Rod Lindemann
Technology Risk Program Manager Security Architect Lead Grc Consultant @Azure One Consulting, Llc
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WORK HISTORY
Technology Risk Program Manager Security Architect Lead Grc Consultant @Azure One Consulting, Llc
Portland, OR, US
Technology Risk Program Manager (Cloud Security, GRC & Regulatory Compliance):Led client-facing security architecture, cloud security, and GRC/regulatory compliance engagements - delivering risk and security assessments, audit readiness, and executive-facing security strategy for commercial and public sector clients. Drove outcomes across multi-cloud and application security initiatives while partnering with stakeholders from technical teams through executive leadership.Key achievements / responsibilities:Led IT audit & compliance and enterprise risk/security assessments as senior engagement lead across GRC and cloud security initiatives - reduced audit findings by ~23%.Directed regulatory compliance and audit readiness across SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, DFARS, and CMMC programs for commercial and public sector clients - reduced audit findings by ~19%.Owned delivery governance and client relationships end-to-end, including engagement planning, stakeholder alignment, status reporting, and risk/issue escalation - improved executive visibility by ~14%.Defined hybrid/multi-cloud security strategies and reference architectures, translating regulatory/control requirements into actionable technical designs - increased detection effectiveness by ~26%.Led security assessment services spanning penetration testing, incident response, and BCDR readiness, advising on prioritization and remediation planning - improved MTTR by ~20%.Supported growth and delivery operations through RFI/RFP responses and commercial artifacts (SOWs/MSAs), partnering with leadership to scope and position engagements - improved on-time delivery by ~10%.
EDUCATION
U.S. DoD Technical Training Centers
Diploma Certificates, DISA Certifications - Cybersecurity, Network Engineering & Electronics Engineering
Lumen Technologies University
Diploma Certificates, Data Center Site Reliability Engineering Certifications (SRE)
Coursera
Certificate, IBM Certification - Software Engineering Tools & Practices
Mississippi State University
Certificate, Digital Forensics & Cyber Incident Response Certification [DFIR]
Community College of the Air Force
Associate of Applied Science, Electronics Systems Technology
Macquarie University
Certificate, Cybersecurity Manager Certification
International Society of Automation (ISA)
Certificates, OT/ICS Certifications - IC34M01, IC37M01, IC33M01, IC32M01
Coursera
Certificate, Microsoft Certification - AI Agents
EY University
Certificates, EY - Global Regulatory Compliance & IT Audit (1.5-year Training Pipeline)
Bellingham Technical College
Associate of Applied Science, Industrial Controls Systems Engineering [OT/ICS]
EY University
Certificates, EY - Cybersecurity GRC & Cyber Risk Management (1.5-year Training Pipeline)
Community College of the Air Force
Associate of Applied Science, Cybersecurity [Cyber Warfare Operations]
ABOUT ROD LINDEMANN
13 yrs in Cybersecurity:8 yrs - Big 4 Consulting: Info Sec, Cyber Risk, GRC, Audit, Compliance, Multicloud7 yrs - U.S. Cyber Cmd: SOC Sec Ops, VM, DFIR, CTH, CTI, SecDevOps13 yrs - Security Engineer10 yrs - Security / Solutions ArchitectPrincipal Security Architect / Senior Cybersecurity Manager with 15+ years spanning product security and AppSec (Cisco), cyber risk/GRC and audit/compliance leadership (Big 4), and DoD cyber operations:Specialties include security architecture, SecDevOp / DevSecOps, SOAR and automation, cloud security across AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI, and governance frameworks (NIST, ISO, OWASP, FedRAMP).Known for executive stakeholder communication, leading cross-functional programs, and building scalable controls, risk, and incident response workflows.
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