Dave Erskine

IT Manager @Abp Technologies

IT Manager working for an engineering technology company. Solely responsible for managing & improving the IT infrastructure across the estate; Azure stack, Onsite primary domain, Onsite secure air-gapped domain, Onsite development domain.**General** Member of the management and security team Maintain Cyber Essentials Plus cert Reducing exposure to cyber attacks Staying current with technology trends Analyse business requirements with key stakeholders Ensure any downtime to any service is kept to a minimum Manage the IT budget Provide input to aid the Security Controller role MOD security aspect letter compliance DISA Member **Current projects include** MOD ICT cert Windows 2012 R2 upgrade to 2022 DC FSMO migration Azure DevOps & GitHub integration MTA-STS Microsoft 365 Defender security hardening SNMPv3 & Syslog Lets Encrypt IT DR procedure Improve SEO **Previous projects include** Securely controlling an onsite ROV from DSEI London Cyber Essentials Plus cert for 2023 Cyber Essentials cert via IASME for 2022, via CREST 2017 Company name change Hybrid 2013 Exch migrate to 2019 Exch MDM via Intune Azure hybrid integration: AD Connect, 365 Security, Intune, Teams. Vuln scanning via Greenbone Security Assistant and Microsoft 365 Def SSL VPN with MFA & AD auth Integrating Atlassian Cloud SSO with Azure AD Air gapped domain for MOD projects Network & infra redesign VMware solution across five hosts SPF, DKIM & DMARC Phone system migration to Microsoft Teams Exch 2003 to 2010 to 2013 FSMO roles from the 2003 R2 DC to a 2012 R2 Server shares, folders & security groups redesign Simulated phishing cyber-attacks IT DR procedure Sandbox virtual OS FTPS using IIS AD user isolation Digital signatures Classified data procedures & decision trees UPS PowerChute network shutdown HTML signature roll out **Future projects include** ISO27001 standards VMware HA/LB solution **Previous job roles** Line Manager to IT Analyst MOD Security Controller MOD NLO MOD ALO