Stephanie Lopez

IT Specialist with ten years’ experience in Cloud Administration, Networking, Server Administration.
Familiar with DevSecOps practices. Amazon Web Services, Infrastructure as Code (IAC), Security, Linux/Windows server administration.

Helped architect 3rd Party Palo Alto Firewall appliances into a Production environment in AWS using Terraform
Assisted securing the inspection boundary using Panorama and Palo Alto Security policies to approved CIDRS and protocols
Created ADFS/Web Application Proxy infrastructure to allow SSO for Platform applications
Resolved Red team prowler findings for security assessments
Built Gitlab pipelines with role assumption and security scans to deploy resources following AWS best practices across a multi account environment
Built custom AWS EC2 Image builder components, and deployed Image builder pipelines
Diagnosed AWS Network connectivity issues and deployed AWS Transit Gateway resources in a Hybrid Cloud environment
Used powershell scripts to automate creation of existing manually created resources
Configured Data lifecyle policies and EC2 back up schedules for Core Services and Firewall workloads
Worked with AWS Organizations, SCPs, Security Hub, AWS Config and Lambda functions to provide Governance/Guardrails
Migrated RDS data between AWS accounts, and helped migrate data from onpremise VMs into AWS AMIs

System Administration of Department of the Air Force Cloud Works to include Elastic and ACAS solutions and their customer’s infrastructures
Creation of architecture diagrams for XACTA packages
Architecting cloud based infrastructure to allow DAF Cloud Works customer development
Assisted in creation of Security Test Plans (STP) Preparation for Cloud Security Assessments and ATO acquisition
Performed Operation Cloud mission application updates using Kubernetes and AWS services on DoD applications
Worked with application vendors and DAF Cloud Works Developers to test and update script changes, enabling automation in Cloud environments

Helped standup DCGS WCH SCCM patch management solution, closing changing a six-month process to a one-month process
Monthly patch management through SCCM for 27 globally networked sites across the Air Force Distributed Ground Communication System (DCGS)
Created cloud-based Azure SCCM training lab
Supported DCGS site software updates

Trained with Amazon Web Services to create a C2S VPC/Domain controllers/ training environments for the 27th Intelligence Squadron
Patched, hardened, STIGGED, performed SCAP scans and updated Windows 2012R2/Windows 2208 R2 servers manually and within SCCM. Ensured servers met Air Force Security standards
Assigned security groups, created EC2 instance/Windows 2012 R2/Windows 2008 R2 VM servers, assigned permissions, and responded to customer trouble tickets
Led teams to migrate data in NIPR/SIPR/JWICS server suite refreshes
Led a three-man team for an End of Lifecycle Data Migration to transfer 4.6 TB of work center data in three days with zero user data loss
Built/Configured ESXi Servers and managed VMs at PACAF, EUCOM, and CONUS sites
Configured EMC Networker to back up save sets for the 480isrwng and 27IS
Refreshed End of Life Storage array, backup server, file server and print servers

Scheduled downtimes for the DCGS Worldwide Enterprise
Worked closely with Air force sites worldwide to make sure communications equipment was working effectively for the enterprise
Briefed the 480th ISRW Commander and 27 Intelligence Squadron Commander on the Maintenance status of Enterprise
Promoted to Staff Sergeant 3 years into AF Career

Worked with AFSOC in the 353 Special Operations Group providing communications support in a tactical environment
Worked with L3 communication/GATOR/Cisco Equipment to set up both in Garrison and Tactical networks
Cloned hard drives, supervised, and maintained an inventory of equipment, maintained 100% accountability for items under supervision
Configured CISCO switches and routers and cloned Images to be prepped for TDY/ AFSOC Exercises across the Pacific theater
Trained individuals on the L3 communications antennas SDN-Medium/Light and GATOR equipment
Ran ceiling and floor cable drops, creating the cables by hand. Troubleshot and diagnosed network configuration issues in CISCO router and CISCO switches
Deployed on Typhoon evacuations, preparing mobile networks for communications from the deployed locations

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