Tariq Muhammad
Dallas,TX
Summary
Organized and motivated Cyber Security professional and current Help Desk Technician eager to apply my developed skills and learned information to help keep your company's and client's assets secure. Seeking opportunities to expand skills and facilitate company growth.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior SOC Analyst
Critical Start
Plano, TX
08.2022 - Current
- Threat monitoring for multiple organizations.
- Investigating potential incidents along with triaging and prioritizing the urgency of threats.
- Teaching and training new team members on a variety of standard operating procedures.
- Explaining complicated threats in common terminology to assist with faster detection and response.
- Cooperating with a plethora of different IT professional teams to help maintain a strong security posture for an organization's environment.
- Advising on risk and mitigation techniques to prevent further compromise.
- Teamwork with other coworkers to create automation playbooks and filters to assist in minimizing unnecessary alerts within an organization's environment.
- Assisting with tuning the SIEM and SOAR to accurately automate the workflow necessary to reduce alert fatigue and burnout.
Help Desk Technician
Fluid IT Technology Group
Plano, TX
03.2022 - 08.2022
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Managed Microsoft Azure accounts and access management primarily in Azure Active Directory as well as Active Directory.
- Performing system administration for clients Active Director and Office 365 suite.
- Troubleshot daily IT desktop client issues, supporting multiple departments and various offices.
- Researched issues on various computer systems and databases to determine resolutions to problems and answer inquiries.
- Investigated technical issues using knowledge base and personal experience to complete timely resolutions.
Cybersecurity Analyst
QuickStart
Dallas, TX
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Cybersecurity Bootcamp.
- Project Based learning using real up to date tools.
- Created and troubleshot a network using virtual machines on Oracle Virtual Box.
- Practiced penetration testing by hacking a server, and documenting findings along with hardening recommendations.
- Wrote a script using python to scan for open ports using socket import.
- Configured a pfsense router/firewall using snort rules for network intrusion detection.
Education
Cyber Security Bootcamp - Information Security
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX05.2022
Skills
- Microsoft Security Suite/Azure Cloud
- KQL Queries
- Phishing Analysis and Remediation
- Remote Technical Support
- Reporting and Documentation
- Remote Monitoring and Management
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Critical Thinking
- Customer Service
Certification
- CompTIA Security+ - 2023
Affiliations
- Engaged in educating and mentoring the youth in the space of technology, giving them the basic skillsets needed to start a career within a technology path.
Timeline
Senior SOC Analyst
Critical Start
08.2022 - Current
Help Desk Technician
Fluid IT Technology Group
03.2022 - 08.2022
Cybersecurity Analyst
QuickStart
11.2021 - 05.2022
Cyber Security Bootcamp - Information Security
The University of Texas At Arlington
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