PRECIOUS CHIDI NWAOHA
Four Oak
Summary
Dynamic IT and Cybersecurity Consultant with a proven track record at Divine Steps LLC, excelling in strategic planning and risk management. Expert in vulnerability management and incident response, I foster high-performance teams while enhancing security protocols. Adept at communicating complex concepts, I drive organizational growth through innovative solutions and effective leadership.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Consultant (IT & Cybersecurity)
Divine Steps LLC
01.2024 - Current
- Key responsibilities Strategic Planning and Leadership:
- Develop and implement comprehensive IT infrastructure and cybersecurity strategies aligned with organizational goals.
- Provide strategic vision and leadership for the IT infrastructure and cyber security functions.
- Ensure that IT infrastructure and cyber security initiatives support business continuity and growth needs.
- Collaborate with our third-party vendors, business and IT leaders, including the CIO, CISO, and department heads, to establish IT infrastructure and cybersecurity roadmaps.
- Team Management and Development:
- Lead and manage teams of IT infrastructure and cyber security professionals
- Foster a culture of high performance, technical excellence, and security awareness within the teams and across the organization.
- Provide mentorship, training, and development opportunities to team members.
- Manage personnel administration, including hiring, performance reviews, and staff training.
- Security Risk Management:
- Oversee cybersecurity and IT risk management, including identifying vulnerabilities, assessing potential impacts, and implementing mitigation strategies.
- Develop and implement security policies, procedures, and protocols that align with industry standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001).
- Lead vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, security audits, and forensic investigations.
- Oversee the implementation of security measures, controls, and technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, SIEMs, encryption, and antivirus software.
- Manage security incidents, including detection, response, containment, eradication, and recovery.
- Infrastructure Management:
- Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of the organization's IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, data centers, and cloud environments.
- Ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of core IT systems and services.
- Manage vendor contracts and infrastructure budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness and timely deliverables.
- Drive automation, standardization, and innovation in IT infrastructure.
- Oversee the implementation and maintenance of disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
- Compliance and Reporting:
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, industry standards, and internal policies related to IT and cybersecurity.
- Prepare and present regular reports on the organization's IT and cybersecurity posture to senior leadership and the board, including insights, recommendations, and metrics.
- Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders on IT and cybersecurity matters.
Senior Analyst, (SOC) Infrastructure Fraud monitoring/Mgt
First bank Plc (Head Office)
01.2020 - 01.2024
- Key responsibilities
- Monitoring alerts and logs generated by security platforms such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and other defense systems.
- Assessing and prioritize security threats by analyzing data and conducting initial investigations.
- Acting as a first responder to incidents — handling containment, mitigation, and recovery tasks.
- Maintaining thorough documentation for incidents, including detailed post-incident reviews and root cause analysis.
- Collaborating with IT and security teams to resolve and remediate identified vulnerabilities or threats.
- Continuous update response protocols based on new and emerging threat intelligence.
- Recommending improvements to existing detection and prevention measures.
- Maintaining and enhance SOC tools and infrastructure for optimal performance.
- Supporting the setup and configuration of new security technologies.
- Conducting periodic maintenance and health checks on all SOC systems.
- Ensuring adherence to applicable security standards, frameworks, and compliance requirements.
- Producing and rendition of periodic reports detailing threat trends, incident statistics, and performance metrics.
- Participating and supporting in audits, reviews, and security assessments as needed.
- Guiding, mentoring and supporting junior team members with training and knowledge sharing.
- Communicating incident details clearly and effectively to stakeholders at various levels
- IT/Cybersecurity Project team member
Fraud Analyst, E Fraud Management Team
First bank Plc (Head Office)
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Key Responsibility
- Developing and Implementing fraud rules and behavioral monitoring rules
- Deployment and partnering with vendors in the various Fraud management solution implementation and maintenance ensuring no down time and mitigating fraud.
- Maintaining high level of knowledge and understanding of the banks Enterprise Fraud Management processes to ensure accurate analysis and in tandem with key compliance nuggets.
- Recommend strategies to leadership that are targeted for specific departments with the goal of increasing efficiency and effectiveness.
- Interfacing with senior management and recommending key and salient fraud management, fraud policy and opportunity needing improvement in line with the cybersecurity policy
- Providing performance and trend analysis of events to senior level management of the bank
- Partnering with other teams, vendors and stakeholders within the banks Enterprise Fraud Management for extended research needs.
