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Adesola Adeola

Lewis Center,OH

Summary

Dynamic IT Security Analyst with a proven track record in threat hunting and incident response, achieving a remarkable reduction in investigation time by over 70%. Expertise in automating workflows using Python, PowerShell, and Golang enhances security monitoring capabilities. Over 5 years of hands-on experience supporting and advancing enterprise security programs across cloud, on-premises, and corporate IT environments, with a strong foundation in identity and access management, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), and security automation. Skilled in collaborating with engineering and business teams to effectively manage third-party risk while ensuring audit-ready documentation in regulated environments. Experienced with network security and vulnerability management. Utilizes advanced threat detection techniques to safeguard data integrity. Track record of implementing effective security measures and incident response strategies.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

IT Security Analyst

STRS Ohio
12.2021 - Current

• Perform continuous threat hunting across EDR, DLP, identity, network, and cloud telemetry.

• Design and maintain Python and PowerShell automation to enrich alerts, collect audit evidence, and reduce investigation effort by 70%+.

• Support Identity and Privileged Access Management (IAM/PAM) controls, including access reviews, role validation, and investigation of anomalous authentication and privileged activity.

• Conduct breach and attack simulation exercises to validate detection coverage and response effectiveness across endpoint, identity, and cloud controls.

• Contribute to Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) activities by supporting ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR-aligned controls, evidence collection, and control documentation.

• Perform vendor and third-party risk assessments, reviewing security questionnaires, validating controls, and documenting risk decisions and remediation plans.

• Partner with engineering and IT teams to improve logging pipelines, CI/CD security visibility, and audit trail completeness.

• Develop agentic AI-driven workflows to assist with alert triage, signal enrichment, risk context gathering, and investigative decision support.

• Lead investigations end-to-end, including scoping, forensics, documentation, and cross-team communication.

Direct Support Professional

CRSI
Hilliard, Ohio
11.2016 - 11.2021
  • Supported individuals with developmental disabilities in daily living activities and community integration.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement personalized care plans.
  • Assisted clients in achieving personal goals through skill-building and encouragement.
  • Monitored client progress, documenting behavioral changes and responding to needs effectively.

IT Technical Support Specialist

Globacom Telecommunication
Lagos, Lagos
05.2013 - 06.2016
  • Oversee the daily performance of computer systems.
  • Confer with staff, users, and management to establish requirements for new systems or modifications.
  • Used ticketing systems to manage and process support actions and requests .
  • Provided high-level technical support by resolving inquiries by phone, e-mail, and web consistent with department and team service levels and goals.
  • Prepare evaluations of software or hardware and recommend improvements or upgrades.
  • Assisted in troubleshooting network connectivity problems, enhancing user access to resources.
  • Provided technical support for hardware and software issues across various platforms.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity And Information Assurance

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
10-2024

Associate of Applied Science - Cybersecurity

Columbus State Community College
Columbus, Ohio, OH
08-2022

Bachelor of Technology - Chemical Engineering

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Nigeria
05-2015

Skills

  • Incident response planning
  • Intrusion detection and prevention
  • Attention to detail
  • Intrusion detection
  • Security monitoring
  • Project management
  • Threat Hunting
  • IT Automation
  • Cybersecurity frameworks
  • Cloud security
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
  • Agentic AI Development

Certification

  • Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
  • CompTIA Network+
  • CompTIA Project+
  • CompTIA A+
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)- EC-Council.
  • CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist

Timeline

IT Security Analyst

STRS Ohio
12.2021 - Current

Direct Support Professional

CRSI
11.2016 - 11.2021

IT Technical Support Specialist

Globacom Telecommunication
05.2013 - 06.2016

Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity And Information Assurance

Western Governors University

Associate of Applied Science - Cybersecurity

Columbus State Community College

Bachelor of Technology - Chemical Engineering

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology