Brian Dills
๐จโ๐ป About Me Experienced Systems Engineer with a strong focus on cybersecurity, infrastructure stability, and enterprise system management. Nearly a decade of hands-on experience across corporate environments from local to international scale, specializing in creating secure, stable, and scalable IT solutions.
๐ Cybersecurity Focus
Security Operations: Incident response, breach investigation, and remediation strategies Security Tools: CrowdStrike, Rapid7, Wazuh, Sumo Logic, Qualys Compliance: PCI compliance implementation and maintenance Certifications: ISC2 CISSP, CCSP, and CC certified
๐ ๏ธ Technical Skills CategorySkillsVirtualizationvSphere, CitrixPMS SystemsOracle Cloud, Opera Hosted, EpitomeOperating SystemsServer 2012/R2, 2016, 2019, Windows 10/11SecurityCrowdStrike, Rapid7, Ivanti LanDesk, Sumo Logic, WazuhNetworkingFortigate Firewalls, Palo Alto Panorama, Remote Syslog MonitoringBackup & RecoveryVeeam, CohesityMonitoringAxonius, Orion Solarwinds, Sumo Logic, Wazuh (FIM)
๐ผ Professional Journey
Enterprise Systems Engineer | Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants 2022 - Present Leading incident response investigations and remediation strategies Maintaining VM environment with 99.9% yearly uptime Managing endpoint security and vulnerability management platforms Implementing monthly patching across company devices Configuring and troubleshooting network tunnels, SSO and VPN systems
Network Engineer | Xcentric 2019 - 2022 Provided incident response for firewall breaches and security events Assisted nationwide firms with Fortinet Firewall setup and maintenance Managed Domain Controllers, GPOs, and Print Servers
Director of IT | Zamora Hospitality Group 2018 - 2019 Led transition from managed to independent property Achieved PCI compliance within 2 months Upgraded network infrastructure, O365, AD Domain, and guest wireless
๐ Recent Certifications
Qualys Vulnerability Management Course (September 2024) ISC2 CC Certification (August 2024) ISC2 CISSP (August 2024) ISC2 CCSP (October 2024)
๐ Currently Working On
Expanding my knowledge in cloud security architecture Seeking CISA, AWS, Crowdstrike Certifications Developing automation scripts for security operations Contributing to open-source security projects