Jerred serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for the Idaho Office of Information Technology Services. Jerred has over 24 years of military service, with 20 of those years focused on managing, overseeing, and developing secure and redundant cyber capabilities for military operations within contested environments.

Before retiring, he served as the Director of Cyber Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) for the Idaho Army National Guard (IDARNG), where he established a strategic partnership across Idaho and within the Department of Defense. This partnership facilitated cyber assessments, consultations, and assistance by leveraging military readiness objectives, funding, and personnel from 2019 through 2024. Prior to this role, he held various leadership positions within the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (CBCT). His responsibilities included managing the 116th CBCT's enterprise communication suite for numerous training exercises and modernization efforts, two National Training Center rotations, Operation Saber Guardian 2016, and participating in two combat deployments since 2001.