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Tameem Amjad

Tameem Amjad

Security Analyst
Doha,DA

Summary

Cybersecurity professional with experience in SOC analysis, penetration testing, and threat hunting. Skilled in tools like Microsoft Sentinel, ELK, and SentinelOne. Certified in CEH, EJPTv2, CRTA, and CCD.

I have mentored students during the National Cyber Security Agency CyberCamp, where I helped build red and blue team labs. I also run a YouTube channel where I share walkthroughs for security labs, and I teach students how to use KQL and build their own labs.

Passionate about learning, teaching, and growing in the cybersecurity field.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Security Analyst L1

Techpace
10.2024 - Current
  • Part of a 24x7 rotating SOC team
  • Conduct triage, alert analysis, and escalate incidents
  • Create and fine-tune detection rules to identify and mitigate emerging threats
  • Assisted in the successful completion of security audits, resulting in a boost of client trust and confidence.
  • Hunt for suspicious activity using SIEM and EDR tools
  • Delivered training sessions for interns on writing KQL queries and investigating security incidents

SOC Analyst and Penetration Tester

QatarNews Agency
07.2023 - 10.2024
  • Manage SIEM
  • Incident response
  • Vulnerability assessments using tools like Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, ELK, and Nessus
  • Proficient in threat hunting with Kusto query language in Sentinel and ELK
  • Maintained accurate documentation of all SOC activities, facilitating knowledge sharing across the organization.
  • Got the 3rd place in CyberDrill

Cybersecurity Mentor – Red & Blue Team Labs Create

NCSA
07.2025 - 08.2025
  • Designed realistic cybersecurity labs for red and blue teams
  • Guided and mentored students through attack/defense simulations
  • Collaborated with other cybersecurity professionals on curriculum development

Cyber Security Analyst- Intern

Brainnest
01.2021 - 03.2021
  • Monitored current reports of computer viruses to determine when updated virus protection systems.
  • Reviewed violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to keep violations from being repeated.
  • Managed software patching processes, ensuring timely updates to protect against known vulnerabilities.

Education

Bachelor's - Computer Science

National University of Sudan
Sudan
02-2023

Skills

Cybersecurity & SOC

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Cyber Defender (CCD) – CyberDefenders
  • eJPTv2 – INE (Scored 97%)
  • Jr Penetration Tester (PT1) tryhackme
  • Certified Red Team Analyst (CRTA) – CyberWarFare Labs
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
  • Google Security Operations (SOAR) Analyst
  • Google Security Fundamentals
  • Implementing and administering Microsoft sentinel
  • Practical Digital forensics - TCM
  • Practical Malware Analysis- TCM
  • SentinelOne Incident Responder - SentinelOne
  • Threat Hunting Deep Visibility - SentinelOne
  • Threat Hunting - XINTRA
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Splunk Core Power User

Additional Information

  • 🥈 2nd Place – White Hat Desert Incident Response Competition
  • 🥉 3rd Place – Qatar National Cyberdrill 2K24
  • 🏆 Finalist – BlackHat MEA CTF 2023 (Ranked #68 Worldwide)
  • 🏆 Finalist – BlackHat MEA CTF 2024(Ranked #81Worldwide)
  • 🧠 Top 2 – CyberDefender Labs
  • 🔒 Top 30 – Hack The Box Cyber Apocalypse 2025 CTF (8,130 teams)

Timeline

Cybersecurity Mentor – Red & Blue Team Labs Create

NCSA
07.2025 - 08.2025

Security Analyst L1

Techpace
10.2024 - Current

SOC Analyst and Penetration Tester

QatarNews Agency
07.2023 - 10.2024

Cyber Security Analyst- Intern

Brainnest
01.2021 - 03.2021

Bachelor's - Computer Science

National University of Sudan
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