Jason Burns
Suitland
Summary
Skilled Engineer in system configuration management and software deployment. Developed application packaging and automated reporting tools to enhance system visibility and reduce downtime. Focused on IT policy compliance through patch management and security measures, optimizing virtual environment performance. Conducted vulnerability assessments and managed incident response, strengthening security posture and minimizing data breaches.
Overview
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Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
F-35 Sr. Information Security Analyst
GDIT
Crystal City
09.2025 - Current
- Managed the transition of ACAS Security Centers from SCE to the Air Force's new virtual infrastructure.
- Support the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35 IT program by providing knowledge-based, information assurance, and cybersecurity IT services to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO).
- Delivered compliance reports and tracked SLAs for security updates via MECM.
- Provide scan analysis of all assets to support and validate IAVM and STIG compliance.
- Resolved vulnerability issues identified during DISA Command Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI) to enhance security posture.
- Supported compliance data reporting via ACAS for CMRS assistance visits in DISA Vulnerability Management System (VMS) based on severity level.
- Maintain the security and integrity of IT systems, ensuring compliance with security standards, and contributing to the overall success of the F-35 program utilizing SecurityCenter, Nessus, Nessus Manager, and Nessus Agents for proactive security scans/reporting
- Analyzed security logs to detect unauthorized access or anomalies in behavior via Sentinel.
SCCM Engineer
Agile Defense LLC
Adelphi
11.2024 - 09.2025
- Supported virtual environments and handled high available clustering technologies.
- Third party GOTS/COTS application packaging and software deployments via SCCM/MECM throughout ARL/APG.
- Facilitated ATO accreditation process through eMass and STIG tools to maintain system security.
- Installed, configured, and troubleshot Microsoft Windows Servers and workstations, effectively managing incidents to maintain system integrity.
- Supported Windows and services including, but not limited to, Active Directory user/role-based administration, DNS, Group Policy, DHCP, Internet Information Services, Microsoft Failover Clustering, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and third-party services such as backup, monitoring utilities (i.e. Solarwinds), and virtualization.
- Implement and maintain a Continuous Monitoring program aligned with RMF and NIST SP 800-137 guidelines.
- Conducted regular security assessments and vulnerability scanning/remediation of information systems via NESSUS Security Center.
- Partnered with IT teams to optimize patch management processes, fostered effective communication and ensured timely compliance with security protocols.
- Developed automated reporting tools for system health checks, improving visibility into performance metrics and minimizing downtime.
- Coordinated actions required to ensure software suitability and supportability; identified data items, messaged, displayed and reported requirements; and developed coding structures and specifications.
- Analyzed user requirements and system performance to enhance software functionality, leading to measurable improvements in user satisfaction.
- Streamlined software testing processes, reducing deployment time and increasing system reliability, thus minimizing downtime.
IT Specialist (SYSANALYSIS) - GS-13
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
College Park
01.2024 - 11.2024
- Coordinated development of IT standards, guidelines, and policies to align with organizational objectives.
- Led and coordinated the efforts of other IT Specialists and contractors in the analysis and development of future software design and programming techniques.
- Negotiated effectively with management and other IT stakeholders to accept and implement recommendations.
- Organized team activities to align with project objectives, ensuring software suitability and supportability.
- Provided IT advice, assistance, and training to customers managing development, production, and sustainment of IEWS systems, enhancing user competence.
- Defined customer and stakeholder needs and constraints, clarified objectives, developed resource requirements, and applied system architecture principles to development.
- Managed technical requirements and achieved the appropriate balance among resources, schedule, and technical requirements.
- Developed and coordinated interagency cooperative efforts for effective management and utilization of data processing and communication resources.
- Streamlined software testing processes, reducing deployment time and increasing system reliability, thus minimizing downtime.
