Shania Lewis
NJ
Summary
Engineer 1, Amazon Security's CLS team
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cybersecurity Engineer
Comcast
Mount Laurel, NJ
07.2024 - Current
- Authored secure configuration standards for Cassandra and Redis databases, aligning with CIS Benchmarks to enforce industry best practices across Comcast systems, and collaborated with matrixed cross-functional teams to implement secure configurations, leveraging automation pipelines for scalable deployment.
- Developed custom audit scripts using Python, Bash, and PowerShell to validate system compliance with configuration standards.
- Performed QA testing of database configurations by provisioning AWS sandbox environments, validating automation workflows, and ensuring scripts functioned as intended.
- Led Database Council meetings to present upcoming standard releases and share key security updates with engineers across Comcast, promoting alignment and knowledge sharing.
- Used DBeaver and SQL to write custom queries that retrieved server inventory and configuration data from internal databases, enabling teams to identify noncompliant systems and accelerate remediation.
Cybersecurity Intern
Comcast
Philadelphia, PA
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Developed, reviewed, and analyzed policies like Oracle DB, MYSQL and MONGO DB by conducting in-depth security analysis using Markdown syntax on Visual Studio Code to assess baseline security configurations.
- Helped achieved a 95%+ compliance rates by evaluating current & potential risk reports that provided security guidance on the hardening of systems and the application of secure configurations to business stakeholders and peers.
- Collaborated with engineers using GitHub on the first draft of a Google cloud platform security standard and established configurations utilizing technical writing skills.
- Engaged in team projects, emphasizing security standards, and collaborated with security engineers and developers on audit tool development.
- Utilized Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls framework for secure configurations to Identify potential risks to cloud and database systems within the organization and collaborated with engineers for insight in how to develop strategies to mitigate them.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems -
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
08-2024
Cybersecurity bootcamp -
QuickStart Inc.
01.2023
Associate in science -
Barton Community College
05.2022
Skills
- Tools - GitHub, Visual Code, Excel, Dbeaver
- Languages - Python, SQL, Markdown
- Bash Scripting
- Cloud and database security practices
- Technical writing
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Software development life cycle and system engineering fundamentals
Certification
- CompTIA Security + certification
- IBM Cybersecurity Fundamentals credential
Projects
1. Python Nmap Scanner -Cybersecurity bootcamp
Wrote a python code that scanned for all open TCP ports and utilized Python’s socket library. Findings were generated into a file that lists the open ports within the range of 1 to 1025.
2. Security/Network Fundamentals -Cybersecurity bootcamp
Downloaded virtual machines for a mock company looking to upgrade their IT systems. I installed a firewall, a webserver, DNS server, a PC for the CEO and 3 Linux machines. I documented my configurations and created a security baseline by scanning ports.
3. Xfinity Capture | Capstone Project - Comcast internship
Strategized how to improve the customer service experience and created an augmented reality feature to an existing comcast chatbot, then pitched the concept with my team to comcast executives.
Timeline
Cybersecurity Engineer
Comcast
07.2024 - Current
Cybersecurity Intern
Comcast
05.2023 - 08.2023
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems -
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Cybersecurity bootcamp -
QuickStart Inc.
Associate in science -
Barton Community College