W. Jordan Groetken
Cybersecurity
Durango,CO
Work Preference
Summary
Goal-oriented IT Security Team Manager dedicated to meeting team performance objectives and achieving set targets. Offering 6 years of extensive leadership experience in cybersecurity with progressive experience enhancing enterprise-level security across municipal environments. CompTIA CySA+ certified, specializing in vulnerability management, endpoint protection, incident analysis, and security awareness programs that strengthen overall organizational defenses.
Adept at translating complex technical risks into clear, actionable remediation strategies that reduce exposure across networks, endpoints, and cloud ecosystems. Currently completing a Master of Science in Cybersecurity with focus areas including threat identification, secure systems administration, and defense-in-depth methodologies. Experienced in developing NIST-aligned security policies and ensuring adherence to NIST and CJIS compliance standards.
Overview
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Certification
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11
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Security Team Manager
City of Durango
10.2020 - 08.2026
- Lead the planning and design of enterprise security architecture, under the direction of the IT Director, where appropriate.
- Lead in the creation of enterprise security documents (policies, standards, baselines, guidelines, and procedures) under the direction of the IT Director, where appropriate.
- Lead the planning and design of an enterprise business continuity plan and disaster recovery plan, under the direction of the IT Director, where appropriate.
- Maintain up-to-date detailed knowledge of the security industry including awareness of new or revised security solutions, improved security processes, and the development of new attacks and threat vectors.
- Perform the deployment, integration, and initial configuration of all new security solutions and of any enhancements to existing security solutions in accordance with standard best operating procedures generically and the enterprise’s security documents specifically.
- Maintain up-to-date baselines for the secure configuration and operations of all in-place devices, whether they be under direct control (i.e. security tools) or not (e.g. workstations, servers, network devices) in coordination with the IT Applications Team and IT Operations Team.
- Maintain operational configurations of all in-place security solutions as per the established baselines.
- Maintain Incident Management Security, including incident management, charter, policy and runbooks. Lead tabletop exercises for runbook testing and readiness.
- Review logs and reports of all in-place devices, whether they be under direct control (i.e. security tools) or not (e.g. workstations, servers, network devices). Interpret the implications of that activity and devise plans for appropriate resolution.
- Lead the design and execution of vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, tabletop exercises and security audits.
- Coordinate annual security audit and security remediation based on audit findings including an annual penetration test of external facing systems.
Network Administrator
Seccuro Group
01.2018 - 10.2020
- Supported over 80 clients, managing 2800+ endpoints and 600+ servers.
- Administered Cylance AV and SonicWall firewalls, improving protection coverage and decreasing threat exposure.
Technical Consultant II
Vantiv Integrated Payments
10.2015 - 01.2018
- Delivered Tier II support for POS terminals with high first-contact resolution rates.
Education
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems & Cybersecurity
Grand Canyon University
01-2020
Skills
- Security & Monitoring: Vulnerability scanning, EDR administration, phishing simulation & user awareness (KnowBe4)
- Network Security: Cisco FirePower, SonicWall, firewall rule tuning, network segmentation, log & traffic analysis
- Technical Tools: Nmap, Wireshark, Avigilon Access Control & Video Surveillance
- Systems & Administration: Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Exchange administration, server/workstation deployment
- Cybersecurity Foundations: Incident response, audit/remediation, risk reduction planning, security analytics
Certification
- CompTIA CySA+, (Cybersecurity Analyst), 2026
- ICMA Cybersecurity Leadership Program Graduate, 2024
- SANS SEC301: Introduction to Cyber Security, 2021
Timeline
IT Security Team Manager
City of Durango
10.2020 - 08.2026
Network Administrator
Seccuro Group
01.2018 - 10.2020
Technical Consultant II
Vantiv Integrated Payments
10.2015 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems & Cybersecurity
Grand Canyon University
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
Grand Canyon University