Austin Tucker · CISSP
Cybersecurity instructor · ISSM leadership · RMF/NIST security programs
austintucker.dev
DoD cyber training
risk management framework
security leadership
certifications
education
selected work
Built practical cyber-range labs for DoD training
Authored hands-on scenarios across penetration testing, incident response, malware analysis, and network defense, improving lab uptime and student qualification outcomes.
Led RMF/NIST security governance in defense environments
Coordinated compliance improvement, inspection readiness, cloud-modernization planning, and AI-risk policy work across technical and senior-leader audiences.
Developed security and infrastructure tooling
Built local-first automation, homelab services, and documentation systems through SubDepthTech to make technical operations easier to inspect, repeat, and improve.
experience
Cyber Common Technical Core (CCTC) instructor & developer
US Army Cyber Center of Excellence, Fort Eisenhower · Chitra Productions contractor
Lead instructor for Cyber Common Technical Core modules covering penetration testing, incident response, malware analysis, and network defense. Authored 20+ course modules and cyber-range lab scenarios, raised student qualification rates by 28% and lab uptime by 35%. Mentor for the instructor cohort and curriculum-infrastructure advisor.
ISSM & cybersecurity team lead
U.S. Navy defense cybersecurity organization
Led cybersecurity governance, compliance improvement, cloud modernization planning, and AI-risk policy development for a defense enterprise environment. Partnered with senior leaders and technical teams to reduce high-risk findings and improve inspection readiness.
Information Security Manager & LAN LPO
U.S. Navy secure network operations
Managed secure network operations, cybersecurity maintenance, system modernization support, and team leadership in a high-accountability defense environment. Recognized with multiple Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals for sustained superior performance.
technical skills
Linux (RHEL / Ubuntu) ·VMware / Proxmox ·Active Directory ·Azure Government ·Cisco ASA ·Ansible
NIST RMF ·NIST 800-53 ·CMMC ·DISA STIGs ·ATO / SSP ·AI risk frameworks
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