J. A. Simmons
Information Technology leader with 15+ years of experience driving innovation, security, and solutions!
- Role
- Lead Security Engineer at ADP
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About J. A. Simmons
As a pragmatic and results-driven IT leader with 15+ years of experience, I pride myself on applying personal integrity, strong technical acumen, and exceptional people leadership skills to propel organizations toward their short and long-term goals. A strategic thinker with an unparalleled people focus, I have crafted solutions and high-performance teams to innovate and implement positive changes organization-wide. I specialize in cybersecurity and DevOps, and I am dedicated to improvement. Over the years, my teams have successfully eliminated redundancies, boosted efficiency, and increased productivity. I have a proven track record of strengthening relationships, and communicating to mentor employees, ensuring projects meet and exceed expectations. I am known for blending foresight, analytical thinking, and a dedication to empowering the professionals around me throughout every endeavor.Connect with me today to discover how I can take your organization to the next level of success!
Experience
Lead Security Engineer
Oct 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Providing the architecture, development, and operations for integrations across security platforms, I built automation to streamline threat detection and response from our Threat Intelligence Platform for faster blocking of network and DNS traffic.Some of my key contributions were as follows:• Engineered automated indicator management systems that reduced threat response time from hours to 15 minutes• Architected and implemented a Kubernetes-based CI/CD pipeline that reduced system deployment time by 97% while migrating legacy systems to improve reliability and scalability.• Established secure development practices and conducted architectural reviews, including comprehensive analysis of threat-scoring models to drive data-driven security decisions.
Education
North Hennepin Community College
Associate’s Degree, Computer Science
University of Houston
Master of Science - MS, Cybersecurity
University of Minnesota
Bachelor’s Degree, Business and Marketing Education
Skills
- Tcp/Ip
- Troubleshooting
- Python
- Management
- Security
- Leadership
- Sharepoint
- Testing
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Computer Security
- Entrepreneurship
- Linux
- System Administration
- Windows
- Active Directory
- Unix
- Information Security
- Network Security
- Networking
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