SCOTT LICHTY

Sr. Security Vulnerability Engineer

CISSP Candidate

Recipient: Deloitte Above & Beyond Award

Core Competencies

Ansible AAP Azure DevOps Puppet Architect F5 / RSA Tokens Zero-Trust VDI Vulnerability Lifecycle Rapid7 & Nessus Federal Compliance

Professional Credentials

ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

Active Credential

Google Cybersecurity Professional

Certification V2

Cloud+ Active thru 2028

CompTIA CE

Linux+ Active thru 2028

CompTIA CE

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Windows Systems Authority

A+ Active thru 2026

CompTIA CE

Prior Foundations

Network+ • CCNA • VMware VCP

Experience Timeline

Sr. Security Vulnerability Engineer

2021 — PRESENT

Innova Solutions

  • Proactive Engineering: Operating as a self-directed lead, architecting remediation solutions and automation workflows without external oversight to stay ahead of the threat landscape.
  • Team Enablement: Mentoring and assisting colleagues in complex troubleshooting and automation logic, ensuring the entire engineering team meets high-performance standards.
  • DevSecOps Integration: Architected a remediation pipeline using Azure DevOps and Ansible AAP, reducing manual remediation efforts from hours to minutes.
  • Enterprise Orchestration: Leading end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle management for 3,000+ server assets across RHEL, Rocky, and Windows environments.

Sr. Systems Engineer / Architect Above & Beyond Award

2014 — 2021

Deloitte (Federal & Global Client Systems)

  • Innovation Showcase: Hand-selected to lead the architecture of a new enterprise build process and a client-facing Cloud Portal for the global firm; work was showcased by leadership as a firm-wide technical standard.
  • Secure Remote Access Architecture: Designed a Zero-Trust gateway using BIG-IP F5 and RSA Tokens; synchronized with AD for role-based VDI delivery via VMware Horizon.
  • FedRAMP Audit Defense: Served as primary technical lead for annual federal audits, successfully validating system integrity and change controls to government assessors.
  • Infrastructure Automation: Pioneered automated provisioning using Puppet & SCORCH, slashing deployment SLAs by 90%.

IT Engineer

2012 — 2014

Zuus Media

  • Network Edge Hardening: Secured encrypted Over-The-Air (OTA) broadcast delivery via Cisco ASA infrastructure.

Management Philosophy

"Security is not a bottleneck; it is an accelerator. My focus is on building automated, transparent systems that empower teams to move fast while keeping the enterprise secure by design."