Binta Bakarr

About Binta Bakarr

Highly motivated with excellent communication skills, proven leadership abilities and…

Experience

1. Sr Information Security Engineer

   Agile Defense

   May 2024 — Present

   Oversaw the Assessment & Authorization (A&A) process for information systems, ensuring compliance with NIST 800-53 Revision 4 and 5 security controls.• Develop and implement a continuous monitoring strategy, conducting bi-annual assessments to ensure ongoing system security compliance.• Develop key Assessment & Authorization documentation, including System Security Plans (SSP), Security Assessment Reports (SAR), Contingency Plans (CP), and Plans of Action & Milestones (POA & M) for review and approval by the Authorization Official (AO).• Develop detailed security controls implementation statements to ensure controls were effectively applied and aligned with system requirements.• Conduct interviews with system owners, administrators, and relevant personnel to gather information and demonstrate control implementation procedures.• Led review sessions of A&A deliverables with key stakeholders, ensuring all security control requirements were accurately documented and adhered to.• Evaluate the effectiveness of security controls through interviews and evidence review to validate proper implementation and operational effectiveness.• Monitor system security statuses and collaborated with system owners to remediate vulnerabilities and maintain secure operational states.• Provide comprehensive documentation and recommendations to the Authorization Official (AO) to support informed decision-making regarding system authorizations.• Regularly updated and maintained SSPs and associated security documentation to reflect system changes, updates, and evolving security threats.• Identified risks and coordinated with appropriate teams to implement risk mitigation strategies based on findings from security assessments.• Drafts risk waivers for information system vulnerabilities that could not be remediated within required timelines as per federal and organizational guidelines.

Education

• University of Maryland

  Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc

  2018 — 2020

• Houston Community College

  Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS

  2012 — 2016

• Howard Community College

  Associate's degree

  2017 — 2019