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Jacob Taylor

West Hollywood

Summary

Analytical cybersecurity professional with hands-on experience in incident response, compliance documentation, risk analysis, and security control evaluation across federal and enterprise environments. Strong communicator skilled in translating technical data into clear reports, supporting audit readiness, and driving governance tasks.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Cybersecurity Incident Response Analyst

ManTech International Corporation
05.2024 - 10.2025
  • Investigated and documented security incidents using Splunk SOAR and CrowdStrike Falcon.
  • Conducted root-cause analysis on phishing and email threats.
  • Produced incident reports and supported audit tracking.
  • Maintained accurate records of all data collected during analysis processes.

Computer Security Systems Specialist

A3L Federal LLC
05.2023 - 05.2024
  • Analyzed alerts in a federal SOC and documented actions for FISMA compliance.
  • Performed OSINT investigations with VirusTotal, RiskIQ, AlienVault.
  • Supported updates to FISMA documentation and audit readiness.

Technical Writer

West Virginia University, IT Services
Morgantown
01.2023 - 04.2023
  • Authored SOPs, system manuals, and IT documentation.
  • Ensured clarity, accuracy, and compliance with documentation standards.

NSF Researcher

Tennessee Technological University
06.2022 - 07.2022
  • Conducted anomaly detection research on IoT datasets.
  • Authored technical paper evaluating detection models.

Administrative Coordinator

Assured Partners
06.2021 - 07.2021
  • Created benefits documentation and client-ready materials.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity

West Virginia University
Morgantown, Wv
08.2018 - 12.2022

Skills

  • FISMA
  • Control documentation
  • SOPs
  • Policies
  • Reporting
  • Splunk SOAR
  • CrowdStrike
  • XSOAR
  • Wireshark
  • Stealthwatch
  • Nessus
  • OSINT tools
  • Incident writeups
  • Documentation
  • Executive reporting
  • Stakeholder coordination
  • Audit support
  • Structured analysis
  • Security incident investigation
  • Cyber threat analysis

Timeline

Cybersecurity Incident Response Analyst

ManTech International Corporation
05.2024 - 10.2025

Computer Security Systems Specialist

A3L Federal LLC
05.2023 - 05.2024

Technical Writer

West Virginia University, IT Services
01.2023 - 04.2023

NSF Researcher

Tennessee Technological University
06.2022 - 07.2022

Administrative Coordinator

Assured Partners
06.2021 - 07.2021

Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity

West Virginia University
08.2018 - 12.2022
Jacob Taylor