Solomon Fulton
Cybersecurity Leader
Maricopa,AZ
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Summary
I'm a cybersecurity professional with over 8 years of experience leading SOC operations, incident response, and threat detection across healthcare, government, and financial environments. I've consistently helped organizations reduce risks, improve response times, and strengthen their overall security posture, including cutting phishing incidents by 80% and improving response efficiency by 50%. I enjoy solving complex security challenges, mentoring teams, and staying ahead of emerging threats.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Blackhawk Network
03.2023 - 03.2026
- Senior Cybersecurity Engineer responsible for leading enterprise security monitoring, incident response, and threat detection operations.
- Drives proactive threat mitigation, improves detection accuracy, and strengthens organizational security posture across complex environments.
- Influenced senior leadership by presenting risk insights, security metrics, and strategic recommendations that shaped enterprise security direction.
- Mentored analysts, elevating technical capabilities, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Ensured compliance with PCI, NIST, and GDPR reducing audit findings and improving regulatory readiness.
- Executed incident response plans, minimizing business impact and accelerating remediation efforts.
- Identified attack patterns and IOCs, strengthening proactive threat prevention capabilities.
- Reviewed systems for compliance, reducing vulnerabilities and improving security posture.
- Collaborated with teams to enhance defenses and reduce overall security risks.
SOC Lead
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
01.2019 - 03.2023
- Directed SOC operations, leading threat detection, incident response, and security monitoring initiatives.
- Delivered measurable improvements in response efficiency, risk reduction, and overall cybersecurity performance.
- Drove risk-based security programs, prioritizing remediation efforts based on business impact, threat likelihood, and regulatory exposure.
- Led 24/7 SOC operations, improving incident detection accuracy and response efficiency.
- Developed disaster recovery strategies, strengthening business continuity and reducing operational risk.
- Analyzed security alerts using SIEM and EDR tools, improving threat detection and response speed.
- Led incident investigations, reducing risk exposure and strengthening overall security posture.
- Reduced phishing attacks by 80% through targeted training and simulation programs.
- Ensured compliance with HIPAA, PCI, NIST, and GDPR reducing audit findings and improving regulatory readiness.
- Strengthened IAM governance, implementing least-privilege models, MFA enforcement, and identity-centric Zero Trust policies.
IT Security Analyst Lead
Apollo Group
01.2017 - 01.2019
- IT Security Analyst Lead responsible for overseeing SOC operations, incident response, and security monitoring activities.
- Improved response times, reduced incident impact, and strengthened overall security posture.
- Reduced incident response time by 60% through optimized monitoring and escalation processes.
- Strengthened system security, reducing vulnerabilities and improving overall stability.
- Coordinated cross-team responses, minimizing incident impact and improving resolution speed.
- Enhanced firewall and endpoint monitoring, improving threat detection and prevention.
- Standardized response procedures, increasing operational consistency and reducing errors.
IT Security Analyst
Apex Systems
01.2015 - 02.2017
- IT Security Analyst responsible for monitoring security events, conducting vulnerability assessments, and supporting incident response activities.
- Improved threat detection, reduced security risks, and ensured compliance with regulatory standards.
- Conducted vulnerability assessments, reducing security gaps by 35% and strengthening system defenses.
- Analyzed network and host logs, increasing threat detection rates by 30%.
- Monitored security events, identifying threats early and reducing incident impact.
- Supported incident response efforts, improving response speed and minimizing operational disruptions.
- Developed compliant security documentation, reducing audit risks and ensuring regulatory alignment.
- Compliance (HIPAA, PCI, NIST, FISMA)
- (IRS)
Education
MBA - Project Management
University of Phoenix
B.S. - Information Technology Security
University of Phoenix
Certificate in Business Administration - undefined
Dorsey Business School
Skills
- Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)
- Security Operations Center (SOC) Operations
- Incident Response & Threat Mitigation
- Threat Intelligence & IOC Analysis
- Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR/XDR)
- Vulnerability Management
- Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Digital Forensics & Log Analysis
- Network Security & Firewall Management
- Security Monitoring & Alert Triage
- Risk Assessment & Regulatory Compliance
- Security Automation & SOAR
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Professional Development
- Black Hat
- RSA Conference
- HISAC
- IANS
Work Availability
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Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Interests
Sports
Gaming
Hiking
Working Out
Cybersecurity
Timeline
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Blackhawk Network
03.2023 - 03.2026
SOC Lead
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
01.2019 - 03.2023
IT Security Analyst Lead
Apollo Group
01.2017 - 01.2019
IT Security Analyst
Apex Systems
01.2015 - 02.2017
MBA - Project Management
University of Phoenix
B.S. - Information Technology Security
University of Phoenix
Certificate in Business Administration - undefined
Dorsey Business School