Diana Smith
@dianasmith1
Cybersecurity leader with 8+ years of experience in strategic oversight.
What I'm looking for
I am a highly accomplished cybersecurity leader with over 8 years of experience, including more than 3 years in engineering leadership roles. My expertise lies in the strategic oversight of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), along with comprehensive cloud and network security solutions. I have a proven track record of architecting scalable cloud security solutions and deploying advanced Splunk platforms, which have significantly enhanced threat visibility and operational efficiency.
Throughout my career, I have built and managed high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams, driving operational excellence and aligning engineering capabilities with enterprise security strategy. I am passionate about fostering collaboration, mentoring talent, and delivering innovative solutions that not only meet but exceed security objectives, ensuring robust protection of digital assets. My commitment to excellence is reflected in my ability to achieve critical compliance and improve security postures across various organizations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Manager, Olympic Cyber Advisory
Deloitte
Jan 2025 - Present (5 months)
Spearheaded the development of a multi-game SIEM strategy to enhance threat visibility and operational efficiency across complex, multi-system environments. Led the initiative to define and implement effective Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), enabling comprehensive assessment and reporting of inherent, normalized, and residual risk.
Cloud Security Architect Lead
Office of Housing and Urban Development
May 2024 - Dec 2024 (7 months)
Led a team of cloud architects to design and implement robust AWS-based security solutions, resulting in a 15% improvement in overall security posture. Conducted comprehensive cloud security needs assessments, identifying over 20 critical vulnerabilities and strengthening security architecture. Achieved critical OMB 21-31 compliance within an accelerated 5-month timeframe.
Intelligence Operations Lead
IRS
Mar 2024 - May 2024 (2 months)
Led intelligence operations that identified critical attack methods, mitigating potential financial losses exceeding $10 billion for the government. This role focused on high-impact threat intelligence and direct financial loss prevention.
AI Threat Intelligence Researcher
Internal Firm Investment
Feb 2024 - May 2024 (3 months)
Trained Large Language Models to identify relevant threat intelligence, improving learning abilities, data labeling, and cleansing techniques. Developed methods to identify Generative AI-specific client threats and tested these capabilities in a sandbox environment. Researched adversarial AI methods like prompt injection, model evasion, and data leakage to assess their impact on clients.
Cyber Risk & Financial Advisory Manager
Department of Labor
May 2022 - Feb 2024 (1 year 9 months)
Promoted to Cyber Risk and Financial Advisory Manager, earning the Quarterly Civil Sector Award for Client Excellence. Led a team to implement endpoint detection and response systems, migrating from on-premise to AWS private cloud infrastructure, saving $5 million. Designed and implemented SOAR with existing SIEM platforms, creating 7 SOAR playbooks that reduced incident response times by 75%.
Senior Consultant
Department of Labor
May 2020 - May 2022 (2 years)
Led the design and implementation of Splunk Enterprise Security solutions for various federal clients, enhancing their security posture and operational visibility. Engineered over 35 correlation searches and 340 knowledge objects, significantly enhancing malicious activity detection and improving incident triage capabilities. Established and managed a comprehensive threat intelligence program, int
Threat Detection & Response Analyst
EY
May 2019 - Apr 2020 (11 months)
Conducted comprehensive threat detection and response analysis for clients across diverse sectors, including healthcare, transportation, and education. Produced new correlation searches for IDS/IPS and EDR solutions, enhancing detection capabilities across client environments. Managed multiple client engagements, providing real-time threat detection, containment, and reporting.
Threat Intelligence Analyst
Financial Services Organization
Aug 2017 - May 2019 (1 year 9 months)
Developed and led a comprehensive threat intelligence program, producing daily reports and actively participating in intelligence communities for ongoing threat assessment. Created hybrid threat actor profiles using OWASP and MITRE methodologies, significantly improving risk identification and mitigation strategies by 20%. Overhauled the Incident Response plan to incorporate advanced risk quantifi
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
Master of Science, Cybersecurity
Completed a Master of Science in Engineering with a specialization in Cybersecurity. This program focused on advanced topics in cybersecurity, preparing for leadership roles in the field.
Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts
Bachelor of Arts, Film
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film from the Meadows School of the Arts. This degree provided a foundation in film studies and creative arts.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Snowflake
Splunk
Amazon EC2
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Amazon S3
GitHub
Cloudflare
Gmail
Google Analytics
Databricks
PhantomJS
PingOne
AWS CloudFormation
Python
AWS CloudTrail
Splunk Enterprise
Solarwinds
Wireshark
Azure Active Directory
Datadog
Splunk Cloud
Google Workspace
Microsoft Office 365
Confluence
Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Zscaler
CrowdStrike
Palo Alto Networks
Cisco ASA
Cisco AnyConnect
Tenable.sc
Cisco Firepower
Cisco Identity Services Engine
CylancePROTECT
Cisco Umbrella
McAfee Endpoint Protection
AWS Lambda
Microsoft Excel
RSA SecurID
NGINX
Microsoft IIS
Cisco WSA
Cisco Umbrella Insights
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS Database Migration Service
VMware ESXi
Microsoft Visio
ServiceNow
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