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Nairobi County, Kenya

- Spearheading cyber risk audits aligned with industry standards such as NIST, ISO, and COBIT. - Conducting thorough vulnerability assessments and penetration tests to fortify digital defenses. - Enhancing organizational security through meticulous reviews of network architecture, firewall configurations, and database setups. - Empowering staff members across diverse sectors with cybersecurity and data protection awareness training initiatives.- Delivering comprehensive cyber risk framework training sessions to enhance organizational resilience. - Contributing expertise to cyber incident analysis through voluntary shifts at the Security Operations Center.- Driving efficiency and accountability by facilitating the adoption of Open Project for project tracking at the Project Management Office. - Streamlining sales processes and enhancing productivity by implementing PipeDrive for sales pipeline automation.

- Collaborated within the research and development team to engineer innovative cybersecurity solutions, including a database activity monitor, network traffic monitor, cyber risk analytics platform, and data protection compliance tracking platform. - Translated business needs and requirements into precise system specifications, serving as a bridge between conceptualization and development phases. - Pioneered the design and implementation of a streamlined git branching strategy, optimizing collaboration and version control within the development team. - Leveraged JIRA to meticulously track progress across multiple development projects, seamlessly integrating with Confluence to ensure easy access to documented system requirements.- Conducted rigorous user acceptance testing of developed solutions, providing invaluable feedback to the development team for bug resolution and product enhancement. - Engaged with both potential and existing clientele to gather insightful feedback on product performance and usability, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

- Orchestrated the deployment of a database activity monitoring tool across multiple client environments, enhancing their data security posture.- Implemented Wazuh for comprehensive endpoint monitoring, fortifying client systems against potential threats. - Configured and deployed Suricata, Snort, and Zeek for robust network traffic monitoring, ensuring heightened network security across diverse client sites. - Demonstrated adept troubleshooting skills by resolving issues related to dockerized deployments at various client locations, ensuring smooth operation of security solutions.- Led the development of a cutting-edge cyber threat intelligence platform, leveraging Big Data analysis tools and machine learning algorithms to ingest, analyze, and extract insights from vast datasets. - Utilized prominent Big Data tools including Apache NiFi, Apache Spark, and Jupyter Notebook to construct a robust data pipeline for seamless data processing and analysis.- Integrated machine learning algorithms into the data pipeline, enhancing the platform's capability to detect emerging cyber threats with greater accuracy and efficiency. - Demonstrated strong presentation skills by effectively communicating the project's objectives, methodologies, and findings to stakeholders and team members. - Applied problem definition and problem-solving skills to address challenges encountered throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring the successful implementation of the cyber threat intelligence platform. - Successfully showcased the Proof of Concept, validating the platform's feasibility and efficacy in bolstering cybersecurity measures through advanced data analytics and machine learning capabilities.