Brian A.

About Brian A.

Information security analyst, Software Engineer, and Entrepreneur with a passion for learning and innovation.

Experience

1. Senior Information Security Specialist

   Montecito Bank & Trust

   Aug 2021 — Present · Santa Barbara, CA, US

   Investigated and triaged security incidents across SIEM, DLP, Firewall, and EDR platforms, ensuring timely escalation and resolution in line with NIST/ISO standards daily. Documenting the process and reporting results to the Risk Committee.Lead Cyber Intelligence, keeping up with new threats, implementing IOCs to security applications, and aligning TTPs with the current security stack ot identify gaps.Collaborated with IT teams on Active Directory hardening, forensic analysis on suspicious files, endpoints, and network activity to identify root cause and prevent recurrence.Performed 100+ risk assessments using WolfPac, which improved visibility into our application inventory, sensitive data exposure, and control coverage for our SaaS, on-premises, and internally developed systems.Developed an automated onboarding and termination process in Jira and created an RBAC model for 20+ departments in the bank, automating the communication between Information Security and System Owners.Lead implementation of NIST-aligned security control framework assessments for enhanced audit readiness.