IT Specialist (APPSW) - GS-13
U.S. Army, Software Engineering Center (SEC)
Aberdeen Proving Ground
03.2021 - 01.2024
- As the lead or principal analyst, designs software modifications; evaluates software designs; evaluates systems configurations and monitors implementation; evaluates test and quality assurance plans; analyzes system functional operations.
- Coordinated software suitability and supportability; identified data items, message, display and report requirements; developed coding structures and specifications.
- Defines customer and stakeholder needs and constraints, clarifies objectives, develops resource requirements and applies system architecture principles to development.
- Manage technical requirements and achieve the appropriate balance among resources, schedule and technical requirements.
- Coordinate actions required to ensure software suitability and supportability; identifies data items, message, display and report requirements; and develops coding structures and specifications.
- Provides IT advice, assistance and training to customers who manage the development, production and sustainment of IEWS systems.
- Coordinated and promoted interagency efforts for effective management and utilization of data processing and communication resources.
Sr. SCCM Engineer
US Army National Guard - ECS
San Antonio
10.2020 - 03.2021
- Managed remote access to systems and assets, monitoring visibility throughout the customer's environment using tools such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, ACAS, and SYSMAN.
- Coordinated, directed and performed complex software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages.
- Supported, maintained, and upgraded the operating systems, patching packages, and hardware upgrades.
- Ensured workstation/server data integrity by evaluating and managing software and hardware solutions, enhancing system reliability and security.
- Continually monitored and tuned multiple systems to achieve optimum performance levels.
- Conducted hardware and software audits of workstations and servers, verifying compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
- Proactive monitoring and alert notifications of mission critical assets; provides infrastructure management and monitoring capabilities to include the server, network (wired and wireless), and virtualization environments.
- Designed, implemented, and supported other enterprise level applications to include, but not limited to, net-centric mass notification systems, enterprise log collection, and asset portfolio management.
Sr. SCCM Engineer
US Army Material Command HQ
Huntsville
03.2020 - 10.2020
- Remote management, monitoring, and visibility to assets throughout the customer's environment utilize tools such as, but not limited to, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, ACAS, and SYSMAN to provide desktop, laptop, and server asset inventory, remote control capabilities, and software and patch deployment.
- Coordinated and performed complex software installations and upgrades for operating systems and layered software packages, enhancing system functionality and reliability.
- Created and deployed customized packages to meet operational requirements and remediate security vulnerabilities.
- Planned and implemented the modernization of servers.
- Ensured workstation/server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions of varying complexities.
- Developed and deployed customized packages to address operational requirements and remediate identified security vulnerabilities, improving system security posture.
- Conducted hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
- Implemented proactive monitoring strategies to maintain system health and alert notifications of mission critical assets; provide infrastructure management and monitoring capabilities to include the server, network (wired and wireless), and virtualization environments.
- Built automation into daily processes, including server builds, patching, and configuration analysis.
Sr. Systems Engineer
DHS Headquarters - Bella IS, LLC
Washington
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Maintained integrity of the enterprise through regular deployment of patches and updates including deadline driven critical vulnerabilities
- Contributed to engineering and change control meetings, ensuring alignment on system updates and improvements
- Configured SCCM management points and distribution points to enhance software deployment efficiency.
- Created and validated test packages for Microsoft Operating systems
- Created collections and advertisements for mass software distribution
- Supported maintenance of virtual machines within TISCOM cluster in VMware vSphere web client, enhancing system reliability
- Configured SCCM management points and distribution points to improve software deployment processes.
- Engaged in engineering and change control meetings to facilitate project discussions.
- Created enterprise-wide packages for approved Coast Guard software and third-party vendor applications
SCCM Engineer
U.S. Coast Guard (TISCOM)- Prism Inc.
Alexandria
06.2018 - 08.2019
- Created custom SCCM reports and SQL queries.
- Monitored SCOM console to identify and resolve errors, ensuring system reliability.
- Conducted health checks on remote PCs and workstations to assess hardware performance and system integrity. (hardware, free disk space, memory, CPU, Antivirus definitions, etc.)
