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BRENT MORTON

Summary

Dedicated Information Security Engineer/Consultant with 20+ years

experience in enterprise IT systems in design, implementation, and technical

expertise committed to life-long learning. A natural leader with strong

analytical skills; focused on strategic planning, process improvement and

collaboration while providing guidance to stakeholders and clients as a SME.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Information Security Engineer

Kinaxis
03.2023 - Current
  • Identify, advise, and implement improvements to technologies in place to manage and mitigate key security risks
  • Design, integrate, and implement enhancements to Identity & Access Management (IAM), integrated to vendors, corporate systems, and SaaS solutions
  • Monitor information security trends related to expertise area and evolving technologies and keep senior leaders informed about related information security issues and implications
  • Okta subject matter expert, including SAML, OAuth, and integrations with HR system and Active Directory, leveraging Workflows and APIs.

Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Équité Association
09.2022 - 03.2023
  • Technical expert overseeing cyber security technical controls for all assets, including AWS environment
  • Setup and maintain SSO integrations with Azure AD and OKTA for various integrations including AWS for Identity Access Management
  • Ensure security controls meet Governance, Risk, and Compliance based on NIST CSF
  • Develop and maintain relationship with Managed Security Service provider and CSOC
  • Technical lead in cyber incident response.

Cyber Security Analyst

With You With Me ESDC
03.2021 - 09.2022
  • Monitored for suspicious behavior, and vulnerabilities, using Microsoft Security stack (Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365 Defender)
  • Enhanced analytics rules
  • Tuned alerting via KQL in Azure Log Analytics Workspace, reducing false positives and benign alerts
  • Created PowerShell Automation to improve efficiency
  • Team Lead for WYWM team at ESDC.

Network Analyst-Consultant

Royal Canadian Mint
03.2020 - 03.2021
  • Developed data cleanup process and procedure, while fully understanding complex requirements and responsibilities to Library and Archives of Canada; identified 3TB of legacy data for deletion
  • Assisted various business units with data protection and cleanup.

System Infrastructure Analyst-Consultant

Payments Canada
09.2019 - 03.2020
  • Consultant focused on project implementations and internal initiatives, working as member of IT Business Systems team
  • Project lead on several initiatives
  • Developed automation process for end user off-boarding process
  • Managed Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).

System Analyst

Assent Compliance
12.2018 - 09.2019
  • Identified process and procedure efficiencies, automated several routine tasks to reduce workload overhead and reduce errors
  • Provided senior technical server support and maintenance
  • Team Lead responsibilities for junior staff.

Systems Designer

Canadian Bank Note
03.2018 - 12.2018
  • Designed and implemented technology solutions for ID management systems including border control, passport, and ID systems
  • Responded to bids and proposals including sizing hardware, servers, and obtained vendor quotes to fulfill hardware requirements.

System Administrator-Consultant

Elections Canada
10.2017 - 03.2018
  • Systems administration for 1200+ virtual servers, across 45+ hosts
  • Built PowerShell script to automate user account consolidation.

IT Manager

Joe Johnson Equipment
08.2016 - 10.2017
  • Design and build converged infrastructure solution
  • Implemented PowerShell-based processes to improve response time for morning checks and de-provisioning (from 30 minutes down to 3).

Senior Business Technology Specialist

BMO Financial Group
10.2015 - 08.2016
  • Design, evaluate, develop, and implementation on messaging and archiving technologies, including assertive 3-5-year road map
  • Defined project architecture for technology solutions.

Systems Administrator

Georgian College
03.2008 - 09.2015
  • Project managed disaster recovery strategic planning initiative Migration of 55K mailboxes from Exchange 2007 to Office 365
  • Established secondary data centre for emergency backup and Disaster Recovery planning, introducing redundant cooling system.

Senior Messaging Analyst

BMO Financial Group
02.2005 - 03.2008
  • Continually assessed business processes to determine potential improvements while maintaining 250+ servers and serving as third-level support for all messaging aspects including Exchange, Blackberry, OWA, IronPort, SQL, Active Directory and Archiving
  • Migrated Messaging Environment to new Disaster Recovery site.

Education

Diploma (Honours) - Systems Administrator - Network Computing

The Institute for Computer Studies
Mississauga, ON
01.2000

Diploma - Theatre Arts - Technical Production

Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology
Oakville, ON
01.1997

Skills

  • INTEGRITY
  • TEAMWORK
  • COACH / MENTOR
  • ANALYSIS & EVALUATION
  • MONITORING
  • INCIDENT RESPONSE
  • INVESTIGATION
  • TECHNOLOGY PLANNING
  • DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING
  • PROCESS & PROCEDURES
  • AUTOMATION
  • IDENTITY & ACCESS MANAGEMENT
  • IDENTITY LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
  • IDENTITY GOVERNANCE

Websites

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Certification

  • OKTA CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATOR
  • OKTA CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL
  • ITIL V3 FOUNDATIONS
  • MCSE
  • A+
  • PADI RESCUE DIVER

Awards

BACKSTAGE ACCREDITATION VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR - BLUESFEST 2023

Timeline

Information Security Engineer

Kinaxis
03.2023 - Current

Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Équité Association
09.2022 - 03.2023

Cyber Security Analyst

With You With Me ESDC
03.2021 - 09.2022

Network Analyst-Consultant

Royal Canadian Mint
03.2020 - 03.2021

System Infrastructure Analyst-Consultant

Payments Canada
09.2019 - 03.2020

System Analyst

Assent Compliance
12.2018 - 09.2019

Systems Designer

Canadian Bank Note
03.2018 - 12.2018

System Administrator-Consultant

Elections Canada
10.2017 - 03.2018

IT Manager

Joe Johnson Equipment
08.2016 - 10.2017

Senior Business Technology Specialist

BMO Financial Group
10.2015 - 08.2016

Systems Administrator

Georgian College
03.2008 - 09.2015

Senior Messaging Analyst

BMO Financial Group
02.2005 - 03.2008

Diploma (Honours) - Systems Administrator - Network Computing

The Institute for Computer Studies

Diploma - Theatre Arts - Technical Production

Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology

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