Technical Case Studies

Operational summaries of technical implementations demonstrating expertise in Systems Acquisition, Operations Research, and Program Management Support

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These case studies demonstrate real-world application of IT competencies in federal and government environments, aligned with GS-2210 IT Specialist requirements.

Domain: Information Systems Acquisition

Enterprise Container Orchestration Platform with Automated Lifecycle Management

Date: 2023-06-15

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Mission Objective

Implementation of Risk Management Framework (RMF)-compliant automated infrastructure lifecycle management system achieving system resiliency in support of mission-critical availability (99.9% uptime) and ensuring Authority to Operate (ATO) readiness through automated NIST 800-53 control validation, Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) deployment, and FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic modules

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Technical Execution

Technologies: kubernetes , terraform , ansible , prometheus

Compliance: NIST 800-53, NIST SP 800-37 (RMF), NIST SP 800-207 (ZTA), FIPS 140-2, FedRAMP Moderate

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Operational Impact

System resiliency in support of mission-critical availability (99.9% uptime), ATO readiness through automated control validation (100% compliance), 85% reduction in deployment time

Domain: Cyberspace Planning

Zero Trust Identity & Access Management (IAM) Modernization

Date: 2023-09-20

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Mission Objective

Migration of legacy perimeter-based network infrastructure to Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) with Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) integration, achieving 90% reduction in unauthorized access attempts, 100% visibility of lateral movement, and sub-second authentication latency while ensuring Authority to Operate (ATO) readiness through NIST SP 800-207 compliance and automated policy enforcement aligned with Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements

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Technical Execution

Technologies: okta , active-directory , micro-segmentation , policy-enforcement

Compliance: NIST SP 800-207 (ZTA), NIST 800-53, NIST SP 800-37 (RMF), FIPS 140-3, ICAM Framework

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Operational Impact

90% reduction in unauthorized access attempts, 100% visibility of lateral movement, sub-second authentication latency, 100% compliance with NIST SP 800-207 Zero Trust Architecture standards

Domain: Operations Research Analysis

Automated Continuous Monitoring & Audit Readiness (Cyber Governance)

Date: 2023-12-10

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Mission Objective

Implementation of Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) pipeline replacing manual compliance audits with automated evidence collection for Authority to Operate (ATO), achieving 85% reduction in audit preparation time, 24/7 real-time compliance posture visibility, and 0% 'Critical' findings during external inspections through OSCAL (Open Security Controls Assessment Language) automation and real-time risk scoring aligned with Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements

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Technical Execution

Technologies: oscal , cdm , splunk , automation

Compliance: NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37 (RMF), OSCAL Framework, FISMA, FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring

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Operational Impact

85% reduction in audit preparation time, 24/7 real-time compliance posture visibility, 0% 'Critical' findings during external inspections, 100% automated evidence collection for ATO documentation