Professional Summary
Cybersecurity Engineer with experience in security engineering, security operations, penetration testing, and enterprise IT. Skilled in building secure applications, strengthening enterprise infrastructure, and developing practical security solutions through engineering, defensive security, and automation.
Experience
Cybersecurity Engineer
2026 – Present- Build secure APIs and AI-assisted threat detection solutions using Python, FastAPI, and Docker.
- Implement detection engineering with Wazuh, Zeek, and Suricata.
- Design hybrid security monitoring architectures for cloud and on-premises environments.
IT Infrastructure & Information Security
2026 – Present- Support enterprise infrastructure security through server administration and Active Directory management
- Deploy Wazuh SIEM and Zabbix to improve security monitoring and infrastructure visibility.t
- Support enterprise networking and security operations.
Cybersecurity Lead
2025 – Present- Lead cybersecurity initiatives, supporting knowledge sharing and collaboration on security improvement activities
- Mentor aspiring security professionals while promoting hands-on learning and security best practices
- Coordinate threat detection, vulnerability assessment, and incident response exercises
Cybersecurity Intern
2024- Gained hands-on experience with SIEM platforms and incident response procedures
- Developed practical skills in threat detection and security operations
Penetration Tester
2024 – 2025- Conducted hands-on penetration testing, vulnerability validation, and security assessments using Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, and SQLMap.
- Developed a repeatable methodology for web application security assessments and reporting.
IT Support Specialist
Nov 2022 – Sep 2023- Managed enterprise IT operations, system administration, and user support
- Maintained Windows Server environments, Active Directory, and network infrastructure
- Diagnosed and resolved hardware, software, and OS issues across departments
- Provided endpoint management, troubleshooting, and IT documentation
Skills
- Security Engineering
- Detection Engineering • Secure APIs • Threat Modeling • DevSecOps
- Security Operations
- Wazuh • Splunk • SIEM • Threat Detection • Incident Response
- Penetration Testing
- Web Application Security • Enumeration • Vulnerability Assessment • Exploitation
- Enterprise Infrastructure
- Windows Server • Active Directory • Linux • Networkingx
- Development & Automation
- Python • FastAPI • Docker • Git • GitHub Actions
Certifications
- Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
- Security Analyst Level 1 (SAL1)
- Security Engineer
- Jr Penetration Tester
- Foundation of Ethical Hacking
- Microsoft Administer Active Directory Domain Services
Projects
- SecOpsAI — AI-assisted threat detection platform built with FastAPI, XGBoost, and Docker. Features secure REST APIs with JWT authentication, detection engineering via Zeek/Suricata, and ML-based network attack detection.
- ShieldFlow — DevSecOps platform automating SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and secret detection through CI/CD security pipelines built with GitHub Actions, Semgrep, Trivy, and OWASP ZAP.
- FireOps — Hybrid security monitoring architecture integrating Wazuh, OpenSearch, Suricata, and AWS CloudTrail for centralized security visibility across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Web Vulnerability Scanner — Python-based scanner for automated detection of SQL Injection, XSS, and other web vulnerabilities, built with Flask, BeautifulSoup, and Firebase.
- Core Monitoring Simulation — Systems engineering project simulating multi-core execution with real-time performance monitoring and failure detection, built with Python, Tkinter, and Matplotlib.
Education
- B.Tech Computer Science — Bells University of Technology
- OND Computer Science — Allover Central Polytechnic
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