Darien Thomas
Mt. Pleasant
Summary
An experienced Information Technology professional with strong technical background seeking opportunity to be part of your team. Strong customer service focus with sound knowledge of system administrator and communications programs with over 2 years of hands-on experiencing in systems administration, software installation, system maintenance, security, troubleshooting, training, and support. Performance oriented to meet the overall success of the goal. Comprehensive knowledge of network technologies, architectures, and platforms, with the aptitude to apply technical skills to benefit the organization. Demonstrates the ability to effectively simplify, improve, and sustain network functionality performance, and recoverability in mission-critical environments. Skillful at designing and administering enterprise-wide network solutions that improve operating stability and heighten performance. Enthusiastic team player with established skills in prioritizing activities to achieve defined objectives; able to effectively decipher operational requirements into technical resolutions.
Analytical Tester known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Possess specialized skills in automated testing tools, bug tracking systems, and performance testing methodologies. Excel in problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication, ensuring thorough analysis and quality assurance in fast-paced environments.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cyber Tester
Mosesley technical services
North Charleston
09.2023 - Current
- Responsible for vRAM processing and analyzing for the TacMobile program.
- ACAS scans and analysis for forwarding to integration team for feedback and mitigation.
- Testing of test and production systems for the program, using STIG Evaluator and STIG Viewer.
- DTA for TacMobile ensuring documentation and safety of transferred data.
- Creating POAMS for A&A team
Sr. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR/cyber analyst
GC& E
Fort Stewart
08.2022 - 09.2023
- Responsible for 200,000 audit compliance systems on the army network for entire Southeast Region.
- Improved the organizations information technology infrastructure by taking initiative in alignment of regional implementing 95% RNEC originating information security & technology policy and governance.
- Responsible for burn rights documentation and granting access for all of Army South East Region.
- Maintain asset inventory, function as the focal point for user account, network permissions, and access requests.
- Generate and review ACAS scans including STIG related findings, upload results to program dashboard.
- Maintain ACAS compliance on all network devices (Windows and Linux). Troubleshoot and remediate vulnerabilities and non-compliance, as necessary.
- Experience hardening servers/workstations to DISA standards and Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) scans and documenting variances from the guidelines when needed.
- Maintain Information Assurance compliance on Windows and CISCO assets.
- Manage and maintain HBSS and ACAS servers, apply STIGs, respond to IAVM’s, and ensure IA compliance. Provide support for information assurance artifacts such as SCAP results, STIG checklists reports.
- Generate POA&M and provide comments and inputs for open findings. Provides supporting documentation and artifacts for IAT and Cyber security efforts for multiple accreditation packages.
- Performed / reviewed security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established information assurance standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Validated and verified system security requirements definitions and analyzed and established system security designs.
- Applied leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts to the development, maintenance, and implementation of information security standards, procedures, and guidelines.
- Managed and maintained a library of security audit tools, and corresponding processes that can be used for system security testing, internal audits, incident response, and diagnosis of security-related system issues.
- Coordinates with network engineers, logistics, server administrators and the local area network (LAN) technicians to accomplish IT tasks; security and patch manager using System Center Configuration Manager.
- Performed enterprise systems management, including fault determination, performance management, environmental monitoring, configuration management (coding/scripting/patching global and group policy), and security management of both classified and unclassified systems.
Information Systems engineer
Empower AI
Fort Stewart
04.2022 - 08.2022
- Performs testing and validation of vendors’ equipment and software for conformance to standards and/or existing installed customer Army Gold Master (AGM) baselines; performs Security Technical implementation Guide (STIG) benchmark testing to ensure proposed hardware and software solutions; and Department of Defense (DoD) technical suspense’s perform as expected and are compatible with DoD and Department of the Army (DA), defined architectures. Test and evaluate hardware and software upgrades and service releases before distribution.
- Serves as a Customer Service point of contact primary function include (but not limited to); Technology and Advance customer support of the Army’s network Continental/Contiguous United States (CONUS) and Outside the Contiguous United States (OCONUS) domain. Provide user desk side, direct telephonic, and remote desktop assistance, and support to unit’s users for resolving questions and problems concerning Information Technology (IT) automation systems, software, and/or hardware problems, password security violations, telecommunication troubles, and Remedy Incidents.
- Extensive knowledge of active directory, Manage the Active Directory Database (AD), to add or delete user accounts, set passwords, add/remove computers, and to lock/unlock accounts.
- Responsible for Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) updating and hardening of the Non-classified Internet Protocol (IP) Router Network (NIPRNet), Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet), and Printers.
- Install new software versions and updates; in compliance with Certificate of Net worthiness (CON) lists, adapts, configures, and evaluates computer software, and hardware or the user systems for effective integration of software systems with current Windows operating systems.
- Installed, operated, and maintained designated radio and data distribution systems and devices.
- Coordinate with other sections such as network engineers, purchasing, logistics, server administrators, help desk personnel, and the local area network (LAN) technicians to accomplish tasks.
- Monitor systems for securities and vulnerabilities and applies patches and upgrades using System Center Configuration Manager.
- Mange Active Directory Services, Active Directory Group Policy Objects and Group Policy Management.
- Serves as an administrator for automated systems providing advice and consultation to customers and leaders establishing and recommending training plans and programs for the organization, considering training directives and materials issued by higher headquarters and ensuring that necessary instructions are provided to subordinate activities throughout the organization.
- Remedy Incident and Program Manager, track Remedy tickets and resolve technical problem, monitor how long a ticket has been in the system, and if the ticket exceeding designated time parameters.
- Utilize remedy trouble ticket system to track and record all work.
- Use the System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Operating System boot images with the appropriately configured collections and task sequence to match and push out critical updates. Use SCCM client center to remotely schedule new and modified software for installation or remove on networked devices.
- Provides technical assistance to the SharePoint portal providing collaboration stability and document management throughout the organization.
- Installs and maintains hardware devices supporting a broad range of information systems employing multiple network and local operating systems and highly sophisticated client server software.
- Installs and configures workstation or network operating systems, and applications software on a wide range of configurable information systems devices.
- Serves as a technical specialist on all automated systems utilized throughout the organization.
- Installs and managed the KMI Client Platform Administrator (CPA) and the client platform security officers (CPSO).
- Identify end-user problems and coordinate efforts to resolve them.
- Install, configure, and monitor local and wide-area networks, hardware, and software.
- Provide customer and network administration services such as passwords, electronic mail accounts, security, and troubleshooting.
- Conduct data system studies and prepare documentation and specifications for proposals.
- Train personnel on use, installation and maintenance of computer consoles and peripheral equipment.
- Provide daily technical support for e-mail, network connectivity, telecommunications, peripheral equipment, and system maintenance.
- Managed the GVS, Google Meet, Adobe Connect, and Zoom operations, install, maintain, and repair/troubleshoot equipment designs/integrates hardware and services software.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT01-2026
High School -
Maurice J. McDonough High School
01.2011
Skills
- CompTIA Security CE
- CASP
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Splunk
- Data analysis
- Risk assessment
- Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
- Risk Mitigations
- Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)
- DevOps Toolchains
- Systems Administration
- Networking
- EPO/ Trellix
- Active Directory Administrator
- Enterprise Splunk and Plunk App for Enter Security
- Organization and Operations Knowledge Management
- EMASS
- Project Manager
- Tychon/ Kibana
- Remedy ITSM Manager
- Client Platform Security Officer (CPSO)
- Burn Rights Processing
- Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA)
- Security Technical Implementation Guides
Websites
Certification
- CompTIA Security+ CE
- CASP+
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Splunk Core User
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
- Risk Mitigations
- Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)
- DevOps Toolchains
- Systems Administration
- Networking
- EPO/ Trellix
- Active Directory Administrator
- Enterprise Splunk and Plunk App for Enter Security
- Organization and Operations Knowledge Management
- EMASS
- Project Manager
- Tychon/ Kibana
- Remedy ITSM Manager
- Client Platform Security Officer (CPSO)
- Burn Rights Processing
- Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA)
- Security Technical Implementation Guides
Clearance Level
Secret
Timeline
Cyber Tester
Mosesley technical services
09.2023 - Current
Sr. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR/cyber analyst
GC& E
08.2022 - 09.2023
Information Systems engineer
Empower AI
04.2022 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
Quinnipiac University
High School -
Maurice J. McDonough High School