Jalen Johnson
Virginia Beach,VA
Summary
Cybersecurity Engineering graduate (GMU, May 2026) with hands-on experience in malware analysis, threat detection, and risk modeling, proficient in Splunk, NIST SP 800-53, MITRE ATT&CK, and RMF. Google Professional Cybersecurity Certificate holder and CompTIA Security+ candidate (expected July 2026), actively targeting Security Analyst and SOC Analyst roles.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Malware Analysis Lab
George Mason University
02.2026 - 03.2026
- Identified 12+ unique IOCs across two live malware samples, uncovering a keylogger/IRC backdoor with anti-analysis evasion and a Win32/Slackbot trojan with persistence mechanisms.
- Delivered a structured incident report with capability tables and video walkthroughs, aligned with NIST SP 800-61 standards.
Cyber Risk Heatmap
24SCyber Co.
- Mapped 20+ threat actor TTPs to NIST SP 800-53 and CIS controls across 3 simulated business units using MulVAL and MITRE Caldera.
- Produced a risk prioritization framework, applying FISMA and RMF principles, that reduced simulated critical vulnerabilities by 40%.
Front Desk Attendant
George Mason University, GMU Field House
10.2025 - 05.2026
- Enforced access control policies for 100+ daily patrons and escalated security violations to supervisors in compliance with campus security procedures.
- Resolved 15+ user inquiries per shift while coordinating with facilities staff on operational issues.
Project Manager, Cybersecurity
Blue Cloak LLC, ForgeAgent Capstone
08.2025 - 05.2026
- Led a cross-functional team of 5 engineers to deliver ForgeAgent, a secure VS Code extension integrating local and frontier LLMs with Zero Trust architecture, on time and in compliance for a government-contracted software firm.
- Delivered automated PII scrubbing, GDPR/HIPAA-aligned data sovereignty protocols, and API security hardening; contributed to an IEEE research paper and a competitive final presentation.
Student-Athlete, Track & Field (Sprinter)
George Mason University
08.2021 - 05.2026
- Competed at the Division I level for 5 years while maintaining a full Cybersecurity Engineering course load, consistently delivering results in high-stakes athletic and academic environments simultaneously.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity Engineering
George Mason University
Fairfax05-2026
Skills
- Tools & Monitoring: Splunk, ELK Stack, Zeek, Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, IDA Pro, Procmon, VirusTotal, Strings, WinHex, Burp Suite
- Frameworks & Compliance: MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF/800-53/800-61, CIS Controls, RMF, STRIDE, DREAD, Zero Trust, OWASP Top 10, GDPR, HIPAA, FISMA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP (awareness), CMMC
- Programming: Python, C, SQL, Linux, Bash
Certification
- CompTIA Security+ (July 2026)
- Google Professional Cybersecurity Certificate (2026)
Timeline
Malware Analysis Lab
George Mason University
02.2026 - 03.2026
Front Desk Attendant
George Mason University, GMU Field House
10.2025 - 05.2026
Project Manager, Cybersecurity
Blue Cloak LLC, ForgeAgent Capstone
08.2025 - 05.2026
Student-Athlete, Track & Field (Sprinter)
George Mason University
08.2021 - 05.2026
Cyber Risk Heatmap
24SCyber Co.
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity Engineering
George Mason University