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Christian Belk
Information Security Engineer at ACS Technologies
Florence, SC, United States
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Education:
Bachelor’s Degree
Computer Science
Francis Marion University
2011 : 2016
Bachelor’s Degree
Biology, General
Francis Marion University
2006 : 2010
Computer Science
Francis Marion University
2011 : 2016
Bachelor’s Degree
Biology, General
Francis Marion University
2006 : 2010
Experience:
Engineered and maintained security systems including Firewalls, Intrusion Detection
Systems (IDS), Antivirus, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), File
Integrity Monitoring (FIM), Network Deception Systems, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
Maintained the AWS cloud solution for the PCI Cardholder Data Environment (CDE).
Conducted penetration testing and vulnerability scanning in corporate and cloud
environments. Saved the company more than $30,000 annually by bringing the
penetration testing and vulnerability scanning of the PCI CDE in-house.
Engineered and maintained software to monitor the usage and security of AWS S3
buckets and provide reporting and notifications through integrations with Google Drive and Slack.
Engineered and maintained software that allowed real time text message notifications of IDS alarms using AWS's SNS, SMS, and Lambda services.
Built and maintained policies and procedures for Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), and enacted those plans in response to security incidents. Developed casebooks and table top exercises for the Incident Response Team (IRT). Organized and conducted annual security training for developers on secure coding
practices for PCI DSS compliance.
2018 : Present
ACS Technologies
Information Security Engineer
Engineered Security Event and Information Management solution to provide centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting for the PCI Cardholder Data Environment (CDE).
Engineered and maintained network deception systems for the PCI CDE.
Maintained the AWS cloud solution for the PCI CDE.
Automated the building of the PCI CDE using CloudFormation/bash/expect scripting. Conducted penetration testing on ACS's products and in-house solutions.
Conducted network scanning for vulnerability detection, rogue device detection, and
unauthorized services/open port detection.
Gathered and assessed threat intelligence using reputable sources to develop actionable information regarding cyber threats.
Engineered and maintained software to track vulnerabilities from discovery to mitigation/remediation.
Developed casebooks and table top exercises for the Incident Response Team (IRT).
2016 : 2018
ACS Technologies
Security Operations Analyst
Assisted in migrating git instances by writing bash scripts to aid in the move.
Automated the setup of new developer machines using bash scripting.
Built Go apps to crawl certain corporate systems and collect statistical data to be used by management.
Built a dashboard server to present the collected info in useful ways.
Built web server for dashboard in Go, used PostgreSQL for the database layer, and built an API for the data using Go.
Built a webpage for displaying the information.
2016 : 2016
ACS Technologies
Intern
Tutor students at all levels of Mathematics.
Administer and proctor math test.
Help the teachers with their math classes in the Math Hub.
2015 : 2016
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Math Tutor
Administrative Assistant for the Housing Office
2011 : 2015
Francis Marion University
Administrative Assistant
Systems (IDS), Antivirus, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), File
Integrity Monitoring (FIM), Network Deception Systems, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
Maintained the AWS cloud solution for the PCI Cardholder Data Environment (CDE).
Conducted penetration testing and vulnerability scanning in corporate and cloud
environments. Saved the company more than $30,000 annually by bringing the
penetration testing and vulnerability scanning of the PCI CDE in-house.
Engineered and maintained software to monitor the usage and security of AWS S3
buckets and provide reporting and notifications through integrations with Google Drive and Slack.
Engineered and maintained software that allowed real time text message notifications of IDS alarms using AWS's SNS, SMS, and Lambda services.
Built and maintained policies and procedures for Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), and enacted those plans in response to security incidents. Developed casebooks and table top exercises for the Incident Response Team (IRT). Organized and conducted annual security training for developers on secure coding
practices for PCI DSS compliance.
2018 : Present
ACS Technologies
Information Security Engineer
Engineered Security Event and Information Management solution to provide centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting for the PCI Cardholder Data Environment (CDE).
Engineered and maintained network deception systems for the PCI CDE.
Maintained the AWS cloud solution for the PCI CDE.
Automated the building of the PCI CDE using CloudFormation/bash/expect scripting. Conducted penetration testing on ACS's products and in-house solutions.
Conducted network scanning for vulnerability detection, rogue device detection, and
unauthorized services/open port detection.
Gathered and assessed threat intelligence using reputable sources to develop actionable information regarding cyber threats.
Engineered and maintained software to track vulnerabilities from discovery to mitigation/remediation.
Developed casebooks and table top exercises for the Incident Response Team (IRT).
2016 : 2018
ACS Technologies
Security Operations Analyst
Assisted in migrating git instances by writing bash scripts to aid in the move.
Automated the setup of new developer machines using bash scripting.
Built Go apps to crawl certain corporate systems and collect statistical data to be used by management.
Built a dashboard server to present the collected info in useful ways.
Built web server for dashboard in Go, used PostgreSQL for the database layer, and built an API for the data using Go.
Built a webpage for displaying the information.
2016 : 2016
ACS Technologies
Intern
Tutor students at all levels of Mathematics.
Administer and proctor math test.
Help the teachers with their math classes in the Math Hub.
2015 : 2016
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Math Tutor
Administrative Assistant for the Housing Office
2011 : 2015
Francis Marion University
Administrative Assistant
Company:
ACS Technologies
Years of Experience:
13
Spoken Language:
English
Skills
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Bash, Cryptography, Customer Service, Go, Higher Education, HTML, IDS, Linux, Mathematics, Networking, Penetration Testing, Programming, Psychology, Python, Research, Security, SIEM, System Administration, Teaching, Training, Troubleshooting, Vulnerability Management
About
Information Security Analyst with 6+ years of experience. Interested in all things security, networking, and Linux systems. I enjoy challenges and learning new things. Certifications include GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) and GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN).
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