CTG at Work: Nick P.

Name: Nick P.

Company Title: Cybersecurity Operations Analyst

Years at CTG: 1.5

Hometown: Grew up in North Tonawanda, NY

Current City: North Tonawanda, NY

Favorite Song Right Now: “My Own Soul’s Warning” by The Killers

Favorite Thing to do Outside of Work: Watch sports or play some video games!

I start my morning at 8:00 a.m. with some coffee and a bundle of emails in my inbox. My first tasks in the morning are going over the overnight internet traffic alerts to see if any are worth further investigation or escalation. I also check the same type of traffic in our cloud environments to see if any traffic occurred in countries in which we don’t have business units.

Typically, the projects I work on are different from one day to the next. Sometimes there are larger projects that are going on that need my attention, but sometimes I have a little time to work on some nice-to-have-done projects.  

If there’s a game on that I’m interested in seeing, I’ll definitely have that on. I’m into football, hockey, basketball, and motorsports like Formula 1 racing, so usually there’s always something on that I can watch. I’ll also cook a meal or play some games if I’m in the mood! I enjoy a game of Scrabble.

I enjoy working for CTG because the work is interesting and challenges you in a way that gives you an opportunity to learn new things every day. If I could give a piece of career advice, it would be to put yourself in a work environment with people who have a lot of experience in your field, and try your best to learn from them. If you’re always learning, you’re in a great place!