Professional Profile

Hardworking, self-motivated individual and experienced engineer in the finance sector. Recently promoted to a security engineer role, implementing security solutions, remediating security risks and issues.

Extensive experience in security networking, programming, and configuring. Diverse knowledge of systems and applications in these fields with a key understanding of enterprise resource planning and endpoint detection response.

Currently focusing on implementing NAC and CASB solutions in the organisation. Personally, working towards CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) to develop my expertise.

Areas of Expertise

Incident/Ransomware Response and Crisis Management	Implementing IT/Security Systems, Tools, and Patches
Company System Merges	Security Risk Assessment
Automating Daily IT Tasks	Threat Hunting and Threat Research
Network and OS Hardening	SOC Security Audits
Secure PowerShell Scripting	IT Cloud Applications

Work Experience

Cyber Security Engineer

DEC 2023 – PRESENT : Solifi (merge of IDS, White Clarke Group, and William Stucky)

• Tasked with managing security: incidents, questions, documentation, exceptions, vulnerabilities, and risks.
• Leading security hardening standards, applications, and policies implemented following CIS Benchmarks.
• Remediating security risks on-prem and in cloud-hosted environments.
• Utilised PIM/PAM tools to manage the number of privileged accounts across environments.
• Provided evidence for SOC1 and SOC2 audits.
• Support external penetration tests and performed internal tests.
• Actively work with ArticWolf (third-party security operations) to improve the security infrastructure and resolve issues.
• Implementing NAC and CASB solutions to enhance unauthorised access and web filtering capabilities.

IT Infrastructure Engineer

SEP 2021 – NOV 2023 : Solifi (merge of IDS, White Clarke Group, and William Stucky)

• Maintaining existing IT systems, implementing new systems, and automating tasks globally across the organisation.
• Go to “Cyber Guru” reviewing scripts, security solutions, and worked on patching and securing all Windows and Unix systems.
• Carried out Autopilot and MDM solutions to manage Windows, MacOS, IOS, and Android devices.
• Crafted automation script for onboarding, updating, and offboarding users that synchronisation to Azure cloud and Atlassian Jira using PowerShell.
• Implemented servers, switches, and access points and securely disposed of redundant equipment in the EMEA region.
• Merged companies’ IT systems including Active Directory, Azure/O365, and Anti-virus tools.

IT Operations Apprentice – Level 3 IT Engineer / Level 4 Network Engineer

JUL 2019 – AUG 2021 : White Clarke Group

• Resolved IT and Networking tickets for the EMEA region.
• Configured switches and access points security settings for Aruba and Cisco products.
• Set up ACL, DMZ, NAT and troubleshoot network connectivity issues on Cisco Firepower.
• Utilised monitoring system and alerts using: PRGT, NetData, and Auvik.
• Created custom secure images for Windows and Unix virtual machines on VMware.
• Configured VLANS, DNS, DCs, GPOs, and Active Directory in virtual environments.
• Worked on securing multiple Microsoft/Azure tenants and IT cloud applications.

IT Engineer (Work Experience)

MAR 2019 – APR 2019 : KAB Seating, CVG Group

• Dealt with software issues, and hardware malfunctions - worked to resolve issues within SLA.
• Resolved issues affecting the production line.

Technology and Tools Summary

Security:	Process Explorer, HxD, Wireshark, SSH, SSL, EDR, ERP.
Technologies:	Carbon Black, Forcepoint, Mimecast, Tanium, BeyondTrust, Auvik, Docker, PFSense, NetData, Auvik, VMware, Proxmox, Azure/O365.
Systems:	PFSense, NetData, Auvik, VMware, Proxmox, Azure/O365.
Networking:	Windows, Unix, MacOS, IOS, Android.
Frameworks:	ISO27000 Series, CIS WorkBench, SOC.
Languages:	PowerShell, .GO, Atlassian REST API, HTML, CSS.
Software:	MS Office 365, OpenOffice, Visual Studio Code, nRemoteNG.

Key Projects

• Implemented custom scripts for managing account disablements, following a secure checking process, and creating an audit trail using PowerShell with Atlassian REST API.
• Used leading system management software Tanium to review environments and deploy patches to Windows and Unix virtual machines reducing the number of vulnerabilities.
• Worked with Sage People on an Active Directory synchronisation script that connects to their cloud services, the script has been tailed to fit the organisation’s needs.

Personal Skills

• Assist employees in developing knowledge on a range of different subjects: cyber security, scripting, and applications.
• Worked efficiently to meet timelines no matter the size of the project and worked with a range of different team sizes.
• Successfully addressed numerous tickets by employing a logical, professional, and attentive approach to problem-solving.

Education and Certification

BCS Level 4 Network Engineer

2019 – 2021 : QA Apprenticeship

OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma in IT

2017 – 2019 : Northampton College

GCSEs including Computing and European Computer Driving Licence

2013 – 2017 : Northampton School for Boys

Activities

• Personal hosted environment on Proxmox Virtual Environment (Unix-based). Used to experiment with applications, services, virtual firewalls, and emerging threats.
• Cloud-hosted environment on Oracle Cloud Platform. Used for testing cloud threats, applications, and website building.
• Share malware examinations, emerging cyber threats, and automated scripts on my website.
• Actively attend the Cyber Security & Cloud Expo each year.

References

References can be provided on request.