Traci Wightman

About Traci Wightman

Cybersecurity leader focused on cloud security governance, authorization strategy, and continuous monitoring at platform scale. I specialize in aligning security control implementation and monitoring processes across complex, multi-environment cloud platforms supporting federal and intelligence community security frameworks.In my current role as an Information Systems Security Manager (IC5), I lead security governance and continuous monitoring strategy across multi-classification cloud environments, ensuring consistent control implementation, monitoring coverage, and security reporting across environments operating under multiple federal authorization frameworks.My work focuses on bridging the gap between security engineering, compliance frameworks, and operational security metrics—translating platform telemetry and technical controls into scalable compliance evidence and actionable security posture insights.Key areas of expertise include:• Cloud security governance and control implementation strategy• Continuous monitoring architecture and automation• Multi-environment authorization alignment and ATO strategy• Security telemetry, metrics, and reporting pipelines• Vulnerability management oversight and remediation tracking• Cross-team coordination between engineering, security, and compliance stakeholdersI have extensive experience working with federal and intelligence community security frameworks including NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and ICD 503, with a focus on operationalizing security controls and monitoring across large-scale cloud environments.I am particularly interested in advancing security programs that enable organizations to scale security governance, automate compliance evidence collection, and provide clear, data-driven visibility into security posture across complex cloud platforms.

Experience

1. Information System Security Manager (Issm)

   Oracle

   Jan 2026 — Present

   Serve as ISSM for cloud environments operating under government and regulatory requirementsLead security and compliance program operations, including continuous monitoring and audit readinessAct as customer-facing liaison for security and compliance mattersTranslate regulatory and security requirements into scalable operational processes

Education

• Michigan State University

  Certificate, Environmental Economics & Policy

  1999 — 2004

• Michigan State University

  BA, International Relations; German Language & Culture

  1999 — 2003

• Western Michigan University

  Master’s Degree, Public Administration

  2006 — 2015

• The George Washington University

  Doctor of Engineering, Cybersecurity Analytics

• The University of Freiburg

  Western European Studies

  2001 — 2002

Skills

• Word
• Program Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Research
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Experienced Business Analyst
• Research Design
• Editing
• Government
• Planning
• Public Policy
• Contract Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Statistics
• Analysis
• Writing
• Policy
• Microsoft Word
• Budgeting
• Proposal Writing
• Microsoft Office
• Public Administration
• Program Evaluation
• Time Management
• Access
• Customer Service
• Public Speaking
• Software Documentation
• Data Analysis
• Grants
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Rfp
• Project Planning
• Excel
• Budgets
• Community Development