Cybersecurity Analyst / Security Engineering Support

Cybersecurity Analyst / Security Engineering Support

Security professional with broad IT experience and several years focused on security operations, cloud security, detection improvement, and automation. Experience includes helping organizations investigate alerts, improve signal quality, strengthen access controls, and build repeatable security processes.

I work across both cloud and on-prem environments with an emphasis on practical, hands-on security support rather than checkbox security.

Core Strengths

• Security operations and defensive support
• Alert triage, investigation, and response support
• Threat detection tuning and noise reduction
• Vulnerability follow-up and remediation coordination
• Identity security, MFA, and Conditional Access support
• Security scripting and workflow automation
• Documentation, runbooks, and process improvement
• Compliance support and technical validation

Platforms and Tools

• Entra ID / Azure AD
• Conditional Access
• Intune
• Microsoft Defender XDR
• Microsoft Sentinel
• CrowdStrike Falcon
• Python, PowerShell, YAML, Bash
• Git / GitHub, Jenkins, SaltStack
• Windows, Linux, virtualization, lab environments

Examples of Work

• Reviewed and investigated security events across hybrid environments
• Improved detections by refining thresholds, tuning logic, and reducing false positives
• Supported incident handling from early triage through recovery support
• Helped strengthen access controls using Zero Trust-aligned practices
• Connected vulnerability findings with remediation and patch follow-up
• Built scripts and workflows to reduce manual analyst effort
• Created documentation and repeatable security procedures

Education

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity & Information Assurance

Current Areas of Interest

• Security automation
• AI-assisted analyst workflows
• Threat detection engineering
• Compliance and policy validation
• Lab development and defensive testing
• Security awareness concepts

Open to cybersecurity-focused opportunities involving security operations, cloud security, threat detection, vulnerability management, automation, and security engineering support.