- Maintaining and updating a high level of knowledge and understanding of all regulations to ensure business support is accurate and in compliance to avoid undue sanctions from the regulatory agencies
Supervisor, E-Channels Monitoring, Security Operations Centre, Information Security & Operations Department
First bank Plc (Head Office)
01.2015 - 01.2018
Head Branch Services (Cash Centre/Agency) /ATM Area Champion
Firstbank Plc (Ikota Branch, Lagos)
Lagos
01.2013 - 01.2014
Funds Transfer Officer/ATM Area Champion
Firstbank Plc (Ikota Branch, Lagos)
Lagos
01.2012 - 01.2013
Team Member, Project T24 Software implementation
Keystone Bank (IT Data Centre, Oregun, Lagos)
Lagos
01.2010 - 01.2011
Head, Customer Service Unit
Keystone Bank (Head Office)
01.2009 - 01.2010
Customer Officer
Keystone Bank (Head Office)
01.2008 - 01.2009
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics Teacher
C.S.S Ayamassa Ekeremor, Bayelsa State (NYSC)
Bayelsa State
01.2007 - 01.2008
Education
B.Tech. - Geology
Federal University of Technology
Owerri01.2026
Masters In Business Management - MBA Financial mgt.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Oyo state, Nigeria01.2015
SSCE -
Ilamoye Grammar School
Isolo, Lagos01.2001
Skills
- SOC analyst
- Database security
- Threat Intelligence analysis
- ISO/Cybersecurity Lead Auditor
- Fraud Analyst
- Project management/Delivery
- Incident Handling
- Incident management
- Incident response
- Knowledge of key Cybersecurity tool like SIEM, SOAR, EDR, DLP and so on
- Financial Management
- Good writing skills
- Banking
- Customer Service
- Cyber Security
- Fraud Examination
- Fraud Forensic Analysis
- ATM management
- ATM reconciliation
- ICT
- Knowledge of various Security Operations and Information security Tools
- Cybersecurity analysis
- Fraud management
- Fraud control/Prevention
- Behavioral Fraud Analysis/ Implementation
- Fraud Rules expert
- Threat Intelligence
- Vulnerability Management
- Incident Response
- Incident Management
- Malware detection and Control
- Very good computing skills
- Creative and analytical thinking
- Ability to work with little or no supervision and deliver results
- Versatile fast learner
Certification
- Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst – EC-CTIA Ethical Council (EC-Council) 2025
- ISO 27001:2022 ISMS LA 2024
- Certified SOC Analyst - ECSA Ethical Council (EC-Council) 2022
- Microsoft Security Compliance& Identity Fundamentals Microsoft Corporation 2022
- Microsoft Certified SOC Analyst Microsoft Corporation 2022
- Certified Ethical Hacker – CEH Ethical Council (EC-Council) 2020
- Diploma in Cyber Security and Cyber Law Scholars Institute of information Technology 2018
References
To be provided on request.
Hobbies and Interests
Reading & Meeting people.
Accomplishments
- Nominee EC -Council Hall of Fame 2022
- Pioneer member and instrumental to the set-up of SOC in Firstbank in 2016.
- Best ATM custodian in Lekki/VI region of Firstbank after being appointed Area ATM champion in 2013, ATM uptime was above 85%.
- Successful implementation of the T24 release 10 banking software in keystone bank in 2010-2011.
- Best customer service office and got the ED commendation letter for quality service as an operation staff in keystone bank (former BankPHB) in 2009.
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- Gender: Male
- Date of Birth: May 3, 1984
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Consultant (IT & Cybersecurity)
Divine Steps LLC
01.2024 - Current
Senior Analyst, (SOC) Infrastructure Fraud monitoring/Mgt
First bank Plc (Head Office)
01.2020 - 01.2024
Fraud Analyst, E Fraud Management Team
First bank Plc (Head Office)
01.2018 - 01.2020
Supervisor, E-Channels Monitoring, Security Operations Centre, Information Security & Operations Department
First bank Plc (Head Office)
01.2015 - 01.2018
Head Branch Services (Cash Centre/Agency) /ATM Area Champion
Firstbank Plc (Ikota Branch, Lagos)
01.2013 - 01.2014
Funds Transfer Officer/ATM Area Champion
Firstbank Plc (Ikota Branch, Lagos)
01.2012 - 01.2013
Team Member, Project T24 Software implementation
Keystone Bank (IT Data Centre, Oregun, Lagos)
01.2010 - 01.2011
Head, Customer Service Unit
Keystone Bank (Head Office)
01.2009 - 01.2010
Customer Officer
Keystone Bank (Head Office)
01.2008 - 01.2009
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics Teacher
C.S.S Ayamassa Ekeremor, Bayelsa State (NYSC)
01.2007 - 01.2008
B.Tech. - Geology
Federal University of Technology
Masters In Business Management - MBA Financial mgt.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
SSCE -
Ilamoye Grammar School
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