James Kim: AVP, Information Security Engineer II in Los Angeles, CA
James Kim
AVP, Information Security Engineer II
Los Angeles | United States
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Information security and surfing
Work experience
BBCN Bank
AVP, Information Security Engineer II | 04/2015 - Current
• Manage, maintain, monitor, respond, and handle incidents/alerts from security tools including SIEM, IPS/IDS, Firewall, Email Filtering, Antivirus, and Endpoint Protection solutions.
• Work closely with and with guidance from Information Security Officer to create policies and procedures for incident handling
• Migrate email filtering system; create and manage new policies to reduce exposure and risk of malware and phishing attacks. Also manage and implement DLP rules to prevent sensitive data loss through email
• Manage Proof of Concepts and implementations of security applications and tools; also assisted Team Lead with larger projects, POC's, and implementations
• Assist in risk management processes for audit and Federal Regulators
BBCN Bank
AVP, Information Security Engineer I | 06/2014 - 04/2015
• Contribute to incident response and incident handling by monitoring and responding to incidents/alerts from security tools including SIEM, Firewall, Email Filtering, Antivirus, and Endpoint Protection solutions
• Implement and manage internet browsing sandbox solution to reduce overhead of remediating malware infections on endpoints
• Integrate cloud file sharing solution with cloud based DLP to mitigate risk of sensitive data loss (NPI, PCI, PII)
• Manage security policies for cloud file sharing solution
• Re-architect AV solution to improve bandwidth bottlenecks at remote locations to ensure deployment of automated software and definition updates
• Manage certificates for all servers and domains
• Participate and assist to create guidelines for Business Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery tests
• Research and recommend new security technologies by actively engaging with providers and conducting proof of concepts
BBCN Bank
AVP, Security Administrator II (Team Lead) | 10/2013 - 06/2014
• Lead Identity and Access Management team; conduct weekly meetings and monitor progress of projects and day to day activities
• Implement Single-Sign On solution; decreased overall ticket counts by 30% with the initiation and implementation SSO
• Complete six (6) application integrations with single sign on solution
• Implement two factor authentication for users with remote access
• Implement additional access controls to further strengthen password complexity parameters for network user authentication on Active Directory and manage privileged accounts as guided by MSB
• Research and remediate excessive access to file shares; restructure and redesign blanket access to file shares to comply with SOX and NSA audit requirements
• Discover weaknesses in user access provisioning within security policies and restructure permissions and access controls according to recommendations as provided by regulators for all critical banking applications and Active Directory
• Acquisition of Foster Bank (IL) in August 2013; Managed user access provisioning of 50+ applications for 300 end users
BBCN Bank
Security Administrator I | 01/2013 - 10/2013
• Provide remote assistance to 50+ branch locations and 1000 users across the United States
• Improve response time of support requests by up to 50%; Effectively completed and closed on average 400 tickets on a monthly basis
• Provision, maintain, monitor, and periodically audit access to the network and across all 60+ operational and core banking applications to comply with SOX audits and regulators
• Initiate and redesign HR onboarding process and procedures to create a more effective method of onboarding for both IT and HR
• Manage and maintain Active Directory; Performed cleanup of OU’s and group memberships
• Manage, maintain, create and redesign Group Policy Objects
• Acquisition of Pacific International Bank (WA) in February 2013; Managed user access provisioning of 50+ applications for 200 end users
Hanmi Bank
MIS Officer (Team Lead) | 05/2009 - 08/2010
• Actively engage in duties of Desktop Manager and Applications Manager; ensure end to end user satisfaction between IT and the organization as a whole and maintain data confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical business applications.
• Manage and delegate assignments to team to ensure efficiency and efficacy of day to day operations.
• Security administration of FISERV/ITI system; Provision and manage user access to all core banking applications including Active Directory
• Project management of CRM and document imaging solutions
• Assist in implementation of RFID key fob entry system at HQ and remote locations
• Improve integration of critical transactional banking applications by collaborating with BSA, Wire, and Operations Admin Departments
• Assist in management and design of responses to audit reviews conducted by KPMG, FDIC, and Internal Audit Departments
Hanmi Bank
MIS Officer | 01/2007 - 05/2009
• Actively manage, maintain, monitor, and provision access to core banking applications
• Monitor data feeds for core system on daily basis prior to business open and after closing to ensure integrity of data flow with FISERV/ITI
• Initiate and manage POC’s and implementations of solutions to increase productivity and efficiency of a variety of business units
• Manage software inventory and software purchases; initiated overhaul of out of date banking and operational software
• Manage and coordinate migration of critical transaction capable applications
• Assist in management of audit reviews conducted by KPMG, FDIC, and Internal Audit Department
• Support application and system conversion during M&A of Chun Ha Insurance in 2007
Hanmi Bank
MIS Assistant Officer & Clerk | 04/2004 - 01/2007
• Effectively provide remote and on-site support for 27 branch locations across California for 650+ employees
• Document and develop processes for hardware inventory management; initiated replacement of outdated hardware equipment
• Manage IT Purchasing and ensure integrity of IT General Ledgers by collaborating with Accounting and A/P Departments
• Manage OS conversion to Windows XP for 700 endpoints from a mixed Windows environment (Windows 95,98, 2000, and NT)
• Gather and prepare documentation for auditors (internal, KPMG, Federal Regulators) to assist IT manager and
• Heavily assist in hardware and application conversions during M&A of Pacific Union Bank in 2004