BRYANT DANIELS
Knoxville
Summary
Dynamic Cyber Security Analyst with proven expertise at Indev in developing robust incident response plans and conducting comprehensive risk assessments. Skilled in utilizing Nessus for vulnerability assessments and fostering effective communication across teams. Adept at enhancing security protocols, ensuring compliance with NIST standards, and mitigating potential threats to safeguard critical systems.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cyber Security Analyst
Indev
06.2022 - 07.2025
- Information and assurance supporting Elastic Search, Logstash, and Kibana.
- Ingesting metrics and logs.
- Developing alerts in Elastic (Security/Storage).
- Documentation of security and storage alerts in Elastic.
- Testing security deployments.
- Development of data visualizations.
- Support system documentation in line with maintaining system accreditation an ATO.
- Incident detection and response using vulnerability scan software.
- Any malicious attacks were documented and reported to the SOC.
- Monitored network security systems for potential threats and vulnerabilities.
- Developed incident response plans to manage and mitigate security breaches.
- Conducted risk assessments to identify security gaps and recommend improvements.
- Analyzed security logs to detect unusual activity and investigate incidents.
- Monitored user activities on the network for suspicious behavior or malicious activity.
- Assisted with developing strategies for responding to potential cyber attacks such as malware outbreaks, phishing campaigns, ransomware attacks.
- Provided technical support for troubleshooting issues related to security systems and networks.
Information Systems Security Officer
Department of State
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Sound understanding and experience with NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process.
- Develop and conducted ST&E (Security Test and Evaluation) according to NIST SP 800-53A.
- Conduct meetings with the IT team to gather documentation and evidence about their control environment.
- Provide input to management on appropriate FIPS 199 impact level designations and identify appropriate security controls based on characterization of the general support systems.
- Oversee the preparation of a Comprehensive and Executive Certification & Accreditation (A&A) packages for approval of an Authorization to Operate (ATO).
- Develop NIST Compliant vulnerability assessments, technical documentation, and Plans of Action and Milestone (POA&M), and address system weaknesses.
- Communicated effectively through written and verbal means to co-workers, subordinates, and senior leadership.
- Conduct security evaluations that leads to special consideration for patchwork from system engineers.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, rules of engagement and status reporting of each assessment and task.
- Utilized Tableau for data entry.
- Conducted risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities in information technology systems.
- Coordinated incident response efforts during data breaches or cybersecurity threats.
- Monitored security systems for unauthorized access and suspicious activity.
- Assisted with vulnerability scans and penetration tests.
Information Security Analyst
Matrix Technology Solutions
10.2019 - 01.2021
- Perform security categorization, using FIPS 199, and review Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA), and E-Authentication with business owners and selected stakeholders.
- Assist in establishing an Ongoing Authorization (OA) program design to review the security posture of designated systems on a continual basis.
- Determine security controls effectiveness (i.e., controls implemented correctly, operating as intended, and meeting security requirements.
- Risk Management Framework process.
- Perform on-site security testing using vulnerability scanning tools such as Nessus.
- Experience with Security Tools related to Input Log Management.
- Utilize cyber defense tools to monitor, detect, analyze, categorize, and perform initial triage of anomalous activity.
- Perform routine (weekly, monthly) security vulnerability scans and reporting using security software.
- Monitored security systems to identify and resolve potential threats.
- Conducted risk assessments to evaluate vulnerabilities in the network.
- Analyzed system logs and identified potential threats or risks.
- Audited networks and security systems to identify vulnerabilities.
- Performed vulnerability scans on systems, networks, applications and databases.
Information Systems Security Officer
Architect of the Capitol
05.2017 - 08.2019
- Sound understanding and experience with NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) process.
- Plan, assign and perform security validation review for A&A documentation, and supervise team members.
- Conducted FISMA-based security risk assessments for various government contracting organizations and application systems - including interviews, tests, and inspections.
- Knowledge of inputting data with the use of ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.
- Generate, review and update System Security Plans (SSP) against NIST 800-18 and NIST 800 53 requirements.
- Performed data gathering techniques (e.g., questionnaires, interviews, and document reviews) in preparation for assembling A&A packages.
- Review Technical Security Controls and provided implementation responses as to if/how the Systems are currently meeting the requirements.
- Ensure customers are following security policies and procedures following NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-53A.
- Documented and reviewed System Security Plan (SSP), Security Assessment Report (SAR), Security Plan of Action and Miles tones (POA&M), Authorization letter/memorandum (ATO.
- Incident reporting.
- Developed security policies for information systems across various departments.
- Analyzed security incidents and recommended corrective actions to mitigate risks.
- Coordinated incident response efforts during data breaches or cybersecurity threats.
- Provided technical support for the installation, configuration, and maintenance of security solutions such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, antivirus software.
- Assisted with vulnerability scans and penetration tests.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD12.2020
Associate of Science - Computer Science
College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MD12.2017
Skills
- Keyboarding and computer literacy
- Interpersonal skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Tableau
- Xacta
- Nessus Vulnerability Scanner
- Risk management
- Security documentation
- Firewall configuration
- Security protocols
- Virtualization security
- Database security
- Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Vulnerability Assessment
- FISMA
- NIST Special Publication 800 series
- McAfee Vulnerability Manager
- STIGs
- Potential Threat Hunting
- Implementation Compliance and Policy
- SIEM Tools
- Data Entry and Processing
- Firewalls
- Gateway Security
- Vulnerability assessment
- Network security
- Firewall erection
Certification
CompTIA Security+
Clearance
Top Secret Clearance Active
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Cyber Security Analyst
Indev
06.2022 - 07.2025
Information Systems Security Officer
Department of State
01.2021 - 06.2022
Information Security Analyst
Matrix Technology Solutions
10.2019 - 01.2021
Information Systems Security Officer
Architect of the Capitol
05.2017 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Frostburg State University
Associate of Science - Computer Science
College of Southern Maryland