Matthew Okafor Email & Phone Number

South Africa

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I.T | Design | Code | Photography | Digital Media

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Property, Rentals, Contracting

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

IT Consulting, Security, Employee Monitoring Solutions

Sandton, South Africa

• Monitor security incidents and events through various tools and alerts (Splunk, McAfee ESM, McAfee Enterprise Policy Orchestrator (EPo), Palo Alto)
• Ensure the follow up and resolution of security incidents and events
• Lead team of analysts from the Managed SOC in day-to-day monitoring and resolution of Security incidents within established Service Level Agreements
• Develop plans for implementation or deployment of new SIEM tools with Group Information Security and Specialist Bank IT Operations.
• Provide the SOC with well-defined assignments including procedures, deadlines and accountability and ensure consistency in the operating quality of the SOC
• Periodically review thresholds and refinement SLA’s according to business requirements

Sandton, South Africa

• Management of the SIEM function for Investec Bank (South Africa)
• Set up and monitor security incidents and events through obtaining requirements input from stakeholders
• Ensure the follow up and resolution of security incidents and events
• Gathering and consolidating of security events and incidents that need to be monitored through analysis with stakeholders including Operational risk, Group Information Security & various business stakeholders
• Set up monitoring mechanisms, rules & tools (Symantec SSIM, McAfee Nitro (ESM) and Splunk)
• Setup processes to liaise with the various stakeholders in the event of breaches

Sandton, South Africa

• Working as part of a highly cross-skilled team that makes up the Online banking Admin team; highly skilled in Online Banking, Mobile Banking, CCM product (Corporate Cash Manager) and MUA offering (Multiple User Access).
• Act as a first line of support for the Client support center and objectively resolving Online banking queries.
• Providing training for Private Bank Consultants on Investec products.
• Trouble-shooting on escalated technical queries related to Online Banking and Mobile Banking for the Client support center.
• Assist clients remotely via telephone or in person regarding browser compatibilities on Online Banking.
• Carry out administrative functions on client’s online profiles relating to CCM (Corporate Cash Manager), MUA (Multiple User Access) and Online Banking (Linking of Business Apps, OLB pins; Linking of Users and Lending.

Sandton, South Africa

• Assisting clients with configuring and setting up their Mobile devices
• Coordinating training for Clients and Consultants
• Trouble-shooting on PDA Smartphone Browser compatibilities on Mobile Banking
• Trouble-shooting syntax errors on Mobile Banking with a working knowledge of J2ME (Mobile Java).
• Assist clients remotely via telephone and OTA (Over the Air) transmissions for Mobile banking configuration setup
• Continually seeking innovative ways to cost effectively grow Mobile Baking offering.

Johannesburg, South Africa

• Provided graphic and web design consultation, selling Desktop computers and web-hosting packages to SME’s.
• Retailing i-burst® Wireless Broadband Internet access powered by WBS Mobile in South Africa via cold calling and email campaigns.
• Multi-channel delivery (WAP, SMS, PDA) Configuring PDAs, Handhelds, Smartphones and Pocket PCs to access the internet via Wireless LAN, WiFi, WAP and GPRS.
• Knowledge of Mobile Internet related information architectures
• Managing projects related to Web Design and Application Design.

Professional, Searching And Reporting With Splunk (Virtual Training)

•Getting Statistics •Analyzing, Calculating, and Formatting •Creating Charts •Correlating Events •Enriching Data with Lookups •Summary.

Professional, Using Splunk (Virtual Training)

•Intro to Splunk's interface •Searching and saving results •Using fields and tags •Creating alerts •Creating reports and visualizations.

Professional, Agile Boot Camp (Project Management)

Agile & Agile principles, Scrum process & throughput, Kanban principles, Implementing Kanban, Metrics & Roles, Sprint Planning &.

Professional, Dynatrace - User Experience Platform (Uxp) & Application Performance Monitoring (Apm) Training

Agile Pure end-to-end User Experience Management (UEM), Business Transaction Management (BTM), Advanced Monitoring, Proactive Performance.

Professional, It360 Manageengine Applications Manager Training

Installing Applications Manager, Requirements gathering, Setting up monitoring for resources, Configure Thresholds and Actions, Set up.

Professional, Mcafee Security Information & Event Management (Siem) Administrator Course

Log Management configuration, Enterprise Security Management installation and configuration, Working with the Receiver, Working with the.

Professional, Symantec Security Information Manager (Ssim) Administrator Course

Symantec Event Agents, Symantec Product Collectors, Deploying Symantec Agents, Onbox and Offbox Collectors and Sensors, Writing Event.

Professional, Computer Forensics And Investigations (It Crime Forensics)

Forensic investigations requirements; First responder; Incident response; Storage; Forensic Examination; Electronic Discovery and digital.

Professional, Certified Information Systems Auditor (Cisa) Candidate, (Isaca)

Systems and Infrastructure Lifecycle Management, Protection of Information Assets, IT Service Delivery and Support, IS Audit Process.

Professional, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (Cissp) Candidate, (Isc)2

Information Security and Risk Management; Access Control; Security Architecture and Design; Physical and Environmental Security.

Professional, Microsoft Certified Applications Development

VB.Net, Programming with Microsoft VB.Net, COM+ applicationsASP.NET applications with VB Studio.net, Programming with ADO.NETXML Web.

Professional, I.T. Project Management

Project Management principles, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)Project life cycle, Project planning-tools & estimating, Risk Management.

B.Tech Hons., Applied Mathematics & Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Executive Member: AYDAC Captain: University Volleyball team Member: AIESEC