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Hello there! I'm Khalid, a Cybersecurity & DevSecOps Engineer passionate. Feel free to explore my repositories and connect with me.

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Summary Statement

Results-driven Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer with a robust background in cybersecurity and a proven track record of designing and managing complex infrastructures. Adept at automating deployment processes, ensuring high availability, and implementing CI/CD pipelines. Multilingual communicator proficient in English, French, and Arabic.

Education

University of Maryland Global Campus, Maryland

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Networks and Cybersecurity

Training

• AWS Cloud Engineer @ Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
• Penetration tester course @ University of Maryland Global Campus.
• Cybersecurity Analyst course @ University of Maryland Global Campus.
• Linux System Administration course @ University of Maryland Global Campus.

Certifications

• 🛡️ CompTIA CySA+
• 🛡️ CompTIA Security
• 🛡️ ISC2 CC
• 🐧 CompTIA Linux+
• ☁️ AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• ☁️ AWS Solution Architect

Professional Work Experience

IT Security Sysadmin - Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc, Norfolk, VA

• Utilized expertise in system administration and Network security for various US Department of Defense clients.
• Reduced security vulnerabilities in US Navy's IT infrastructure through proactive measures.
• Executed SCAP compliance checks and security audits.
• Secured Windows & Linux systems, implementing best practices.
• Applied Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) configurations.
• Maintained comprehensive documentation and generated reports for audits.

Additional Responsibilities:

• System Administrator for environments running IIS web server hosting .NET applications.
• Supported development team for a .NET application, resulting in a 20% increase in efficiency.
• Automated software deployments and backups using PowerShell.
• Delivered support for web server configuration and maintenance.
• Implemented problem-solving strategies for effective solutions.

DevSecOps Engineer - Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc, Norfolk, VA

• Managed configuration for development environment for a US Navy Web-based Application.
• Maintained CI/CD pipelines for Jenkins and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time.
• Ensured development environment compliance with government-required Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Automated infrastructure deployments using Terraform and AWS.
• Investigated and resolved security incidents, minimizing downtime and data loss.
• Collaborated with information security team for a resilient IT infrastructure.
• Implemented and maintained Open SIEM/EDR tools for enhanced threat detection.
• Utilized containerization technologies (AWS EKS, Docker, Kubernetes) for efficiency.
• Automated deployment processes with Jenkins, reducing manual errors.
• Maintained version control system repositories (GIT) for source code management.
• Collaborated with development teams for smooth deployments on AWS GovCloud environments.

System Engineer Intern - Alion Science & Technology, Norfolk, VA

• Built a dashboard sensor in NGIOS showing the Active/Idle state of a site.
• Incorporated DISA compliance and accreditation requirements based on the NIST Risk Management Framework.
• Ensured organization's services and systems were running efficiently.
• Directed troubleshooting of Linux subsystems for connectivity and operational status.

Technical Support Specialist - United States Navy, Various Locations

• Managed trouble tickets using Remedy System.
• Resolved escalated Helpdesk issues promptly.
• Proficient in preventing loss or compromise of sensitive and classified data.
• Recognized for coaching, training, and mentoring peers and end users.
• Administered and managed user accounts, restrictions, and security levels in Active Directory.
• Managed & maintained critical systems, ensuring high availability & performance.

Technical Competencies

• Automation and Orchestration: Ansible, Puppet, Chef, OpenShift
• Version Control: Git
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions
• Monitoring and Logging: ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
• Cloud Technologies: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform
• Operating System: Linux, Windows, MacOS
• Scripting Languages: Bash, PowerShell, NodeJS
• Security Tools: Nessus, MS Defender for Endpoint, Wazuh, OSSEC, Splunk
• Cybersecurity: Implementation of best practices, Vulnerability Management
• Network Security and Monitoring