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AINUR ABIZENOVA

AINUR ABIZENOVA

Naperville,USA

Summary

I am an experienced engineer with a robust background in both Information Security and Cloud Security. I excel at implementing security solutions that mitigate risks and ensure compliance with industry regulations. My expertise includes securing major cloud platforms like Azure while optimizing operational efficiency. As a cloud security engineer, I have enhanced security using Azure AD/Entra ID, MFA, Conditional Access, Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Intune (MDM), Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM), Nessus Vulnerability Scanner, and a comprehensive understanding of information Security to protect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

M365/Azure Cloud Security Engineer

Verizon
07.2023 - Current
  • Implementing Defender for Endpoint EDR
  • Creating alerts and doing investigations on Defender for Endpoint
  • Vulnerability Management with Defender for Endpoint and working closely with the Cloud Engineering team to remediate Vulnerabilities
  • Creating Azure MCAS policies and investigating suspicious activities
  • Implementing Azure Sentinel and integrating with various log sources in Azure
  • Providing best practices with RBAC and making sure least privilege is applied for all the users
  • Working closely with the Security Compliance team to make sure Azure Tenant complies with CIS benchmark and NIST800 requirements
  • Reporting on incidents, investigations, vulnerabilities, trends, conditions, and events
  • Working on Azure Security Center (Defender for Cloud) recommendation to harden an Azure tenant
  • Configuring Windows Clients to enroll in Intune device configuration
  • Configuring various MDE policies using Intune. This includes Antivirus, Attack Surface Reduction, Firewall policies, Tamper Protection, and Windows Security Baseline
  • Creating Logs Analytic Workspace
  • Deployment Sentinel, onboarding Azure Data Connectors
  • Analytics Rules Creation / Custom Analytic Rules Creation
  • Workbook creation
  • Sentinel -Incident Response Management


Cloud Security Engineer

Royal Caribbean Group
01.2022 - 06.2023
  • Deployed and Configured Microsoft Sentinel Azure Log Analytics Workspace and Connecting Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure AD, Azure Activity, and Microsoft 365 Defender
  • Created Data Collection Rules in Azure Monitoring Agent Data Connector to collect security events from Azure VMs and on-premises Azure Arc-enabled servers
  • Connected Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence data connector for Microsoft Sentinel to list up to date various IOCs including URLs, domains, IP addresses, and files
  • Experience with Microsoft Purview DLP polices and creating alerts.
  • Developed secure cloud architecture designs, ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices.

Cloud Admimistrator

Investor Cash Management
06.2020 - 11.2021
  • Creating user accounts and groups in Azure AD.
  • Provision of Virtual machine based on user requirements and managing respecting to the business needs.
  • Handling a day-to-day service deployment on Azure Infra.
  • Configuring Microsoft Azure virtual machines, storage accounts, resource groups.
  • Helped Network team to Enable Azure NSG Flow Logs & Traffic Analytics in Network
  • Proficient in the management and administration of Azure cloud. Overseen Azure Active Directory (AAD) and Managing Identity and access management (IAM) in Azure.
  • Good experience in utilizing multifactor authentication (MFA) to strengthen the security of user account management.
  • Implementing Azure Admin services viz. Virtual Machine creation, Subnet, load balancers NSGS, VNet peering, Azure Administration.
  • Familiar with Conditional access policies, RBAC and securing Azure AD.

Skills

  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Technology Support
  • Incident Response
  • Stress Management
  • Cloud Computing
  • Risk Assessment
  • Communication Skills
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reliable and Trustworthy
  • Fast learner
  • Continuous learning
  • Microsoft Defender for EDR
  • Microsoft 365 Security
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • WIZ
  • MCAS
  • Azure Active Directory
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Intrusion detection systems
  • Security information and event management (SIEM)
  • Zero Trust
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Wireshark
  • Sentinel
  • Nessus
  • NIST
  • Network Security

Websites

Certification

AZ-500 Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

Timeline

M365/Azure Cloud Security Engineer

Verizon
07.2023 - Current

Cloud Security Engineer

Royal Caribbean Group
01.2022 - 06.2023

Cloud Admimistrator

Investor Cash Management
06.2020 - 11.2021

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