Cyber Security Consultant

• Feb 2022 - Present

Support customers in disciplines related to Cyber Security: - Advisory - Consulting - Professional Services - Managed Security - Managed Detection & Response Achievements: - Supporting Customers with Cybersecurity Programs - Leading Cyber Crisis Tabletop Exercises - Leading internal SOC-as-a-Service deployment with an MSSP (International - MS Sentinel, M365D, 3k endpoints) Support customers in disciplines related to Cyber Security: - Advisory - Consulting - Professional Services - Managed Security - Managed Detection & Response Achievements: - Supporting Customers with Cybersecurity Programs - Leading Cyber Crisis Tabletop Exercises - Leading internal SOC-as-a-Service deployment with an MSSP (International - MS Sentinel, M365D, 3k endpoints)

Integration Engineer

• Aug 2023 - Present

Security Operations Center (SOC) Service Architect

• Oct 2019 - Jan 2022

- Support of sales and pre-sales teams in their sales activities, basic costing development for project scope as well as customer consulting on-site. - Support in the quotation and technical pre-sales phase as well as preparation of quotation documentation, and participation in quotation presentations. - Onboarding new customers: Project or technical management including project planning and technical support as an engineer. Responsible for technical implementation and ramp-up of SOC as a Service projects and solutions consisting of Security Analytics (SIEM), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Vulnerability Assessment System (VAS). - Involvement in all project phases such as architecture, installation, integration, acceptance testing as well as transfer to operational use and optimization. - Contact person for customers: Planning and implementation of customer meetings - Internal infrastructure: development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the SOC productivity tools and the internal management infrastructure (Ansible, GitLab, etc.) - Writing and continuous improvement of internal documentation, service documentation, and manuals - Development of internal MS Word and MS Visio templates (VBA, Ribbons UI) Achievements: - Support the Product Manager SOC Services as a technical pre-sales engineer led to relevant new customer orders - Support from A-Z as technical sub-project manager and responsible system engineer in all ramp-ups of SOCaaS deployments with new customers - e.g. largest company for electronic media in Switzerland or cantonal administration office for IT - Development and optimization of frameworks e.g. onboarding prep sheets and all templates for projects - Lead and support standardization and automation based on CI/CD pipeline and concepts around Infrastructure as Code - Perform the role of Technical Lead and SME within a self-organized, small team of technical specialists - Perform Scrum roles of Product Owner and Scrum Master Show less

Senior Network Engineer

• May 2016 - Sep 2019

- Network Specialist - Development of customer-specific solutions in coordination with the existing network and overall architecture - Advice and support for sales, in tenders, offers - Planning, architecture, and further development of the Abraxas networks - Technical project management in customer projects - Development of implementation and operating concepts - 2nd and 3rd level support as well as on-call service and participation in maintenance windows Achievements: - "Replacement Abraxas Campus": technical project manager and solution engineer - one-person project. Responsible for new concepts and migration of office networks and site connections, evaluation, migration, 802.1x client authentication incl. dynamic VLAN assignment. Standardized, scalable network concepts, configuration templates, and central firewall management for simplified deployments. - "Schulen Schwyz (RZ Mythen)": technical project manager and solution engineer. Responsible for new concepts and migration of office network and site connections, hardware replacement of firewalls and network switches, 802.1x client authentication incl. dynamic VLAN assignment, central firewall management / WLAN controller, LAN / WLAN self-service guest portal for guests or BYOD. - ServiceNow CMDB": Standardisation and optimization specific to the specialist team Technologies / manufacturers: - WAN, LAN: Fortinet, Huawei, Cisco, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Check Point - WLAN: Fortinet, Huawei, Cisco Show less

