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Dexter Pelap Tchuenche

Washington,DC

Summary

With nearly 5 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience, I am an Insightful SOC Analyst recognized for high productivity and efficient task completion, specializing in SOC operations, incident response, and security engineering. I have proven success in reducing response times and enhancing security procedures by leading cross-functional teams, while continuously evolving in high-pressure environments, and possess specialized skills in threat intelligence analysis, incident response, and security information and event management (SIEM) tools proficiency.
I excel in securing cloud environments, optimizing security tools, implementing automation to streamline threat detection and response, as well as critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication, ensuring peak performance in identifying and mitigating cyber threats.
I am Seeking an opportunity to apply my technical expertise and leadership skills to drive security initiatives and ensure enterprise-wide protection.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior SOC Analyst/ Incident Response

BAYADA HOME Health CARE
08.2021 - Current
  • Monitor and analyze security alerts using tools like Azure Sentinel, MS Defender, CrowdStrike, and Splunk to detect and respond to threats.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure timely response and resolution of incidents, meeting SLA requirements for critical security issues.
  • Lead phishing analysis and endpoint threat investigations, remediating suspicious activities and behaviors to secure the environment.
  • Configure SIEM solutions and ensure logs are ingested properly, enabling accurate event analysis and rapid triage.
  • Work alongside engineering teams to automate response processes using Python, improving response times, and reducing manual intervention.
  • Partner with stakeholders to improve SOC processes, including revising SOPs and Runbooks to enhance overall security posture and ensure compliance with SLAs.
  • Monitored network traffic for suspicious activity using SIEM tools, such as Elastic and ArcSight.
  • Created detailed reports outlining the findings of investigations into security events or incidents.
  • Implemented processes to ensure compliance with industry regulations such as PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA.
  • Ensured that all security protocols are being followed within an organization's environment.
  • Monitored user activities on servers, networks and other IT resources for suspicious activity or policy violations.

Security Engineer/ Vulnerability MANAGEMENT

ANkura
01.2018 - 08.2021
  • Conducted regular vulnerability assessments and collaborated with security teams to remediate issues within SLA timelines.
  • Managed and validated log source ingestions using tools like Elastic, Security Coach, and CrowdStrike, ensuring data availability and integrity for analysis.
  • Coordinated with vendors to troubleshoot and resolve data parsing errors in SIEMs, such as Carbon Black, ArcSight, and Microsoft Defender.
  • Supported engineering and operations teams by scripting backend security processes (Linux, PowerShell) to improve overall system performance.
  • Worked with colleagues across departments to implement software updates and execute system changes, enhancing the security of the infrastructure.
  • Developed threat detection strategies to proactively safeguard the network and systems from potential breaches.
  • Conducted periodic vulnerability scans using automated tools to detect weaknesses in the systems.
  • Investigated security breaches, evaluated risk factors, and developed remediation plans.
  • Protected secure data files and regulated access.
  • Audited networks and security systems to identify vulnerabilities.
  • Analyzed system logs to identify malicious behavior or attempts at unauthorized access.
  • Assisted in developing disaster recovery plans for critical systems, applications and data stores.

Education

Bachelor of SCIENCE -

Frostburg State University
11.2020

Skills

  • Security Operations
  • Log & Event Analysis
  • Alert Triage
  • Phishing analysis
  • Incident response & Remediation
  • SIEM
  • Elastic
  • ArcSight
  • EDR (CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, Phislab)
  • Cloud security (Microsoft Defender, MFA, Okta, Azure Sentinel)
  • IAM Firewalls (Palo Alto, Zscaler proxy)
  • NSM
  • IDS/IPS(Snort)
  • Vulnerability Scanning/Management (Nessus)
  • DLP
  • Incident Management
  • Leading incident response teams
  • Working within SLAs
  • Conducting forensic investigation
  • Cyber Kill Chain
  • OSI Model
  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • Advance threat analysis
  • Malware detection
  • Reverse engineering
  • Automation & Scripting
  • Linux
  • PowerShell
  • Managing security breaches
  • Data Encryption
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Reporting and documentation
  • Time Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Protecting networks
  • Risk Assessment
  • Procedure Documentation
  • Monitoring computer viruses
  • Adaptability and Flexibility

Certification

  • CEH
  • CompTIA Security+
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Languages

French
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Limited

Affiliations

  • Exercising
  • Reading
  • Watching Sports

Timeline

Senior SOC Analyst/ Incident Response

BAYADA HOME Health CARE
08.2021 - Current

Security Engineer/ Vulnerability MANAGEMENT

ANkura
01.2018 - 08.2021

Bachelor of SCIENCE -

Frostburg State University
Dexter Pelap Tchuenche