SAMUEL OBARO
Charleston,IL
Summary
Cybersecurity Analyst and graduate student with hands-on experience in security monitoring, incident response support, vulnerability management, and compliance within regulated financial environments. CompTIA Security+ certified with experience analyzing logs, coordinating remediation, supporting audits, and collaborating with internal teams and third-party vendors. Strong interest in SOC operations, endpoint security, and threat analysis within financial institutions.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Intern
Flour Mills of Nigeria (BAGCO Division)
- - Supported endpoint, network, and system troubleshooting
- - Assisted with infrastructure maintenance and LAN connectivity issues
Deputy IT Analyst
Nichole Finance Company Ltd
01.2022 - 01.2024
- - Monitored system activity, logs, and alerts to detect and escalate security events
- - Supported investigation and remediation of incidents affecting financial systems and endpoints
- - Assisted vulnerability identification and remediation in coordination with internal teams and vendors
- - Administered LAN infrastructure, user access, and banking applications
- - Prepared operational and security-related reports supporting audits and management reviews
Audit & Compliance Officer
Nichole Finance Company Ltd
01.2021 - 01.2022
- - Conducted internal control reviews and risk assessments
- - Followed up on audit findings and supported remediation activities
- - Reviewed system access, transactions, and operational controls for regulatory compliance
- - Coordinated with regulators and external auditors
Education
B.Sc. - Computer Science Education
Tai Solarin University of Education
MSc - Cybersecurity
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL01.2026
Skills
- Security Incident & Event Monitoring (SIEM – foundational)
- Incident Response & Post-Incident Review
- Vulnerability Management & Risk Assessment
- Endpoint & Network Security
- Log Analysis & Threat Triage
- Active Directory & Identity Management
- SQL Databases & Financial Systems
- Security Reporting, Metrics & Dashboards
- Audit, Compliance & Control Reviews
- Third-Party Vendor Coordination
- Strong communication skills
- Hardware installation
- Team collaboration
- Continuous learning mindset
- Project management experience
- IT support experience
- Data analysis techniques
- Information systems
- Cybersecurity best practices
- Information security awareness
- Critical thinking capacity
- Operating systems
- Software troubleshooting
- Microsoft office
- Customer service
- Technical documentation writing
- Strong work ethic
- Technical support
- Computer repairs
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Interpersonal skills
- Python programming language
- Software maintenance
Certification
CompTIA Security+
Languages
English
Full Professional
Interests
- Cybersecurity & Information Security
- IT Internal Audit & Risk Management
- Financial Services & FinTech Security
- IT Infrastructure & Access Controls
- Compliance, Governance & Control Reviews
- Threat Awareness & Vulnerability Management
- Technology Risk in Banking and Payments Systems
Timeline
Deputy IT Analyst
Nichole Finance Company Ltd
01.2022 - 01.2024
Audit & Compliance Officer
Nichole Finance Company Ltd
01.2021 - 01.2022
IT Intern
Flour Mills of Nigeria (BAGCO Division)
MSc - Cybersecurity
Eastern Illinois University
B.Sc. - Computer Science Education
Tai Solarin University of Education