Steve Ross

 

 

SUMMARY

A resourceful security and networking professional with over 16 years of experience in information security and information assurance. Emphasis on enterprise security and network engineering, to include firewalls, routing and switching, IDS/IPS, SEIM, and network device and server hardening. 

 

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS/CLEARANCES

 

·      Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

 

·      SANS GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

 

·      DoD Secret clearance

 

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

 

·      Information security/information assurance: risk/vulnerability assessments, DIACAP, inicident response, security policy generation/review/auditing

 

·      Firewall: Cisco ASA/PIX/FWSM firewall, Juniper NetScreen, VMWare vShield, Cisco IOS, CheckPoint, Cyberguard, Sidewinder/McAfee firewall, and Gauntlet firewalls

·      Software/hardware: Nessus, Retina eEye, Nmap, Unix/Linux administration, Cisco ACS, Cisco Security Manager, Cisco IDS, Cisco MARS, CiscoWorks, SolarWinds, ArcSight, SNORT IDS, Entercept, Ethereal/Wireshark, Arbor Peakflow

 

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS/RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

 

·     Senior Network Engineer, Aerotek, Inc. (10/15-Present)

Responsible for network design and testing of GPS OCX next generation GPS system for the US military. Conduct information assurance design, reviews and configuration updates for enterprise network infrastructure.

 

·     Security Engineer, Charter Communications (1/14-10/15)

Project lead and subject matter expert for Charter network backbone DDoS detection and mitigation infrastructure.  Project lead for auditing enterprise firewall rulebases in order to meet best security and compliance practices.

 

·      Security Engineer, First Data Corporation (3/12-1/13)

Conducted design, configuration, install, and tier 2/3 support/troubleshooting for 800+ firewall platforms, to include Checkpoint, Juniper, and Cisco firewalls. Conducted training sessions on advanced Cisco ASA support and management.

·      Contract Security Engineer, NewGen Technologies, IBM Federal Data Center Security Engineering Team (5/10-3/12)

Managed firewall and VPN infrastructure for multiple government customers on the IBM Federal cloud computing initiative.

 

 

 

·      Contract Security Engineer, TekSystems, Department of Homeland Security (5/09-5/10)

Managed 60+ Cisco ASA/FWSM firewalls and provide tier 3 support for same;                                           Managed Cisco MARS SIMS system; provided firewall training to watch desk                                           personnel.

 

·      Contract Information Assurance Network Engineer, Florida Army National Guard (11/08-12/08)

Audited network and security IT infrastructure and network and security policies for Florida National Guard.

 

·      Contract Senior Network Engineer, Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division, Baghdad, Iraq (07/05-05/08)

Served as technical network and security engineering lead for 1000+ node 1000+ user commercial voice and data network.  Designed and implemented robust web usage and bandwidth management system and QoS/usage policy in order to conserve satellite bandwidth.

 

·      Contract Information Assurance Network Engineer, Northrop Grumman, Baghdad, Iraq (04/05-07/05)

Served as contract information assurance network lead for Multinational Forces Iraq NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and CENTRIXS networks. Ensured information assurance compliance for above networks.  Served as lead firewall engineer.

 

·      Contract Network Engineer, Intecon/Raytheon, Baghdad, Iraq (09/04-04/05)

Served as network lead for network operations and maintenance for NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and CENTRIXS networks. Documented and integrated network devices via network management software in order to ease troubleshooting and reduce network downtime. 

 

·      Contract Senior Systems Engineer, DigitalNet, Federal Bureau of Investigation (09/03-09/04)

Served as onsite technical lead for Trilogy, the FBI-wide Cisco/Windows 2000 Active Directory implementation for the Denver Federal Bureau of Investigation field office. Provided training for both end-users and FBI IT staff to facilitate transfer of ownership from prime contractor to FBI.

 

·      Information Assurance Chief, Marine Corps Logistics Command, State of Kuwait (02/03-07/03)

In support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, managed the information assurance posture for NIPRNET/SIPRNET 1000+node/1400+ user WAN.  Served as Information Systems Security Officer for same.  Served as technical lead for an integrated suite of security/intrusion detection tools (CyberGuard, RealSecure) for use with Marine Corps Enterprise tactical networks. 

 

·      Marine Corps Reserve Systems Specialist, Global Network Operations Center, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Va. (10/99-07/01)

Processed and categorized network intrusion attempts and compromises from DoD agencies for the purpose of trend analysis and exploit pattern recognition.