Danielle Jaksha
@daniellejaksha
Cybersecurity professional blending detection engineering, SOC operations, and DoD offensive experience to protect and contain threats.
What I'm looking for
I’m a cybersecurity professional with 6+ years of experience across detection engineering, SOC operations, DoD offensive operations, and intelligence analysis. I began my career in the U.S. Army leading cyber operations teams, where I built hands-on strength in vulnerability analysis, threat assessment, and operational risk management, including managing a team of 20 analysts and overseeing 175+ missions.
I completed a Skillbridge internship as a Detection Engineer/Analyst at Red Canary, investigating endpoint telemetry, hunting for malicious activity, and creating incident reports that strengthen customer security posture. My work leverages SIEM/EDR platforms (Cortex XSIAM, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender), Python/PowerShell scripting, and MITRE ATT&CK to identify IOCs, detect anomalies, and escalate high-priority incidents for containment, complemented by my CISSP and CySA+ certifications.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
• Contributed high-quality RLHF training data to enhance the performance and safety of large language models.
• Evaluated model responses for accuracy, security implications, and ethical alignment.
• Created and rated diverse prompts and multi-turn conversations across various domains, including cybersecurity and software development.
• Conducted quality assurance on peer annotations to ensu
Worked within the Detection Engineering and Incident Handling teams as part of a four-month cybersecurity fellowship. Investigated endpoint telemetry and applied MITRE ATT&CK to identify TTPs and respond to threats in real time. Creating and sharing threat reports with customers, highlighting key indicators across processes, files, and network traffic. Monitored and triaged security alerts across
Worked in Detection Engineering and Incident Handling as part of a cybersecurity fellowship, investigating endpoint telemetry and applying MITRE ATT&CK to identify TTPs and respond to threats. Monitored and triaged alerts across Cortex XSIAM, Microsoft Defender, and CrowdStrike, and produced threat reports for customers.
Managed a team of 20 analysts executing agile sprints to identify high-value cyber targets for strategic offensive missions. Provided analytical support to operations teams and delivered actionable intelligence to support real-time decisions.
Managed a team of 20 analysts executing agile sprints to identify high-value cyber targets for strategic offensive missions. Provided in-depth analytical support to operations teams, driving mission effectiveness across diverse adversary targets. Turned complex data into actionable intelligence, supporting real-time decisions. Led monthly systems analysis to refine targeting strategies, boosting a
Specialized in mapping and exploiting complex target networks to support critical intelligence collection. Worked closely with stakeholders to close access and collection gaps through advanced CNE operations. Proactively identified and mitigated operational security risks, protecting sensitive NSA capabilities.
Mapped and exploited complex target networks to support critical intelligence collection and advanced CNE operations. Identified and mitigated operational security risks while working with stakeholders to close access and collection gaps.
Led a team of 15 analysts and operators to drive cybersecurity operations and network exploitation efforts. Oversaw 175+ missions and served as a lead instructor for a leadership development course, briefing senior leaders on operational progress and strategy.
Led a high-performing team of 15 analysts and operators, driving cybersecurity operations and network exploitation efforts. Oversaw 175+ missions targeting high-value objectives with measurable impact. Also served as the lead instructor for a key leadership development course, growing the bench of trained mission commanders by over 10% each cycle. Regularly briefed senior leaders on strategic dire
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
United States Military Academy at West Point
Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology
United States Military Academy at West Point
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the United States Military Academy at West Point (2019).
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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