AHEAD OF THE CURVE
From a young age, Savanna Shilt knew she wanted to serve her country as an Army civilian in cybersecurity protecting networks from cyber criminals. Today, she’s doing just that.
As a computer scientist for the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC), Shilt performs security control assessment validations (SCA-Vs) for numer- ous Army networks and systems including large enterprise networks, tactical aviation systems and small closed network systems. All Army systems go through an accredita- tion process that evaluates the security posture to ensure the system is secure enough to be in use. Shilt performs security validations using the Risk Management Framework (RMF) policies and processes by assessing the Army information systems configura- tion settings, technical documentation and personnel knowledge of security policies.
SAVANNA SHILT
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC)
TITLE: Computer scientist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6
DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner in engineering and technical management
EDUCATION: Master of Engineering in sys- tems engineering, Naval Postgraduate School; B.S. in computer science, University of Arizona
AWARDS: Army Civilian Service Achieve- ment Medal – Fort Huachuca Civilian of the Quarter (April-June 2022), Civilian Service Achievement Medal – USAISEC Employee of the Quarter (Jan.-March 2022), CECOM Com- manders Coin of Excellence (2021), USAISEC Certificate of Achievement – Employee of the Month (Nov. 2021)
“I am proud to keep the Army safe from adversarial cyberattacks and insider threats. Beyond that, the satisfaction that I get every day is helping Army information system program managers and their teams improve their system security and better their under- standing of Army cybersecurity policies and cyber risks and severity,” she said. “It’s satisfying to see a program grow. Over the years I have seen systems transform and greatly improve their security posture and just knowing this was accomplished because of my support gives me a great intrinsic reward.”
Shilt’s first exposure to the civilian workforce was as a college student when she was selected for two summer internships with the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excel- lence. Upon completion of her computer science degree at the University of Arizona, she began her career as a computer scientist recent graduate intern within the cyberse- curity group of USAISEC.
As an intern, Shilt completed all required engineering training for her position within the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) and continued her work with USAISEC as a cybersecurity professional performing security control assessment validations for Army enterprise and tactical networks.
“I am grateful for the opportunities that are provided to the Army Acquisition Work- force including leader development programs and education opportunities above and beyond the knowledge provided from required training,” she said. “Tanks to the AAW programs, I was afforded the opportunity to attend the Inspiring and Develop- ing Excellence in Acquisition Leaders (IDEAL) program as well as earn my master’s degree through the Naval Postgraduate School Systems Engineering (MSSE) educa- tional program.”
“Our world is constantly changing… you want to be ahead of the curve.”
46 Army AL&T Magazine Spring 2023
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