Solution Architect / Senior Systems & Project Engineer

• Mar 2012 - Apr 2016

- Division: Civil and National Security - Defense & Intelligence / Secure Networks. - Technical Project Management and Engineering for Proof-of-Concept, Pilot, and Rollout Phases in long-term national communication network projects with customers from the federal administration and other homeland security-related organizations. - System/Network Design, System/Security Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Acceptance Testing within sensitive projects for Civil and National Security customers. - Assistance and lead in acquisition and bid proposal management. - Occasional Customer support (3rd Level) or participation within an emergency response team. - Enhancement of an MS Access application, of MS Word templates (VBA, Ribbons UI) Achievements: - "IP Networking POLYCOM": technical project manager and solution engineer. Long-term project on behalf of the Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP) for the rescue and security authorities and organizations (BORS) - to expand Polycom, Switzerland's secure radio network, by interconnecting all cantonal Polycom radio networks to form a national IP-based application platform. Responsible for all project phases and iterations for technical IP concepts, pilot tests, rollouts with migrations, and individual integrations per cantonal radio network as well as the subsequent further developments and extensions of the project over many years. Secure, scalable network concepts, as well as crisis-resistant and secure communication elements, allow the use of Polycom for IP applications throughout Switzerland, around the clock, and in all situations. Enabling voice communication via VoIP, data transmission and Polyalert - a system for alerting the population in Liechtenstein and Switzerland via 5'000 sirens. Polyalert is the basis of a secure and polyvalent alerting and information platform (Alertswiss). Annual siren tests are a great and impressive reminder for successful projects of national importance! Show less

Senior Systems & Project Engineer

• Jul 2011 - Feb 2012

- Division: Civil and National Security - Defense & Intelligence / Secure Networks. - Technical Project Management and Engineering for Proof-of-Concept, Pilot, and Rollout Phases in long-term national communication network projects with customers from the federal administration and other homeland security-related organizations. - System/Network Design, System/Security Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Acceptance Testing within sensitive projects for Civil and National Security customers. - Assistance and lead in acquisition and bid proposal management. - Occasional Customer support (3rd Level) or participation within an emergency response team. - Enhancement of an MS Access application, of MS Word templates (VBA, Ribbons UI) Show less

Systems & Project Engineer

• Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

- Division: Civil and National Security - Defense & Intelligence / Secure Networks. - Technical Project Management and Engineering for Proof-of-Concept, Pilot, and Rollout Phases in long-term national communication network projects with customers from the federal administration and other homeland security-related organizations. - System/Network Design, System/Security Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Acceptance Testing within sensitive projects for Civil and National Security customers. - Assistance and lead in acquisition and bid proposal management. - Occasional Customer support (3rd Level) or participation within an emergency response team. - Enhancement of an MS Access application, of MS Word templates (VBA, Ribbons UI) Show less

Systems & Project Engineer

• Apr 2007 - May 2010

- Division: Civil and National Security - Defense & Intelligence / Secure Networks. - Technical Project Management and Engineering for Proof-of-Concept, Pilot, and Rollout Phases in long-term national communication network projects with customers from the federal administration and other homeland security-related organizations. - System/Network Design, System/Security Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Acceptance Testing within sensitive projects for Civil and National Security customers. - Assistance and lead in acquisition and bid proposal management. - Occasional Customer support (3rd Level) or participation within an emergency response team. - Enhancement of an MS Access application, of MS Word templates (VBA, Ribbons UI) Show less

Project Engineer

• Mar 2007 - May 2007

- Bereich: Telematik - Projektabwicklung VisiWeb Transportation - Befristete Mitarbeit im Bereich Entwicklung und Testing - Bereich: Telematik - Projektabwicklung VisiWeb Transportation - Befristete Mitarbeit im Bereich Entwicklung und Testing

Product Manager

• Jul 2005 - Jan 2007

- Bereich: Computer Networks und Mobile Computing - Verantwortlich für Umsatz, Marge und Ertrag - Sortiments- und Preisgestaltung, Marktbeobachtung - Ausarbeitung und Unterstützung bei kommerziellen und technischen Anfragen - Bereich: Computer Networks und Mobile Computing - Verantwortlich für Umsatz, Marge und Ertrag - Sortiments- und Preisgestaltung, Marktbeobachtung - Ausarbeitung und Unterstützung bei kommerziellen und technischen Anfragen

Netzwerktechniker

• Feb 2003 - Apr 2005

- Bereich: Support Computer Networks und Security-Devices - Verantwortung der geschäftseigenen IT-Infrastruktur, Website und Online-Shop - Durchführung von Security-Schulungen (Firewall, VPN) - Aktive Mitbestimmung und Unterstützung des Geschäftsführers - Bereich: Support Computer Networks und Security-Devices - Verantwortung der geschäftseigenen IT-Infrastruktur, Website und Online-Shop - Durchführung von Security-Schulungen (Firewall, VPN) - Aktive Mitbestimmung und Unterstützung des Geschäftsführers

Elektromonteur

• Aug 1994 - Aug 1998

Grundausbildung/Lehre als Eidgenössisch diplomierter Elektromonteur Grundausbildung/Lehre als Eidgenössisch diplomierter Elektromonteur