Jada Logan
@jadalogan
Incident Response Analyst with 7+ years improving security operations and reducing MTTC.
What I'm looking for
I am a results-driven Cybersecurity Incident Response Analyst with over seven years of experience leading security operations, threat detection, and incident resolution across large financial and federal organizations.
I have reduced incident response time by 35% through automation and streamlined escalation, led ServiceNow change management improving deployment stability by 30%, and improved audit efficiency by 25% while coordinating DLP and high-risk appliances.
My hands-on systems and infrastructure work includes scripting with BASH and PuTTY for server integrations, upgrading on-prem legacy devices, and collaborating on fiber and RAID deployments to enhance network resiliency.
I hold AWS CCP, Cisco ICS 700-150, CompTIA A+, and ServiceNow Administration (CSA) certifications, and I actively contribute to WiCyS, CodePath, and Girls Who Code as a mentor and member.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Conducted application performance and risk assessments across 170+ business units, reducing mean-time-to-containment by 35% through improved incident response workflows and ServiceNow change management.
Sr. System Administrator
National Institute of Health
Mar 2024 - Dec 2024 (9 months)
Designed automation scripts for PDU/UPS integration and upgraded on-prem infrastructure, increasing network capacity to 100 GB and improving infrastructure security by 68%.
Led postmortems and automated workflows that reduced recurring incidents by 20%, redesigned SIEM reports improving response time 12%, and resolved complex mail-flow issues for on-prem email systems.
Drove NIST-aligned security improvements, resolved 500+ tickets with 95% satisfaction, implemented Python automation to cut incident response time by 30%, and reduced phishing incidents by 40% via training.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Maryland, College Park
Bachelor of Cybersecurity Management and Policy, Cybersecurity Management and Policy
Activities and societies: Relevant coursework: Network Security, Digital Forensics, CodePath, Ethical Hacking, Cryptography, Blockchain Fundamentals, IT Ethics, Cybersecurity for Leadership
Earned a Bachelor of Cybersecurity Management and Policy with coursework in network security, digital forensics, ethical hacking, cryptography, and cybersecurity leadership.
Central Piedmont Community College
Associate in Arts, Business Administration and Management
Completed an Associate in Arts focused on Business Administration and Management to support foundational business and administrative skills.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Job categories
Interested in hiring Jada ?
You can contact Jada and 90k+ other talented remote workers on Himalayas.
Message JadaFind your dream job
Sign up now and join over 100,000 remote workers who receive personalized job alerts, curated job matches, and more for free!
