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Stephannie
sm.blackwell@yahoo.com
423-526-5242
Knoxville, TN 37915
Security Engineer
5 years experience W2
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Summary

Security Engineer with an excellent history of working in the computer and network security industry, combined with a strong academic background in IT, focused in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.

Experience
Cyber Security Engineer
Jun 2018 - present
Knoxville, TN
  • Conduct network vulnerability assessments/penetration tests, to evaluate attack vectors, identify system vulnerabilities, exploitable vulnerabilities, and develop remediation plans.
  • Planning, researching and developing security policies, standards, and procedures required for operations while adhering to NIST and HIPAA compliance and auditing frameworks and standards.
  • Perform vendor and client security assessments.
  • Key member of secure architecture and development planning, security incident response activities, phishing and social engineering awareness and training.
Compliance Cyber Security HIPAA NIST Security Engineer Social Engineering Vulnerability Assessments Information Security Security Analyst Training
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Cyber Security Analyst
Oct 2016 - Jun 2018
Knoxville, TN
  • Used network forensic tools and techniques, to differentiate and prioritize between potential intrusion attempts, events, insider threat and malware incidents.
  • Communicated with clients to provide information regarding intrusion events, security incidents, IOCs, along with remediation recommendations.
  • Used OSINT and active/passive reconnaissance to determine vulnerabilities, attack vectors and gather the required information needed for engagements, or to assist a team member.
  • Conducted network vulnerability assessments/penetration tests, to evaluate attack vectors, identify system vulnerabilities, exploit vulnerabilities, and develop remediation plans and security procedures.
  • Created and performed phishing campaigns, pretexting, and social engineering engagements.
Cyber Security Security Analyst Social Engineering Vulnerability Assessments
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Contractor
Sep 2015 - Sep 2017
Remote, OR
  • Review, test, troubleshoot, provide feedback for, the company’s open framework projects (Real Intelligence Threat Analytics (RITA) and Active Defense Harbinger Distribution (ADHD)), including presentations, documentation, media, VMs, setups, user instructions and guides.
  • Analysis, feedback, and familiarization with major topics and labs for the SANS SEC 504 Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling Security Training courses.
Documentation Analytics Training
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IT Media Intern
Mar 2016 - Aug 2016
Knoxville, TN
  • Provided troubleshooting of on premise and cloud applications, networking, scaling, load balancing, servers, and clustering.
  • Assisted with Amazon Web Services (AWS) architecture review and project implementation utilizing VPC, EC2, ELB, and Route 53.
  • Reviewed routine audits of AWS security reports generated by CloudAware, take necessary actions to remedy any issues and update documentation.
  • Led migration of project management tooling from CA Rally to Atlassian JIRA to ensure that workflows matched expected Kanban function.
  • Participated in large public cloud migration project consisting of archiving assets to public cloud instead of on-premise infrastructure. This was a large effort that spanned multiple teams and departments.
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Non-cloudteam Skill
Education
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
Western Governors University, 2015 - 2018
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Certifications
Cisco Certified Network Associate Security
Cisco, 2018
CCNA Routing and Switching
Cisco, 2017
CompTIA Security+ Certified
CompTIA, 2016
LPIC-1
Linux Professional Institute, 2017
CompTIA Linux+ Certified
CompTIA, 2017
CompTIA Network+ Certified
CompTIA, 2016
CompTIA A+ Certified
CompTIA, 2016
Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
GIAC Certifications, 2018
CompTIA Project+
CompTIA, 2016
Skills
Cyber Security
2021
4
Security Analyst
2021
4
Social Engineering
2021
4
Training
2021
4
Vulnerability Assessments
2021
4
Analytics
2017
2
Compliance
2021
2
Documentation
2017
2
HIPAA
2021
2
Information Security
2021
2
NIST
2021
2
Security Engineer
2021
2
Auditing
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AWS
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C++
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1
Customer Service
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1
IDS
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1
Linux
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1
Microsoft Excel
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1
Microsoft Office
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1
Microsoft Server
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1
Microsoft Word
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1
Nessus
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1
Network Infrastructure
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1
Network Security
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1
OWASP
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1
Problem Solving
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1
Process Improvement
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1
Project Management
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1
SIEM
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1
System Administration
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1
VMWare
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1
Vulnerability Managment
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Windows
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1