Federal IT & Cyber Resume (GS-2210 Series)

[Header / Contact Information]

Name: David T. Chen

Address: 4500 Cyber Command Way, Columbia, MD 21044

Phone: (555) 234-5678 | Email: [email protected]

Citizenship: United States Citizen

Clearance Level: Active Top Secret / SCI (SSBI Date: 10/2023)

Veterans' Preference: 5-Point Preference (DD-214 Attached)

[Professional Summary]

Senior Cybersecurity Specialist with 9+ years of experience in network defense, threat hunting, and vulnerability management within high-tempo federal and defense contracting environments. Expert in executing the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), ensuring FISMA compliance, and securing cloud infrastructure (FedRAMP). Fully compliant with DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level III requirements. Proven ability to lead incident response teams, reducing mean time to remediation (MTTR) by 35% across enterprise networks supporting 10,000+ users.

[Work Experience]

Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)

DefendTech Systems (Contractor supporting DHS CISA) — Washington, D.C.

Dates: 08/2021 – Present

Salary: $120,000 USD / Per Year | Hours: 40 Hrs / Week

Supervisor: Marcus Thorne | (555) 876-5432 | OK to contact: Yes

• Lead the continuous monitoring and authorization (A&A) process for 3 mission-critical federal information systems, strictly adhering to NIST SP 800-53 rev 5 security controls.
• Draft, review, and maintain comprehensive System Security Plans (SSPs), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), and Incident Response (IR) protocols.
• Orchestrated a seamless migration of legacy agency data to an AWS GovCloud environment, ensuring all instances met FedRAMP High baseline standards.
• Conduct weekly vulnerability scans using Tenable Nessus and Splunk; analyzed over 5,000 logs daily to identify anomalous network traffic, neutralizing 14 critical advanced persistent threats (APTs) in FY2025.
• Brief Senior Executive Service (SES) leadership monthly on systemic cyber risks and compliance postures.

Cybersecurity Analyst

US Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) — Fort Eisenhower, GA

Dates: 05/2017 – 07/2021

Salary: $85,000 USD / Per Year | Hours: 40 Hrs / Week

Supervisor: CPT Elena Rodriguez | (555) 345-6789 | OK to contact: Yes

• Served as the primary tier-2 SOC analyst, monitoring intrusion detection systems (IDS/IPS) and triaging security events across the Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet).
• Developed automated Python scripts to parse firewall logs, reducing manual log review time by 20 hours per week and increasing threat detection speed by 40%.
• Spearheaded a Phishing Awareness Training program for 2,500+ garrison personnel, dropping the organization's click-rate on malicious links from 18% to 4%.
• Maintained 100% operational readiness during 3 major Cyber Command readiness inspections.

[Education]

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

University of Maryland Global Campus — Adelphi, MD

• Graduation Date: 12/2020 | GPA: 3.9 / 4.0
• Credits Earned: 36 Semester Hours
• Relevant Coursework: Network Forensics, Information Assurance, Cryptography

[Certifications & Training]

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – (ISC)² | Fulfills DoD IAM Level III
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) – EC-Council
• CompTIA Security+ CE – CompTIA

[Technical Skills]

• Security Tools: Splunk, Tenable Nessus, CrowdStrike Falcon, Wireshark, Palo Alto Firewalls.
• Frameworks & Policies: NIST RMF (SP 800-53, 800-37), FISMA, FedRAMP, DoD 8570/8140.
• Languages: Python, Bash, SQL, PowerShell.

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