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Stephanie Schuler

@stephanieschuler

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Freelance cybersecurity consultant specializing in incident response and threat hunting.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek hands-on cybersecurity roles focused on incident response, threat hunting, and DFIR within collaborative teams that value mentorship, operational excellence, and measurable risk reduction.

I am a freelance cybersecurity consultant with over 10 years of IT and cybersecurity experience, grounded in Linux systems administration and real-world incident response. I specialize in incident response, threat hunting, and endpoint detection across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.

I provide security assessments, remediation guidance, and documentation support including incident response plans, policies, playbooks, and escalation workflows to help organizations reduce risk. I am known for delivering clear, actionable recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and remaining calm in high-pressure situations.

My hands-on experience includes host-based investigations, static and dynamic malware analysis, proactive threat hunting, and the use of EDR/XDR platforms (CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, SentinelOne, Defender). I have performed disk, memory, and live-system forensics and worked extensively with SIEM tools such as Splunk and the ELK Stack.

I mentor and collaborate with teams to implement practical, business-friendly security improvements, develop security-awareness materials, and support clients through critical escalations. I hold multiple industry certifications and emphasize operational excellence and measurable security outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Freelance Cybersecurity Consultant

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Self-Employed

Dec 2023 - Present (2 years 2 months)

Provide cybersecurity advisory, incident preparedness, and remediation guidance to small businesses and individuals; develop incident response plans, playbooks, and escalation workflows to reduce risk and improve readiness.

Incident Response Threat Hunting SentinelOne Linux Administration Playbook Development Security Awareness Forensics Policy Writing

DFIR Consultant

Stroz Friedberg, an AON Company

Sep 2021 - Nov 2023 (2 years 2 months)

Performed host-based investigations, log analysis, static and dynamic malware analysis, and threat hunting across Windows and Linux to support incident response and produce client-facing investigative findings.

Host Forensics Malware Analysis Velociraptor Crowdstrike Threat Hunting Log Analysis

Security Analyst

Rackspace

Sep 2019 - Sep 2021 (2 years)

Monitored NIDS, firewalls, and log correlation tools to detect threats; led investigations, escalations, and proactive threat hunting to contain and remediate network intrusions across global environments.

Incident Response Threat Hunting Network Security Log Analysis Escalation Management

Linux System Administrator

Rackspace

Oct 2014 - Sep 2019 (4 years 11 months)

Configured and maintained Linux environments for SMB and enterprise clients, resolved complex infrastructure issues, managed services (Apache, Nginx, MySQL), and implemented patching and hardening to improve security and reliability.

Linux Administration Nginx MySQL Patch Management Virtualization Troubleshooting