Aaron Sweeney

About Aaron Sweeney

Proven leader with over twenty years of experience in cybersecurity architectures, enterprise & datacenter networking, DevOps automation, and Federal/DoD/IC information assurance. An evangelist of GitOps and Infrastructure-as-Code practices to reduce silos and ensure the reliability and security of today\'s highly complex environments.

Experience

1. Cyber Operations Nco

   Army National Guard

   Feb 2017 — Present · Fairfax, VA, US

   Conduct Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) in support of National Security, Federal agencies, State agencies, Critical Infrastructure Providers, and local partners.• Conduct Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) against foreign threat actors in support of National Security.• Cyber intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance actions on specified foreign systems and networks.• Conduct network terrain audits, penetration testing, basic digital forensics data analysis, and software threat analysis.• React to cyberspace events, employ cyberspace defense infrastructure capabilities, collect basic digital forensics data, provide incident response impact assessments and produce network security posture assessments.• Develop training exercises, range content, and collateral to grow unit capabilities in Cyber Defensive and Offensive roles.• Liaison with Federal, State, and local partners to build unit capability awareness, provide thought leadership, and build stronger relations in order to best support our partners mission requirements.

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Associate of Arts (AA), General Studies

  2007 — 2011

• George Mason University

  Master of Science, Artifical Intelligence

• Western Governors University

  B.S. Information Technology—Security, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

  2012 — 2015

Skills

• Intelligence Analysis
• Computer Forensics
• Security+
• Penetration Testing
• Military Experience
• Cbrn
• Network Security
• Cloud Security
• Dod
• National Security
• Security Clearance
• Digital Forensics
• Military
• Defense
• Advanced Penetration Testing
• Negotiation
• Cyber Warfare
• Cnss 4011 Certified
• Diacap
• Intelligence
• Server Management
• Comptia Security+
• Comptia
• Network Administration
• Army
• Firewalls
• Network+
• Cyber Defense
• Computer Security
• Leadership
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Security
• Top Secret
• Satellite Communications
• Comptia Network+
• Ceh
• Military Operations
• Network Engineering
• Counterintelligence
• Virtualization