Adebowale Ajibola

• Responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of assigned systems security plans and related documentation for each supported network system.
• Experience in interfacing with project managers, information system owners, stakeholders via team calls delivering high level summary on Information system progress and status reports.
• Develop, review, and maintain security authorization documentation, including SSPP, SAR, ensuring security control baselines (low/moderate/high impact per FIPS 199 & FIPS 200) are correctly implemented.
• Provide high level executive summary updates on the continuous monitoring of assigned systems security posture to the Authorization Official (AO) during monthly and quarterly briefings.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of emerging threats, providing proactive solutions for potential vulnerabilities.
• Actively engaged across functional Teams to enhance process improvement tasks on integrated systems using a virtualized dashboard tool, Kanban
• Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities

Key Accomplishment:

• Collaborated with stakeholders to manage third-party risk and ensure vendor compliance with security requirements
• Designed and enforced information security policies, reducing risk exposure, and enhancing the organization’s security posture.
• Reduced security incidents by 40% through the design and delivery of targeted awareness programs, fostering a proactive culture of compliance across all department
• Analyzed network traffic and system logs to detect malicious activities.

• Provided security expertise and guidance in support of security assessment
• Reviewed authorization documentation for completeness and accuracy for compliance
• Executed, examine, interview and test procedures in accordance with NIST SP 800-53A, Revision 4
• Authored recommendations associated with findings on how to improve the customers security posture in accordance with NIST controls
• Updated and reviewed A&A Packages to include Core Docs, Policy & Procedures, Operations and maintenance artifacts, SSP, SAR, FIPS 200, FIPS 199, POA&M, BIA, PTA, PIA and more
• Created customized reports for stakeholders detailing key metrics related to IT security performance, fostering transparency and accountability

Key Accomplishment:

• Administered and monitored firewalls, intrusion detection systems and anti-virus software to detect risks.
• Evaluated new IT security technologies to strengthen IT security infrastructure, maintaining cutting-edge protection against threats
• Updated, reviewed and aligned SSPP to the requirements in NIST 800-53 Rev.4, so that assessments can be made against the actual requirements and not ambiguous statements
• Manage vulnerabilities with the aid of Nessus vulnerability scanners to detect potential risks on a single or multiple assets across the enterprise network
• Independently reviewed complex security analysis of existing systems for compliance with security requirements