Jonathan M.
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Stuart Strathdee
Over the past few years of working with, and managing Jonathan, I’ve been the one privileged to work with such an amazing person. He is a hard worker, who also works smart, and is up to any professional challenge. I repeatedly saw him take on new technologies and learn them inside out within a few months. In terms of co-workers you couldn’t find better. He is both self-sustaining and an outstanding member of any team. I’d work with Jono again in an instant.
Nic Passmore
Jonathan is a dedicated and hard-working person who is always will to give 110% to anything he works on. He has exceptional skills in systems administration as well as good time management, and is an excellent team player. Jonathan worked on a multitude of internal and customer facing projects during the time his time at Sigtec and his skills and experience were invaluable in ensuring these were a success.
Stuart Strathdee
Over the past few years of working with, and managing Jonathan, I’ve been the one privileged to work with such an amazing person. He is a hard worker, who also works smart, and is up to any professional challenge. I repeatedly saw him take on new technologies and learn them inside out within a few months. In terms of co-workers you couldn’t find better. He is both self-sustaining and an outstanding member of any team. I’d work with Jono again in an instant.
Nic Passmore
Jonathan is a dedicated and hard-working person who is always will to give 110% to anything he works on. He has exceptional skills in systems administration as well as good time management, and is an excellent team player. Jonathan worked on a multitude of internal and customer facing projects during the time his time at Sigtec and his skills and experience were invaluable in ensuring these were a success.
Stuart Strathdee
Over the past few years of working with, and managing Jonathan, I’ve been the one privileged to work with such an amazing person. He is a hard worker, who also works smart, and is up to any professional challenge. I repeatedly saw him take on new technologies and learn them inside out within a few months. In terms of co-workers you couldn’t find better. He is both self-sustaining and an outstanding member of any team. I’d work with Jono again in an instant.
Nic Passmore
Jonathan is a dedicated and hard-working person who is always will to give 110% to anything he works on. He has exceptional skills in systems administration as well as good time management, and is an excellent team player. Jonathan worked on a multitude of internal and customer facing projects during the time his time at Sigtec and his skills and experience were invaluable in ensuring these were a success.
Stuart Strathdee
Over the past few years of working with, and managing Jonathan, I’ve been the one privileged to work with such an amazing person. He is a hard worker, who also works smart, and is up to any professional challenge. I repeatedly saw him take on new technologies and learn them inside out within a few months. In terms of co-workers you couldn’t find better. He is both self-sustaining and an outstanding member of any team. I’d work with Jono again in an instant.
Nic Passmore
Jonathan is a dedicated and hard-working person who is always will to give 110% to anything he works on. He has exceptional skills in systems administration as well as good time management, and is an excellent team player. Jonathan worked on a multitude of internal and customer facing projects during the time his time at Sigtec and his skills and experience were invaluable in ensuring these were a success.
Credentials
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Certificate IV in Government (Fraud Control) - PSP40612
Sydney Institute of Professional StudiesJul, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Certificate IV in Government (Investigation) - PSP41512
Sydney Institute of Professional StudiesJul, 2014- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Astralas
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Security Consultant
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Oct 2023 - Present
I've joined my mates at Astralas, where we deliver high quality security designs, architecture, strategy and engineering for complex enterprise environments and problems. I've joined my mates at Astralas, where we deliver high quality security designs, architecture, strategy and engineering for complex enterprise environments and problems.
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Ampion
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Lead Cyber Security Consultant
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Jun 2021 - Oct 2023
I joined Ampion in June 2021, after being head hunted. I run a high performance delivery team, which enables our clients to design and implement complex cyber security capabilities. I also deliver solution designs and engineering outcomes for our customers. I joined Ampion in June 2021, after being head hunted. I run a high performance delivery team, which enables our clients to design and implement complex cyber security capabilities. I also deliver solution designs and engineering outcomes for our customers.
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Medibank
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Australia
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Enterprise Security Operations
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Sep 2018 - Jun 2021
- Team management, performance, development goals and kpis.- Security strategy- Procurement and budgets- Vendor management- Project management, priority and resourcing- Operational and executive reporting- Team forecasting and planning- Stakeholder management- Security subject matter expert- Security advocate, Influencer and advisor- Problem solver
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Manager - Network Security Operations
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Apr 2018 - Sep 2018
I ran a team that was accountable for all technology protecting data in transit (Firewalls, WAF and IDS/IPS). Including delivery of new capabilities, day to day operations, maintenance and incident handling.
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Lead Security Specialist - Threat Hunter
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Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
I joined Medibank's Security Operations team in October 2017, with a key responsibility of building their Threat hunting function, and helping to establish and uplift their SOC capabilities.A short while into the new role I was offered an opportunity to manage the Network Security function.
