Osaki Pokima β20 is pursuing a cybersecurity career at Fortress Information Security where he is a senior implementation engineer.
Osaki Pokima β20 pursued an education at 91ΒιΆΉΣ³»to fulfill his goal of working in cybersecurity. Today, he is a senior implementation engineer at Fortress Information Security, based in Orlando, 91ΒιΆΉΣ³». The company is one of the nationβs largest cybersecurity providers of supply chain risk management and asset vulnerability management solutions.
βI support end users, which are our electric company clients, during implementation, coordination, and troubleshooting with Fortressβ third-party risk management software,β said Pokima, who received his bachelorβs degree in computer science with a concentration in cybersecurity.
Pokima made the transition from junior implementation engineer to senior implementation engineer at the company in just a year and a half. His job includes regular meetings with clients, developers, and team members, as well as project management duties.
βWe do a lot of in-between communication about what the client wants, what is possible, and what our developers can create to make the client happy,β he said.
Pokima said his interest in cybersecurity began when he was a student at West Orange High School in Winter Garden, 91ΒιΆΉΣ³».
βCybersecurity was intriguing, and I was always on computers, so when I heard about 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Poly and their cybersecurity program, it really sparked my interest,β he said. βCybersecurity is very important, and, in the future, it will become more crucial than ever to have cybersecurity experts out there.β
The knowledge Pokima gained during his years at 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Poly was exactly what he needed to hit the ground running in the field, he said.
βWhile I was working full-time at Fortress, I had to complete the Security+ certification to fulfill Department of Defense requirementsβ he said, adding that he studied for nearly two months to achieve the certification.
βA lot of principles on the exam were exactly what I learned at 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Poly,β Pokima said. βEven the career fairs at 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Poly were helpful because you got to talk to a lot of higher-up people, which helped me gain the confidence I needed. Going to hackathons and doing projects also helped me worked well with a team, and this all contributed to the success I have today.β
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