security requirements definitions and analyzed system security designs.
- Performed and reviewed technical security assessments of Windows and Linux OSs to identify points of vulnerability and non-compliance with established information security standards and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Identified computer hardware and network system issues, performing troubleshooting techniques for remediation.
Cybersecurity Engineer
CACI
11.2021 - 04.2022
- Performed risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to senior management.
- Validated and verified system security requirements definitions and analyzed system security designs.
Education
MIT - Software Development
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA12.2027
Bachelor of Science - Computer Networks And Cybersecurity
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD12.2022
Skills
- Tenable Nessus
- Risk Mitigation
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Protecting Networks
- Splunk SIEM
- Remediation Systems
- JavaScript
Certification
- CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker (2020 - 2026)
- SEC+ - Security Plus (2022-2025)
Timeline
Security Analyst
Leidos
01.2023 - Current
Cybersecurity Engineer
CACI
11.2021 - 04.2022
Information Assurance Manager
Unites States Navy
02.2015 - 06.2023
MIT - Software Development
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science - Computer Networks And Cybersecurity
University of Maryland Global Campus
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