Jose Rodriguez

Cybersecurity professional with 4+ years of experience in IT support, security operations, and digital forensics. Skilled in SIEM monitoring, incident response, detection engineering, and Windows enterprise environments. Experienced building Splunk-based Purple Team labs using MITRE ATT&CK, Sysmon, and Active Directory to develop and validate enterprise security detections.

Security Analyst at Lionbridge (2022-04 – 2026-05)

• Monitored and supported security, risk, and compliance initiatives by enforcing account access controls, validating user permissions, and ensuring adherence to organizational security policies while resolving 20–30 Tier 1 and Tier 2 support tickets daily.
• Administered Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID by provisioning and deprovisioning user accounts, performing access reviews, managing password resets, and supporting identity and access management (IAM) compliance requirements.
• Investigated security-related incidents involving authentication, VPN access, endpoint connectivity, DNS, and DHCP issues, performing root cause analysis and escalating high-risk events to cybersecurity and infrastructure teams in accordance with incident management procedures.
• Managed endpoint administration through Microsoft Intune, Google Workspace, and Slack by enforcing device compliance, applying security policies, supporting patching activities, and maintaining secure user access throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Collected and analyzed Windows Event Logs, crash dumps, and endpoint diagnostic data to support incident investigations, identify operational and security risks, document findings, and assist Tier 2/3 teams with remediation and compliance reporting.

Junior DFIR Analyst at Katerra Construction Inc. (2020-02 – 2022-03)

• Conducted forensic analysis of Windows memory, disk, and network artifacts to identify malicious activity, indicators of compromise, and attack timelines.
• Performed forensic evidence acquisition, validation, preservation, and hash verification while maintaining chain-of-custody procedures.
• Investigated persistence mechanisms, unauthorized access attempts, malware execution, and potential data exfiltration across compromised systems.
• Produced detailed forensic reports documenting findings, attack progression, root causes, and remediation recommendations for incident response teams.

B.S. in Cybersecurity & Information Assurance – Western Governors University

A.S. in Computer Science – Houston Community College