Samuel Derrick

System Administrator

Careoregon

Jul 2024 - Jan 2026 (1 year 7 months)

Application Engineer for Workday as well as SuccessFactors, Workfront, SharePoint, and Office365.
Developed PowerShell API scripts in support of EntraID integration with Workday and Active Directory.
Support for 16 HIT systems and ensuring HIPAA compliance of PHI storage.
Designed and tested security and documentation for Workday HCM, Finance, and Prism Analytics.
Controlled user access to HRIT sensitive payroll data and HR business processes.
Configured authentication policy rules for secure mobile and remote access to employee data.
Routed and fulfilled ServiceNow tickets and managed knowledgebase articles for supported applications.
Solved multiple defects with UKG integration failures with Equifax, Apt

Client Specialist

Smart IMS Inc

Apr 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 2 months)

Project consultant for automating mailbox redaction for 25-year program history of 473 users.
Generated test mailboxes in Exchange Online and Server using PowerShell scripting and automation.
Created PowerShell to query and delete 50GB+ mailboxes for 1000+ strings across 12 categories.
Automated migration of 90 TB of sensitive data over WAN between network firewall-separated NetApp SAN clusters using PowerShell robocopy, SnapMirror, and firewall port and protocol management.
Exported and analyzed Microsoft security groups for 218 directories merging into a new Active Directory hierarchy.
Deployed users and security groups for Active Directory-based MS infrastructure and IAM.
Managed project timelines and meetin

End User Systems Support Lead

Smart IMS Inc

Apr 2023 - Feb 2024 (11 months)

Consultant for multinational air and space client to automate keyword-based email redaction for 473 mailboxes to protect corporate IP across 25-year program history.
Engineered transferral of 90 TB cross-WAN custom CIFS transfer combining robocopy, SnapMirror, and coordination between both IT departments.
Exported and analyzed Microsoft security groups for 218 directories merging into a new AD hierarchy.

Technology Services Engineer

Accolade Inc

Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 (4 months)

Federated 1,000-user cross-domain Okta IAM in Workday, AWS, Azure, Active Directory, and Google suite.
Integrated 542 MacOS devices into Jamf, removing Kandji environment post-company acquisition.
Triaged and fulfilled customer tickets through Zendesk and Jira.
Refreshed Confluence and saved $200k annually in Office 365 OpEx.
Host patching and managing hybrid on-prem Exchange and Office 365 users and licenses.
Provisioning virtual machines through EC2 and configuring attached storage.

Technology Engineer

Accolade Inc

Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 (4 months)

Tier 1/2 end user support troubleshooting individual and enterprise issues and maintaining associated inventory and documentation.
Federated 1,000-user cross-domain Okta IAM in Workday, AWS, Azure Active Directory, and Google suite, interconnecting cloud and on-premises resources.
Installed enterprise upgrades for 542 MacOS devices from Kandji to Jamf.
Updated ITIL lifecycle IT documentation, project workflows, and customer tickets using Confluence, Jira, and Zendesk.
Managed hybrid cloud, saved $200k annually in Office 365 OpEx by remediating licensing overspend.
Enterprise application system administrator for SCCM, Slack, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.
Provisioned EC2 VM and configured storage by modifying PowerS

Personal goal pursuit

Career Break

May 2022 - Nov 2022 (7 months)

Bought and renovated a new home.

Systems Administrator

Amazon Web Services AWS

Sep 2020 - Apr 2022 (1 year 8 months)

Serviced AWS Regions support through Active Directory IAM and domain management.
Coordinated training of contractors for creation of Tier 1 IT help desk program.
Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate repetitive processes and query information.
Manage software versioning, deployment, and vulnerabilities through SCCM and other tools.
Resolved network, hardware, and Windows 10 issues for workstation and zero client EC2 infrastructure.
Deployed and tested device and network health monitors for classified systems through AWS CloudWatch.

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Support Engineer

Jun 2020 - Apr 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Serviced AWS gov cloud regions supporting Active Directory IAM and domain management using PowerShell in Tier 1/Tier 2 hybrid helpdesk/engineer role.
Administered federation between Workday accounts and Active Directory unclassified networks.
Remediated failure with DLP SQL service which restored backup capability for Active Directory schema.
Configured Windows 10 desktop ISO image upgrades to be deployed through WDS.
Instantiated DNS host to DNS cluster through PowerShell CLI.
Installed enterprise updates for Java, MySQL, Firefox, and Chrome applications.
Wrote and maintained PowerShell scripts to automate queries and repetitive processes.
Updated definitions for Microsoft Defender and managed software ve

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Student

Microsoft Software Systems Academy

Jan 2020 - May 2020 (5 months)

- Designed and implemented robust Azure AD cloud environment.
- Used Azure Templates to create and deploy IaaS.
- Tested and deployed core services, using both Windows Server 2016 and Nano versions.
- Demonstrated automation capabilities of PowerShell scripting for remote data query and management.

Cyber Systems Operations Craftsman

USAF

Feb 2018 - May 2020 (2 years 4 months)

- Configured Security Center credentials to correct access from 30% to over 95%. This led to receiving Team Innovation of the Quarter 2019 for McChord AFB.
- Restructured vulnerability management team, training 3 cross-discipline team members and ensuring successful deployment of new SCCM CB service domain-wide; garnered 627 Communications Squadron Supervisor of the Quarter 2018.
- Managed Vulnerability Management team and the Security Center and HBSS client services. Installed 46 separate HBSS RSD subnet monitors resulting in being awarded the 627 Communications Squadron Section of the Quarter 2018.
- Collaborated with 17 offices across McChord to successfully ensure 32K item STIG compliance ahead of deadline pending an insp

Supervisor

United States Air Force

May 2014 - May 2020 (6 years 1 month)

Managed Vulnerability Management team enforcing NIST and CMMC DoD cybersecurity standards.
Trained personnel and maintained systems for ACAS and HBSS client services.
Tenable Security Center and Nessus scan and remediation success raised from 30% to over 95%.
Ensured 32K STIG compliance items with PowerShell automation scripting for 17 base organizations.
Repurposed $100K of equipment to mitigate CapEx costs.
Administered McChord AFB 2-factor authentication security program for 900 users.
Installed updates for Firefox, Chrome, and .NET Framework enterprise applications.
Prepared ACAS reports and enforced vulnerability remediation deadlines for ITIL risk management.
Provided tier-2 helpdesk customer su

Cyber Systems Journeyman

United States Air Force

May 2014 - Apr 2018 (4 years)

- Audited $9M server asset accounts to repurpose $100K of equipment and sustain datacenter operations, contributing to the Air Force Unit Excellence 2016 Award.
- Administered McChord AFB PKI program for 900 users by controlling encryption of sensitive data across email and domain certificates, thereby enabling secure 2FA to the network.
- Provided tier-2 helpdesk customer support for over 8,000 users spanning 13 separate organizations with unique mission and data requirements, fulfilling tickets through the use of backup management and service monitoring.
- Managed all network data storage for McChord AFB, assigning rights and permissions as needed, in addition to designing folder hierarchies and organizational unit structur

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