About Me
Name: Tyler Li
Profession: Identity & Access Management Analyst
I’m an Access Management Analyst (IAM) with 3 years of experience at L3HARRIS, specializing in Privileged Access Management and automation using Active Directory. I’m passionate about strengthening enterprise security and optimizing identity workflows to enhance efficiency and compliance. I’m currently focused on transitioning into security engineering roles, where I can build and enhance security controls at scale while leveraging my IAM background. At the same time, I have a strong passion for cloud technologies and am actively expanding my expertise in cloud security across AWS and Azure to position myself for cloud-focused security roles in the near future.
Hire MeSkills & Tools
- Cloud: AWS, Azure
- IAM: CyberArk, Active Directory, Azure AD
- Security Tools: Splunk, Carbon Black, Nmap, Wireshark
- Scripting: PowerShell, Python
Certifications
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
Job Experience
3 years of experience in Identity & Access Management · SOC internship background
Jan. 2023 to Present
L3HARRIS, Remote
Access Management Analyst (IAM)
- Serve as the CyberArk Privileged Access Management Subject Matter Expert for the IAM team, providing escalation support, technical guidance, and hands-on training on safe administration, privileged credential management, and PSM/CPM operations across a large-scale defense contractor environment.
- Engineered a PowerShell automation framework to handle bulk Active Directory operations including group provisioning, membership audits, access removals, and identity updates, reducing large-scale request processing time by approximately 95% and significantly increasing team throughput.
- Led a tiger team responsible for Application Administrator access provisioning, driving privileged account request turnaround well below established SLA timelines and improving operational responsiveness across the enterprise identity program.
- Strengthened identity security posture by designing and implementing RBAC frameworks and MFA enforcement policies across Active Directory environments supporting enterprise authentication systems, reducing privilege sprawl and improving access control alignment with least-privilege principles
- Ensured regulatory compliance during quarterly access certification audits by reviewing and validating identity permissions, identifying and remediating privilege escalation risks, and aligning access governance practices with SOX audit requirements.
- Managed end-to-end identity lifecycle operations including user provisioning, de-provisioning, and service account administration, maintaining accurate and auditable access records for enterprise infrastructure resources.
- Provided SME-level guidance for Active Directory GPO exception requests, evaluating proposed policy deviations for risk impact and ensuring all approved exceptions stayed aligned with enterprise IAM security standards.
July 2022 to Jan. 2023
Brink's Inc., Coppell, TX
Global SOC Intern
- Supported enterprise security monitoring operations by investigating security alerts using Splunk SIEM, EDR platforms, and Virus Total threat intelligence, improving incident triage response time and contributing to faster escalation decisions.
- Strengthened detection capabilities by researching indicators of compromise, correlating threat data across multiple intelligence sources, and escalating confirmed threats to senior analysts for incident response and containment.
- Collaborated with network and infrastructure teams to validate security alerts, verify host activity, and confirm containment actions, supporting the full incident response lifecycle from detection through closure.
3+
Years of Experience
Experienced IAM Analyst with a strong foundation in identity governance and access control. Currently expanding expertise into security engineering with a passion for cloud.
My Portfolio
A showcase of cloud-focused projects and hands-on cybersecurity projects from my homelab.
