{"id":590,"date":"2026-04-30T03:22:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/?page_id=590"},"modified":"2026-04-30T04:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:33:15","slug":"career-readiness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/career-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Readiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><br>This highlights my readiness for cybersecurity roles by showcasing my active TS\/SCI clearance, ongoing certification development, and alignment with real-world job requirements. It demonstrates how my academic and technical experience prepares me to operate in secure and high-responsibility environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Target Job Role<\/strong><br>Cyber Network Defense Systems Analyst<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/recruiting.paylocity.com\/Recruiting\/Jobs\/Details\/2577602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/recruiting.paylocity.com\/Recruiting\/Jobs\/Details\/2577602<br><\/a>Job Requirements:<br>5 or more years\u2019 relevant IT Security experience; OR 7 or more years\u2019 relevant IT experience.<br>IAT Level II Security Certification<br>3 years minimum of Traffic and Log Analysis experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Experience<br><\/strong>Current Job Responsibilities:<br>Monitor and troubleshoot network performance<br>Support LAN\/WAN infrastructure<br>Work with Cisco and Juniper devices<br>Document incidents and maintain logs<br>Assist with resolving network outages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Certifications &amp; Professional Development<br><\/strong>CompTIA Security+<br>CCNA (In Progress)<br>CySA+ (Planned)<br>These certifications strengthen my understanding of networking, security principles, and threat detection. They align directly with industry requirements and demonstrate my commitment to continuous learning in cybersecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technical Skills Alignment<\/strong><br>Requirement: Packet capture and analysis (Wireshark)<br>\u2192 Demonstrated through my Wireshark Traffic Analysis lab and ability to inspect and interpret network traffic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Requirement: Incident response and analysis<br>\u2192 Supported through both academic analysis of cyberattacks and real-world troubleshooting experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Requirement: Security+ Certification<br>\u2192 Achieved<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OverviewThis highlights my readiness for cybersecurity roles by showcasing my active TS\/SCI clearance, ongoing certification development, and alignment with real-world job requirements. It demonstrates how my academic and technical experience <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/career-readiness\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25872,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/590"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25872"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":652,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/590\/revisions\/652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/zsumu001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}