Mamadou Barry

Senior Systems Engineer & Cybersecurity Professional

Veteran with Top Secret Clearance | Infrastructure & Cloud | DevOps | Security & Compliance

About Me

Mamadou Barry

Senior Systems Engineer with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and DevOps. I specialize in designing and implementing secure, scalable systems while maintaining high availability and performance.

As an active member of the United States Air National Guard serving as a Cyber Defense Operations Specialist, I bring military precision and security-focused mindset to all my technical endeavors.

Based in Kent, WA, I'm passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex problems and enhance organizational security posture.

Kent, WA
barrysaliou18@gmail.com
(206) 765-9446
Top Secret Clearance
Military Veteran

Technical Skills

Infrastructure & Cloud

  • VMware vSphere
  • Windows Server
  • RHEL, Ubuntu
  • Active Directory
  • AWS
  • Azure

Automation & DevOps

  • Ansible
  • PowerShell
  • Git, GitLab
  • Python
  • Docker, Kubernetes
  • Jenkins, Atlassian

Security & Compliance

  • NIST compliance
  • Nessus, OpenVas, NMAP
  • ELK Stack
  • Darktrace
  • FortiGate
  • ARAD Vulnerability Management

Monitoring & Performance

  • ELK Stack
  • Zabbix
  • Prometheus
  • System Optimization

Certifications

AWS Developer Associate

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

CompTIA Security+

Professional Experience

07/2024 - Present

Sr. Systems Engineer

Museum of Flight | Tukwila, WA

  • Designed and implemented Azure hybrid cloud architecture, reducing on-premises datacenter footprint by 30% while maintaining 99.9% uptime
  • Managed and monitored server infrastructure with 99.9% uptime utilizing ELK Stack and Zabbix
  • Deployed ELK Stack for log aggregation and analysis, processing 2TB of system logs daily
  • Utilize OpenVas to conduct comprehensive assessments, reducing security exposure by 95%
  • Implemented Darktrace Ai-based threat detection and FortiGate firewall solutions, reducing attack surface by 40%
  • Reduced system deployment time by 30% through Ansible automation for 500 servers
01/2025 - Present

Cyber Defense Operations Specialist (1D7X1M)

United States Air National Guard | Camp Murray, WA

  • Lead implementation of DoD-compliant security infrastructure protecting mission-critical military networks
  • Utilize ARAD Vulnerability Management platform to conduct comprehensive assessments, reducing security exposure by 85%
  • Develop and execute incident response protocols, reducing mean-time-to-resolution by 40%
12/2023 - 01/2025

Cyber Network Defender (25D)

United States Army Reserve | Fort Lewis, WA

  • Implemented advanced threat detection systems using SIEM tools, achieving 99.9% threat detection rate
  • Led security audits across 200 network endpoints, reducing security risks by 85%
  • Developed cybersecurity training for 120 personnel, reducing security incidents by 90%
  • Utilize Nessus Vulnerability Management platform to conduct comprehensive assessments, reducing security exposure by 90%

Education

B.S. Computer Science & Systems

University of Washington | Tacoma, WA | 2018

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