Shahida Lucky

Shahida obtained her Master’s degree in Cybersecurity from NYU in May 2023, which is NSA-accredited. She is also a Cyber Corps® (Scholarship for Service) Scholar. She started her career in the U.S. federal government as a cybersecurity intern at the Naval Research Center and then as a student IT trainee at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the CIO office before joining the U.S. Digital Corps.

Shahida completed her bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering in Bangladesh. She holds certifications in CompTIA Security+ and Splunk Core and has completed training on Aqua Security. She excels at monitoring and analyzing cybersecurity incidents and responding to endpoint security issues such as phishing and malware attacks in a SOC environment with some exposure to the NOC environment. She has a strong understanding of Azure DevSecOps, CSAM, ENBUILD, CDOT, Nessus, WebInspect and Federal Zero Trust Architecture. She is a strong believer of the “learning by doing” approach and has gained considerable experience in business impact analysis, application contingency plan, role-based access control, and security impact analysis.

Shahida is a mother of two children and loves spending time with her family.

What Inspired You To Join The U.S. Digital Corps?

"What could be a bigger inspiration for a mother of two, a housewife, an immigrant, a student starting her master’s degree after 13 years out of school, or a someone returning to the workforce after 11 years——or someone like me who is all of the above? For me, the promise of returning to the workforce and setting an example that anybody can achieve their life goals by taking small, consistent steps has been my inspiration. The U.S. Digital Corps enables me to take a "learning by doing" approach while serving the public in the federal government."

Fun Fact:

Shahida is passionate about traveling and loves to travel as much as she can. Additionally, she enjoys listening to music while cooking and doing household chores.