RYAN KING
Senior CyberSecurity Consultant
Summary
As a Cybersecurity Consultant with 12 years of experience, I possess a broad range of skills in creating and maintaining secure and efficient network architectures. My expertise covers every aspect of network installation, upgrade, optimization, and management. I am particularly proficient in integrating cutting-edge technologies like SDWAN into existing systems. My experience has honed my ability to enhance both network and personnel performance, significantly elevating the overall contributions of the department. My role involves not only technical acumen but also guiding teams to achieve collective goals in the dynamic field of cybersecurity.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior CyberSecurity Consultant
DarkGuard LTD
01.2023 - 05.2024
- Safeguard corporate networks for major clients, including the Hitachi Energy Cybersecurity team.
- Make critical decisions on security implementations and manage security-related requests.
- Adhere to international standards such as ISO 27001, GDPR, and data protection laws.
- Spearheaded the development and implementation of new AI security policies at Hitachi Energy, setting new industry standards.
- Played a key role in the onboarding of applications, ensuring seamless integration and high security standards.
- Microsoft Defender: Implemented threat detection solutions that reduced system vulnerabilities.
- Zscaler: Managed secure internet access for distributed teams, enhancing gateways and policies.
- ServiceNow: Leveraged for efficient incident response management, customising workflows.
- Firewalls (Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet): Designed and enforced network security policies.
- F5 Load Balancer: Optimised application traffic management for reliability and security.
- Lansweeper: Utilised for asset management, ensuring all hardware and software assets are accounted for and compliant.
- Azure: Managed cloud configurations and security, ensuring robust cloud infrastructure protection.
- Sentinel Threat Intelligence: Developed and applied custom playbooks for proactive threat hunting and incident response.
- HLDs and LLDs: Created High-Level and Low-Level Designs for new network implementations, outlining infrastructure upgrades and new security frameworks.
- Deep understanding of AI technologies and their implications in cybersecurity.
- Proven track record in leading diverse teams to achieve complex information security objectives.
Senior Network Engineer
3M
11.2021 - 11.2022
- Oversaw company's entire network and related policies covering use, maintenance and infrastructure.
- Established and monitored key performance metrics to verify consistent compliance with important networking standards.
- Built and improved network documentation and training procedures to lead successful team completing high-quality work.
- Installed and configured network security solutions such as VPNs, Firewalls, intrusion detections and mitigation tools.
- Performed virtual machine provisioning and VM priority setup.
- Led planning and technical design activities for routine operations and special projects.
- Deployed cloud-based network infrastructure, reducing on-site storage and hardware maintenance costs.
- Implemented scalable, efficient and cost-effective network automation framework.
Senior Network Engineer
Exela Technologies
03.2019 - 09.2021
- Supporting Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Santander, Bank of Ireland and Bank of Scotland
- Maintaining Network changes & support for DR tests with British Airways
- Monitoring Solarwinds for global network Infrastructure worldwide in (America, UK & Ireland, Europe and India)
- Creating network topology of missing areas and new installations
- Setting up radius ssh for accountability and logging activity on the network & changes
- Helped enterprises with high focus within UK banking industry and worldwide evaluate and solve their wide area network (WAN) problems whether with SD-WAN (Cisco ACI, VMware NSX network virtualisation), MPLS, or any other WAN technology and services that meets customer’s requirements
- Setting up new Leaf Nodes to Spine, APIC controllers to Leaf Nodes, APIC out of band connectivity etc.
- Established a monitored key performance metrics to verify consistent compliance with important networking standards.
Education
CCNP Security -
Cisco Systems
CCNP Enterprise ENSDWI -
Cisco Systems
CCNA Routing & Switching -
Cisco Systems
CompTIA Security -
CompTIA
Diploma - ICT Professional Competence
Redwood
Skills
Routing protocols
Network security
Firewall
Cloud-based service integration
Wireless design
SDWAN
Network performance monitoring
Network architecture
Change Management
Technical infrastructure upgrades
Technical Support
Linux
AWS
Azure
Timeline
Senior CyberSecurity Consultant
DarkGuard LTD
01.2023 - 05.2024
Senior Network Engineer
3M
11.2021 - 11.2022
Senior Network Engineer
Exela Technologies
03.2019 - 09.2021
CCNP Security -
Cisco Systems
CCNP Enterprise ENSDWI -
Cisco Systems
CCNA Routing & Switching -
Cisco Systems
CompTIA Security -
CompTIA
Diploma - ICT Professional Competence
Redwood