Adesola Gabriel Adeola - Security Engineer - STRS Ohio

Summary

Dynamic security engineer with a robust background in implementing and managing comprehensive security protocols. Proven expertise in threat analysis, risk assessment, and vulnerability management, complemented by strong team collaboration to drive impactful results. Highly reliable and adaptable to evolving challenges, with specialized skills in Cloud and Application Security, Agentic AI development, and incident response. Committed to enhancing organizational security posture while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Overview

13

years of professional experience

1

Certification

Work History

Security Engineer

STRS Ohio

Columbus, OH

12.2021 - Current

Conducted proactive threat hunting initiatives to enhance security posture across endpoints, identity, network, and cloud environment.
Developed and implemented automation solutions in Python and PowerShell to enhance efficiency in alert triage and audit-evidence collection.
Executed administration of IAM and PAM controls, ensuring thorough access reviews and role validation processes.
Conducted comprehensive simulations of breaches and attacks to validate and strengthen detection capabilities across applications and cloud environment.
Managed documentation and evidence collection for ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR compliance to enhance governance, risk, and compliance operations.
Partnered with engineering and IT departments to fortify security pipelines and ensure robust CI/CD security oversight.
Developed agentic AI solutions utilizing Claude, Code Crew AI, LangGraph, Codex, and Copilot Studio.
Analyzed application and system security protocols to detect vulnerabilities and recommend improvements for risk management.
Led end-to-end investigations to enhance forensic documentation accuracy and facilitate effective cross-team communication.
Conduct internal security audits and identify control gaps.
Enhanced team productivity by implementing automation solutions through scripting languages like Python and Shell.

Direct Support Professional

CRSI

Hilliard, OH

11.2016 - 11.2021

Supported individuals with developmental disabilities in daily living and community integration.
Built personalized care plans alongside interdisciplinary teams.
Tracked client progress and adjusted approach in response to behavioral changes.

IT Technical Support Specialist

Globacom Telecommunication

Lagos, Nigeria

05.2013 - 06.2016

Owned daily performance and uptime of internal computer systems.
Resolved support requests across phone, email, and web within team SLAs.
Worked with users and management to define requirements for new systems and upgrades.
Evaluated hardware and software and recommended improvements.
Troubleshot network connectivity issues across multiple platforms.

Education

B.S. - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

10.2024

A.A.S. - Cybersecurity

Columbus State Community College

Columbus, OH

08.2022

B.Tech. - Chemical Engineering

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria

05.2015

Skills

Programming languages: Python, Go, SQL
Security operations management
Privileged access oversight
Cloud security: Azure App Service hardening (Managed Identities, Key Vault references, Private Endpoints, App Service Authentication, Defender for App Service, RBAC scoped to least privilege, Entra ID) AWS posture (IAM least-privilege, S3 hardening with public-access block and default encryption, KMS, CloudTrail piped into the SIEM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Secrets Manager) Microsoft 365 security Docker, Github/Gitlab CI/CD, REST and GraphQL

Agentic AI and LLM dev: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Microsoft Copilot Studio, LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI SDK, RAG with pgvector, design-doc-first agent architecture
AI security best practices
Cross-functional collaboration with diverse teams
Vulnerability assessment

Websites

Accomplishments

COMPASS — Configuration Assessment Agent

Built a 6-stage AI pipeline with RAG-grounded compliance verification and automated ServiceNow ticketing, cutting analyst review from days to minutes per cycle
Stack: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL/pgvector, OpenAI SDK, Docker

CyberArk Python SDK

Built a 3-tier failover SDK for CyberArk privileged-access operations with encrypted credential handling, now the standard for all in-house CyberArk automation
Stack: Python, requests, cryptography, CyberArk PVWA REST/CCP

Risk Register

Built a multi-agent (LangGraph) enterprise risk-management platform with governed state transitions, ML-based duplicate detection, and a hybrid test architecture for fast, reliable CI
Stack: Python, FastAPI, async SQLAlchemy 2.0, PostgreSQL/pgvector, LangGraph, Next.js

Mail IOC Scanner

Automated phishing-mailbox triage by extracting indicators and cross-referencing them against VirusTotal, urlscan.io, and AbuseIPDB
Stack: Python, Microsoft Graph API, VirusTotal, urlscan.io, AbuseIPDB

Event Planner — CrewAI Multi-Agent System

Built a 4-agent CrewAI system with constraint-anchored prompts and async task handling to automate multi-step event planning
Stack: Python, CrewAI, Flask, OpenAI API

Other Security Engineering Work

Built security orchestration workflows for DLP, incident response, and identity protection
Developed an AI email-triage agent for structured security indicator extraction
Built a RAG-based IT support assistant with OWASP-LLM-aligned security guardrails
Engineered a OneTrust–GitLab integration to automate security assessment reviews