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VICTOR AWOBAYIKU
Cybersecurity Architect
Marlborough,MA
Summary
Dedicated architect with several years of experience leading and collaborating with professional on extensive technical designs. Presents in-depth technological knowledge to satisfy up-to-date guidelines for project roadmapping, launch and provisioning. Resourceful expertise bolstering organization's it deployment performance. Organized approach to balancing project-management tasks.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
Certificate
Work History
Cybersecurity Architect
Bell Techlogix
Westborough, MA
02.2017 - Current
- I verified the architecture project roll-outs' compliance with security standards.
- Assisting senior leadership in developing security policies, standards, and strategies.
- Developed and integrated robust systems tailored to support corporate cybersecurity frameworks.
- Experience with and understanding of compiled and interpreted programs, and the types of security issues possible in each; database systems, web servers, application servers, firewalls, routers, load balancers, switches, and different types of middleware.
- Redesigned and deployed Palo Alto firewalls, ensuring PCI compliance, and enhancing network security.
- Responsible for overall firewall configuration implementations and policy installations across all platforms during maintenance windows, including Juniper, Check Point, and Fortinet, for the major enterprise network.
- Experience in solution design principles, practices, system development methodologies, and software life cycles, with experience in a combination of system and application architecture.
- Performed regular maintenance of firewalls to ensure optimal performance.
- SIEM Proficiency: Hands-on experience with a SIEM solution for alerting, monitoring, and investigative analysis.
- Incident Response: Demonstrated ability to manage and respond to complex cybersecurity incidents. Networking: Strong understanding of TCP/IP, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and common attack vectors.
- Malware Analysis: A basic understanding of malware behavior and analysis techniques.
- The ability to perform thorough investigative analysis of potentially compromised assets in a forensically sound manner.
- Familiarity with investigative analysis and incident response, as they pertain to cloud environments, and hands-on experience with SOAR tools to automate incident response processes.
- Experience working with threat intelligence platforms and feeds.
- Experience in threat-hunting methodologies.
- Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and other threat models.
- Familiar with DLP toolsets and best practices from an incident response perspective.
- Leveraging Cisco Technologies and Cloud Technologies for System protection.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Integrated Systems And Devices Ltd (ISDL)
, LA
08.2010 - 02.2017
- Resolved system malfunctions through remote assistance or onsite analysis, ensuring minimal downtime.
- Coordinated implementation of updated computer programs and systems to streamline operations.
- Expanded systems with new features and structural components.
- Maintained quality-focused performance benchmarks and schedules when directing project teams.
- Created and implemented new troubleshooting processes, improving efficiency, customer satisfaction, and reducing costs.
- Provided technical support to end users on a variety of computer software and hardware issues.
- Assisted with network infrastructure design and implementation.
- Performed troubleshooting to diagnose and resolve complex technical problems.
- Managed daily backup processes for all servers using enterprise-level backup and recovery software solutions.
- Resolved escalated customer service requests as needed, in order to ensure a successful resolution of customer complaints.
- Utilized ticketing systems to track the status of help desk tickets throughout the resolution process.
- Developed scripts to automate routine tasks related to system maintenance.
- Configured routers and switches according to organizational specifications.
- In the design and implementation of a secure infrastructure on major cloud platform providers, I have sound knowledge of cloud security controls, cloud security best practices, and industry security requirements.
- In-depth knowledge of Identity and Access Management Systems and DevSecOps.
- Monitoring and maintenance, security management, troubleshooting, documentation, and making sure compliances are up to date.
- Managed IT/OT segmentation firewalls to enhance network security.
- Optimized security measures for firewalls, routers, load balancers, and software infrastructures.
- Deployed redesigned Palo Alto firewalls to boost network security and meet PCI compliance standards.
- Optimized enterprise network protection through precise installation of security policies across diverse platforms.
- Experienced in combining system and application architecture.
- Performed regular maintenance of firewalls to ensure optimal performance.
- Utilized Splunk to efficiently correlate various events.
- Demonstrated expertise in leveraging SIEM solutions for effective alerting and monitoring.
- Utilized expert knowledge in TCP/IP protocols, firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection/prevention systems to enhance network defenses.
- Acquired basic skills in analyzing malicious software.
- Conducted comprehensive investigative analysis of potentially compromised assets in a forensically sound manner.
- Familiarity with investigative analysis and incident response, as they pertain to cloud environments, and hands-on experience with SOAR tools to automate incident response processes.
- Experience working with threat intelligence platforms and feeds.
- Experience in threat-hunting methodologies.
- Developed expertise in understanding and applying threat analysis frameworks.
- Developed proficiency in utilizing DLP solutions effectively for incident management.
- Contributes to the development and execution of security plans and product security specifications.
- Conducts vulnerability scans on software under the guidance of lead engineers to identify potential security issues before product release.
- Aided in risk management activities related to cybersecurity.
- Participates in design and code reviews to identify potential security vulnerabilities, making appropriate recommendations.
- Facilitates preliminary security assessments and tests for new software-based product developments.
- Integrated security measures into all product-related infrastructures.
- Collaborates in the creation of product security documents for customers with MDS2 forms as part of the task.
- Handled escalated security issues related to products within the engineering department.
- Enhanced team's understanding of important security issues.
- Assists in maintaining and updating facility-level procedures and work instructions for the cybersecurity program.
- Contributed to mitigating lower-tier cybersecurity threats effectively.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
LA05-2010
Skills
- Proficiency in cybersecurity frameworks and standards
- Penetration testing
- Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)
- Software Development LifeCycle (SDLC)
- Firewall management
- Incident response
- Threat intelligence & Threat Modelling
- Disaster recovery
- Information security policies
- Identity Management
- Compliance monitoring
- Cloud security
- Cybersecurity frameworks
- Data loss prevention
- Vulnerability assessment
- Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex security topics to technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in high-pressure situations, a growth mindset oriented towards positivity, personal accountability, and excellence
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
- Database security
- Operating system security
Affiliations
- Exploring new adventures
- Travelling
- Playing the Piano at free period or playing Computer Games
- Reading
Timeline
Cybersecurity Architect
Bell Techlogix
02.2017 - Current
Cybersecurity Analyst
Integrated Systems And Devices Ltd (ISDL)
08.2010 - 02.2017
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Certification
- University of Maryland (College Park): CyberSecurity For Everyone
- Cybersecurity Architecture (IBM Certification)
- Cybersecurity Assessment: CompTIA Security+ & CYSA+ (IBM Certification)
- Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyberattacks
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
- Cybersecurity Fundamentals (IBM)
- Cybersecurity Essentials ( WITH HONORS) IBM
- Cybfun.1.0:Cybersecurity Analyst
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