- Performed functional and root cause analysis for client system configuration issues and provided support.
- Managed remote access to systems and devices across the network., monitoring, and visibility to assets throughout the customer's environment utilizing tools such as, but not limited to, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, ACAS, and SYSMAN to provide desktop, laptop, and server asset
- Developed and deployed customized packages to address operational requirements and mitigate security vulnerabilities.
- Built automation into daily processes, including server builds, patching, and configuration analysis.
Sr. Systems Administrator Tier 3
USITC-ValidaTEk Inc.
Tysons Corner
12.2016 - 06.2018
- Monitored systems daily, ensuring integrity and availability of hardware, resources, and processes through log reviews
- Researches and recommends innovative and automated approaches for system administration tasks Develops and maintains installation and configuration procedures
- Executed software installation, configuration, upgrades, support, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Provides problem and incident resolution, including dealing with software and hardware vendor technical support
- Executed software installation, configuration, upgrades, support, maintenance, and troubleshooting to maintain operational efficiency
- Provides for software installation, configuration, upgrade, support, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Provides for software installation, configuration, upgrade, support, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Provides problem and incident resolution, including dealing with software and hardware vendor technical support
- Performs daily system monitoring; verifies the integrity and availability of hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes; reviews system and application logs
- Performs moderately complex systems and database administration
- Prepares Weekly and Monthly SLA statistical metric reports
- Documents or revises technician training manuals and procedures
- Revised and documented technician training manuals and procedures to enhance clarity and support team onboarding
- Designed promotional materials and collections to facilitate efficient mass software distribution.
- Develops and executes enterprise workstation imaging and deployment methodologies
- Ensures correct installation, configuration, use, and maintenance of the Microsoft SCCM Platform
- Performs system scans to remediate enterprise vulnerabilities
- Assists in developing and maintaining group policy
- Manages deployment of all patches, critical updates and service packs
- Created and modified base image for deployment in enterprise environments. and configure DISA STIG settings
- Creating and modifying Base Image and configuring DISA STIG settings
- Modify and edit the base task sequences for baseline imaging used for agency production and build network
Education
B.A. - Criminal Justice, Minor in Philosophy
Virginia Wesleyan University
Norfolk01-2012
Skills
- SCCM/MECM
- WSUS
- ACAS
- Nessus Security
- Tenable Nessus Manager
- RMF
- EMass
- POAM
- IAVA/IAVM
- STIGS/NIST 800-171 controls
- SQL Server
- Active Directory
- Agile methodologies
- Microsoft Intune
- CMTrace logging
- Cloud Security
- Patch management
- NIST compliance
- Microsoft Sentinel SIEM
- Splunk
- Barracuda Firewall
- CMTrace Logging
- Defender Security
- Technical Documentation
Certification
- CompTIA Security+ CE
- Cisco, CCNA: Routing and Switching
- ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
- ISA 1011 Basic Information Systems Acquisition
Timeline
F-35 Sr. Information Security Analyst
GDIT
09.2025 - Current
SCCM Engineer
Agile Defense LLC
11.2024 - 09.2025
IT Specialist (SYSANALYSIS) - GS-13
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
01.2024 - 11.2024
IT Specialist (APPSW) - GS-13
U.S. Army, Software Engineering Center (SEC)
03.2021 - 01.2024
Sr. SCCM Engineer
US Army National Guard - ECS
10.2020 - 03.2021
Sr. SCCM Engineer
US Army Material Command HQ
03.2020 - 10.2020
Sr. Systems Engineer
DHS Headquarters - Bella IS, LLC
09.2019 - 03.2020
SCCM Engineer
U.S. Coast Guard (TISCOM)- Prism Inc.
06.2018 - 08.2019
Sr. Systems Administrator Tier 3
USITC-ValidaTEk Inc.
12.2016 - 06.2018
B.A. - Criminal Justice, Minor in Philosophy
Virginia Wesleyan University