Leonard Grant

About Leonard Grant

My name is Leonard grant and I’m currently engaged by diverse business units to engineer scalable, technical solutions, rooted in business requirements. My main strengths are centered around network routing and switching capabilities. Im also currently invested in information security and the architecture maintaining those connections in a secure & deployable way. The more I have educated myself in the network environment the faster I have come to realize that scalability, redundancy, and ‘security’ are all extremely important things to consider from the beginning when implementing/supporting a system. Some key career accomplishments and knowledge milestones- CCNA certified- CMNO certified- CYSA + Certified - security + certified - Experience troubleshooting and resolving critical production issues on Windows Server -(Languages) Python & java, C experience - Vast knowledge implementing and maintaining Cloud security- IAAS SAAS PAAS- Public and private cloud security knowledge establishing and enforcing policies, and defining and monitoring access- knowledge around exploitation tools IE (Metasploit & Burp suite)- End user support, IT support, repair- LAN/ WAN Knowledge, Proxy Servers, interception proxies, Network Design and Implementation, Vulnerability scanners (Nexpose, qualys,ect), Network Hardware Configuration- Extensive knowledge around NAT, BGP, OSPF, VXLANs- Risk Management Framework (RMF): e.g. DAAPM, ICD-503, JSIG, and NIST 800 series special publications- Worked with a diverse group of Hardware enterprise solutions, Meraki, Juniper, Cisco- Professional experience around integration with Cisco Meraki hardware and their cloud capabilities- Professional experience working with Juniper networks and routers EX200 series SRX 100 routers ECT - Diagnosed and troubleshoot wireless, security, switching, and other various network-related issues integrating with Meraki/Juniper/Cisco networks- A key member assisting in the testing and implementation of a Retail NAC integration. locations and up to devices. Testing included Forescout, Aruba & Cisco ISE- Ability to create accurate network diagrams and documentation for design and planning network communication systems- Infoblox DHCP, Linux DHCP, Active Directory- tenable/nessus- defender for cloud- Linux- azure - hyper v

Experience

1. Senior Information Engineer Security Consultant

   Booz Allen Hamilton

   Jan 2025 — Present

Education

• Grambling State University

  Computer information systems, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

  2009 — 2013

• Highline College

  Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

  2008 — 2009

• Wake Forest University

  Master's of Artificial Intelligence Strategy & Innovation

Skills

• Customer Service
• Firewalls
• Project Management
• Retail
• Troubleshooting
• Servers
• Dns
• Cisco Routers
• Data Entry
• Access
• Switches
• Html
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Tcp/Ip
• Data Analysis
• Dhcp
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office