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nbn® Australia
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Australia
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Security Monitoring Specialist
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Apr 2016 - Oct 2017
I joined the NBN Active Network Assurance and Security Team tasked with protecting Australia's critical telecommunications infrastructure, utilising next generation security monitoring and analytic solutions.In this role I became the Product Owner for the satellite security monitoring program of work, delivering advanced security monitoring capabilities for NBN's ground stations and satellite management infrastructure.Primary responsibilities:- Managing a small team- Level 3 process owner – Active Network Security Monitoring- Rapid security platform/capability uplift- “Next Generation” threat landscape analysis- Security monitoring strategy - Security analysis and analytics Other responsibilities:- Agile product owner- Advanced threat detection techniques- Security risk identification and remediation- Security monitoring gap analysis and remediation- Security products and industry trends- Critical infrastructure security monitoring- Security event data integration Show less
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CERT Cyber Investigator
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Jun 2013 - Apr 2016
During my time in this role I provide security incident response guidance and support to NBN, as well as assisting with e-discovery and forensic investigations for HR and legal stakeholders. Our team was the primary escalation point for the NBN Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) for critical security incidents and forensic investigations.Primary responsibilities:- Incident response and critical situation guidance and support- Digital investigations- Investigation reporting- E-Discovery and ForensicsOther responsibilities:- Advanced threat detection techniques- End user and VM forensics- Risk identification and reporting- Security infrastructure maintenance and uplift- Mandiant investigations and forensics- OSINT on emerging threats and vulnerabilities- RSA SA / Netwitness investigations- Splunk administration and investigations Show less
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Data Centre Support Engineer
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Jan 2011 - Jun 2013
I joined NBN in 2011 and was part of a high performance data centre operations team. Our team provided tier 3 support for the whole data centre and cloud stack including VMware, OS, Networking, Load Balancing, Storage, Backups, Compute, Monitoring and many other components.Primary responsibilities:- Technical support and incident handling- System maintenance- Upgrades and patching- System builds and troubleshooting- Incident resolution, covering full stack- Escalation point for all major data centre incidentsOther responsibilities:- Load balancing- Multi-tier Splunk deployment and management- Group policy configuration and deployment- Identify and raise IT and security risks- AD Enterprise Admin - SCCM Admin- Spacewalk and Satellite- Reverse proxies and SSL offloading- Vendor escalation Show less
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Sigtec
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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IT Infrastructure Manager
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May 2007 - Jan 2011
During my time with Sigtec I was responsible for all aspects of Information Technology systems and support. I was the primary IT engineer resource for all Taxi system deployment projects for our customers. Responsibilities: - Management of IT systems and Infrastructure - Responsible for over 200 Virtual Servers and over 80 Physical servers - Provide solutions to development teams to aid with development and deployments - Development and maintenance of SOEs for workstations and servers - Provide IT technical support for our onsite customer Taxi systems Show less
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GMC Powertools
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Melbourne, Australia
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Network Systems Engineer
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2005 - May 2007
I was head hunted from Jake Computing Excellence into this position, having already worked on the GMC account for a number of years while at Jake. During my time here I was responsible for all IT systems within GMC in both Australia, China and the USA. I was responsible for the whole IT stack end to end, managing all the compute and networking layers, right through to desktop support and phone systems. I maintained and managed the B2B / EDI systems used by GMC to conduct electronic orders, invoicing and shipping with major business partners around the world. Show less
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Jake Computing Excellence
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Melbourne, Australia
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IT Consultant and Technician
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2003 - 2005
Jake Computing Excellence was a small IT solution and support company that serviced numerous business clients. I worked for Jake for approximately 2 years as an IT consultant and technician (Network Systems Engineer). Some of Jake's customers included: GMC Powertools, Rolex Watches, Enviromission (www.enviromission.com.au) and Australia Post. I was responsible for IT infrastructure related support calls for these organisations during my time with Jake. Jake Computing Excellence was a small IT solution and support company that serviced numerous business clients. I worked for Jake for approximately 2 years as an IT consultant and technician (Network Systems Engineer). Some of Jake's customers included: GMC Powertools, Rolex Watches, Enviromission (www.enviromission.com.au) and Australia Post. I was responsible for IT infrastructure related support calls for these organisations during my time with Jake.
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Greensborough Computers
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Melbourne, Australia
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Support Technician
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1999 - 2000
Greensborough Computers was a retail outlet for computer software/hardware products and also a service/repair center. I worked here part time towards the end of High School where I learned how to repair computers and deal with customer expectations. Greensborough Computers was a retail outlet for computer software/hardware products and also a service/repair center. I worked here part time towards the end of High School where I learned how to repair computers and deal with customer expectations.
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