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Sydney Knoelk

Boise,ID

Summary

I’m an enthusiastic, hard-working cybersecurity professional over 2 years in IT and a Cybersecurity Analyst certificate from Flatiron School. I have a strong foundation in networking, scripting/automation, system administration, GRC, cloud management and SIEM technologies like Splunk and Azure Sentinel.I value my can-do attitude, innovativeness, and open-mindedness both in and out of the professional setting.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

systems administrator (secret clearance)

Rocket Communications | Boise, ID
02.2023 - Current

· Established and implemented a robust hardware lifecycle program to improve security and operational processes by 40%

· Developed, tested and implemented comprehensive security plans, policies, and procedures, strengthening compliance with industry standards and regulations by 65%

· Enhanced system security with regular patch updates, vulnerability assessments and security controls to protect company data and reduce risk by 70%.

· Streamlined network and system administration tasks for a 40% increased efficiency through automation scripts.

· Streamlined audit log maintenance and processes for improved company security and threat prevention, saving the company over $100,000

Amazon warehouse associate

Amazon | Nampa, ID
06.2022 - 02.2023
  • Fulfilled orders with a 98% accuracy rate
  • Maintained and upheld security protocols, increasing security by 20%

IT HELPDESK TECHNICIAN (secret Clearance)

1901 Group | Boise, ID
06.2021 - 06.2022
  • Successfully fixed and documented issues regarding network/connectivity, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Active Directory, Printing, configurations and Software Installation
  • Administered and supported Active Directory Accounts
  • Provided Remote Desktop Support, increasing customer satisfaction by 35%
  • Reduced downtime for machines by solving and documenting common connectivity issues

Paralegal Specialist (Secret clearance)

Idaho National Guard | Boise, ID
09.2018 - 06.2022
  • I helped create documents for legal actions such as separations, investigations, courts-martial, wills, etc
  • Managed and scheduled meetings with clients Transcribed hearings Managed communication with other parties and clients via phone, email etc.

covid response (Secret clearance)

NCO, Idaho National Guard | Boise, ID
04.2020 - 06.2021
  • Created and managed personnel data throughout Covid 19 for the State of Idaho Tracked and created daily reports, excel spreadsheets and PowerPoints Provided clear and efficient communication with staff Drafted documents, organized and maintained a local database for files and documents

Education

Cybersecurity Analytics Bootcamp -

Flatiron School
10.2023

Associate of Science - Psychology

College of Western Idaho
12.2022

Skills

  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Bash
  • PowerShell
  • PHP
  • Certificate Authority, PKI
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • AWS
  • Google Suite
  • Atlassian Administration
  • Jira Project Management
  • Jumpcloud MDM
  • JAMF certified
  • SCAP
  • Splunk
  • Elastic Stack (ELK)
  • Remote Desktop Support
  • GRC
  • Networking/Network Security
  • Nmap, Metasploit, Wireshark, Kali
  • Linux, SQLmap
  • Systems Administration (macOS, windows, Linux)
  • Baseline configurations for NIST compliance (macOS)
  • Virtualization (Hyper-V, Amazon Workspaces, VirtualBox, Azure, VMWare)
  • CVE, CWE, CPE, CVSS
  • BurpSuite
  • LDAP, RADIUS
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Salesforce Admin
  • Zero Trust Implementation
  • Microsoft Azure, AWS

Certification

  • First Aid Certification
  • CPR Certification
  • Food Handlers Safety Certificate
  • Alcohol Serving Certificate
  • Jamf Admin
  • AWS Security Fundamentals
  • Atlassian Admin

Relevant Training

CYBERSECURITY ANALYTICS PROGRAM, 02/2023, 10/2023, Flatiron School, Online, Coursework includes 8 months of intensive classroom and lab-based training in security concepts including: Networking - OSI & TCP/IP Models, Hardware, Routing, Protocols, Encapsulation, Framing, NAT Networks, VLANs Network Security - Wireshark & Wireshark Filters, Port Forwarding, VPNs, Port Scanning, Bind & Reverse Shells, IDS/IPS, Firewalls and WAFs, Rule Writing, Vulnerability Management, MITM Attacks, DNS Security Logs and Detection - SIEMs (Splunk), Indicators of Compromise (IoC’s), Log Types, Databases, Normalization, Regular Expressions (RegEX), Hunting, Alarms & Reports, Investigations, User and Process Monitoring Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) - Frameworks, Tools, Artifacts (Strategy, Policies, Standards, Guidelines and Procedures), Risk Management, Business Continuity, Incident Response; Plans and policies concerning GRC requirements including ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, Cyber Kill Chain, and FISMA Threat Hunting - Threat identification, Surveillance, Data and Tracking Threat Intelligence - Knowledge and identification of Threat Actors including APT’s. Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Sources and Methods, Social Engineering, CTI Cycle and Process, Cyber Kill Chain, CTI Diamond Model, Cyber Mission Analysis Security Assessment - CIA (Confidentiality, integrity and availability), RMF, Risk Management Principles, Risk Assessment and Analysis, Security Metrics, Performance Measures Strategy and Analysis - Strategic Planning, Leadership, Operational Design, Decision Making Cycle Systems Administration - Windows, Unix/Linux, MacOS, VMs, Memory, Storage, Python, Cloud Systems Security - OWASP Secure Coding Practices, Input Validation, Session Management, Encoding, Debugging, Buffer Overflows, Hypervisors

Timeline

systems administrator (secret clearance)

Rocket Communications | Boise, ID
02.2023 - Current

Amazon warehouse associate

Amazon | Nampa, ID
06.2022 - 02.2023

IT HELPDESK TECHNICIAN (secret Clearance)

1901 Group | Boise, ID
06.2021 - 06.2022

covid response (Secret clearance)

NCO, Idaho National Guard | Boise, ID
04.2020 - 06.2021

Paralegal Specialist (Secret clearance)

Idaho National Guard | Boise, ID
09.2018 - 06.2022

Cybersecurity Analytics Bootcamp -

Flatiron School

Associate of Science - Psychology

College of Western Idaho
Sydney Knoelk