William Jaycox
Norwich,NY
Summary
Application Security Analyst with a strong technical foundation built through years of systems administration and recent experience supporting cloud-connected enterprise environments as an IT Systems Analyst. This combination of hands-on infrastructure experience and cybersecurity education brings a well-rounded, security-first approach to vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, secure development support, and reducing risk across applications and systems.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Application Security Analyst
NYCM Insurance
Edmeston, NY
07.2025 - Current
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing of internal web, mobile, and API-driven applications, identifying security weaknesses and recommending remediation strategies.
- Partner with development teams to review projects, provide secure design and coding guidance, and support secure SDLC practices across web, mobile, cloud-connected, and API-integrated applications.
- Manage secure coding training initiatives for application and software development teams, helping strengthen security awareness and reduce application risk.
- Apply application security best practices including vulnerability management, OWASP-focused testing, API security review, remediation tracking, and secure configuration assessment.
- Support broader security operations through PowerShell, Python, and Bash scripting, cloud risk assessment, access control review, and ransomware/tabletop exercises to evaluate incident response and recovery readiness.
IT Systems Analyst
NYCM Insurance
Edmeston, NY
10.2024 - 07.2025
- Design, implement, and maintain business-critical data center and hybrid cloud architectures to support organizational operations.
- Administer and support enterprise-level systems and applications, including server operating systems, SAN storage, and system security.
- Collaborate with security teams to implement compliance-driven configurations across hybrid cloud environments.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, system, and application issues to ensure minimal disruption and high availability.
- Manage and execute system backups and recovery operations aligned with the company’s disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
- Manage system and application patching in accordance with CVE advisories and internal vulnerability management policies.
- Analyzed logs for indicators of compromise (IoC) and system anomalies, escalating to security operations when needed.
- Perform regular and ad hoc maintenance on infrastructure components to ensure operational integrity.
- Provide on-call support and respond to after-hours incidents as scheduled.
IT Support Specialist
Golden Artist Colors
New Berlin, NY
10.2021 - 10.2024
- Provide IT support through SharePoint Helpdesk, resolving hardware, software, and peripheral issues.
- Managed user accounts, access controls, and system permissions via Active Directory, Group Policy, and NTFS.
- Maintained IT asset inventory and administered VPN, OWA, and secure access portals.
- Conducted cybersecurity testing and training using Spam Titan.
- Administered SharePoint sites, document libraries, and Power Automate workflows.
- Oversaw infrastructure systems including Unifi, Miradore, Xibo, Microsoft Exchange, Sentinel One, and PRTG.
- Performed Windows Server maintenance and managed SSL/non-website certificate deployments.
- Managed network and backup solutions using Unifi, N-able, NAS, and cloud services.
- Administered Linode servers via WinSCP and PuTTY, including certificate renewals.
Tech Advisor
TCC- Verizon Wireless
Norwich, NY
01.2019 - 10.2019
PC/LAN Technician
Broome-Tioga BOCES
Binghamton, NY
08.2018 - 01.2019
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity, Cyber Operations Concentration
Utica University
Utica, NY12-2025
Associate of Science - Computer Information Systems
Morrisville State College
Morrisville, NYCTE (Career and Technical Education) - Computer and Network Repair
DCMO BOCES
Norwich, NY06-2015
High School - undefined
Norwich High School
Norwich, NY06-2015
Skills
Security: Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration Testing, OWASP Testing, API Security, Vulnerability Management, Secure Configuration Review, System Hardening, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Sumo Logic, Burp Suite, Nmap, OWASP ZAP
Cloud, Identity & Infrastructure: AWS, Cloud Security, Entra ID, Active Directory, Access Control, VPN, NAS, SAN, Backup & Disaster Recovery, ISVG
Automation & Platforms: PowerShell, Python, Bash, Power Automate, Power Apps, Microsoft Fabric, SharePoint, CI/CD Pipelines
Professional Strengths: Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Building, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Adaptive & Clear Communication, Solutions-Oriented Problem Solving, Technical Documentation, Security Awareness & Training
Timeline
Application Security Analyst
NYCM Insurance
07.2025 - Current
IT Systems Analyst
NYCM Insurance
10.2024 - 07.2025
IT Support Specialist
Golden Artist Colors
10.2021 - 10.2024
Tech Advisor
TCC- Verizon Wireless
01.2019 - 10.2019
PC/LAN Technician
Broome-Tioga BOCES
08.2018 - 01.2019
CTE (Career and Technical Education) - Computer and Network Repair
DCMO BOCES
High School - undefined
Norwich High School
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity, Cyber Operations Concentration
Utica University
Associate of Science - Computer Information Systems
Morrisville State College