Cheyanne Winebrenner
Senior Cyber Engineer
Fayetteville
Summary
Accomplished cyber engineer at MAG Aerospace and previous Manager at L3Harris Corporation, adept in strategic planning and staff management. Managed over 10 networks simultaneous and spearheaded security risk assessments, resulting in multiple ATOs and superior management support ratings. Expert in designing security controls and data security, with a proven track record of exceeding federal security expectations. Demonstrated leadership in guiding teams and enhancing security protocols across government contracts.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Senior Cyber Engineer
MAG Aerospace
12.2023 - Current
- Managed ten network ATO extension, approvals, and decommissions for government organization with updating STIGs, reviewing scans and logs, conducting meeting with engineering team to provide response to assessment team.
- Achieved successful project outcomes by maintaining accurate documentation and meeting strict deadlines.
- Presented technical findings to stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of project status and goals.
- Contributed towards reducing overall enterprise risk by consistently analyzing and refining the organization''s risk appetite and tolerance levels.
Cyber Security Manager
L3Harris Corporation
8 2021 - 11.2023
- Cyber Security Manager who operated for a wholly owned business unit of L3Harris, ForceX, a military aviation software development company with the ability to work independently and exercise good judgment while maintaining a high level of confidentiality.
- Management and audits for a peer-to-peer systems, WAN, LANs, SIPR Net, and other customer owned Information Systems.
- Enforced audits for internal systems with group policies, Nessus, Splunk, SCAP/STIGs, and administration over systems. Access and use of eMass for government contracts. Multiple ATOs granted over years working systems.
- Lead periodic security risk assessment/analysis, mitigation, and remediation for over 10 programs with over one billion dollars with a Superior in Security Awareness, Management Support, and Security Community.
- Oversaw team of security analysts and managed scheduling and performance evaluations.
- Leading multiple complex Air Force, Army, and other government agency federal contractor security programs while working with the Defense Counterintelligence & Security Agency (DCSA).
- Ensured the organization has audit controls to monitor activity on accredited information systems to comply with federal requirements and exceed customer security expectations.
- Ensured compliance with NISPOM, DAAPM and applicable NIST Publications.
- Verified compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) regulations, Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs) and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
- Provides day-to-day supervision, management of accounts, customers, and security staff in addition to functional management such as travel approval and employee reviews.
- Government Systems in compliance with NIST 800.53 and utilizes vulnerability scanning, AV scans, and RMF compliance
- Administer proposal support/development for emerging, potential opportunities to include writing program BOE's and security contracts assistance.
- Travels to customer sites and external locations in support of programs and management of new FCLs and acted as strategic planner in partnership with management for current/changing program/facility requirements.
- Maintains government clearances, security education programs, investigations, SCIFs, SSPs, FFCs, FCL, and SOPs.
Information System Security Officer (ISSO)
Raytheon
03.2019 - 08.2021
- Assessing and monitoring system compliance, auditing, security plan development and delivering information systems security education and awareness
- Investigating information system security violations and help prepare reports specifying corrective and preventative actions
- Created compliance programs as program needs emerged and maintained compliance with program management team for program related objectives
- Conducts/assists in technical troubleshooting for industry leading defense contractor
- Supports test equipment requirements for government contracts
- Team organizer for internal security audit and review
Security and Compliance Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
05.2015 - 04.2019
- Northrop Grumman Global Monitoring Center Analyst
- Write and analyze Security Threat Assessments on global hot spots
- Business Continuity planner for 90k employees across hundreds of sites
- Develop and manage security policies and procedures for government contracts
- Prepares and presents technical and non-technical procedures for program management and employees
- Security Communications Lead on work practices and applications
- Produces communications and news summaries on security industry and world developments
- Performs key security and compliance reviews and management to include vulnerability resolution from scan findings using Splunk and Nessus
Business Consultant
Volusia County Emergency Operations Center
08.2014 - 05.2015
- Developed business models and plans for future site plans
- Analyzed data and identity trends of region and population
- Presented reviews to senior county officials
Education
MBA - in Progress
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL 01.2018 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Global Intelligence And Security Studies
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach. FL 08.2011 - 05.2015
Skills
Public speaking and briefing
Staff Management
Policies and procedures
Data security
Certification
Six Sigma Specialist Certification - RTX
Timeline
SEC+
06-2024
Senior Cyber Engineer
MAG Aerospace
12.2023 - Current
Six Sigma Specialist Certification - RTX
03-2021
Information System Security Officer (ISSO)
Raytheon
03.2019 - 08.2021
MBA - in Progress
Florida Institute of Technology
01.2018 - Current
Security and Compliance Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
05.2015 - 04.2019
Business Consultant
Volusia County Emergency Operations Center
08.2014 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Science - Global Intelligence And Security Studies
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
08.2011 - 05.2015
Cyber Security Manager
L3Harris Corporation
8 2021 - 11.2023
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