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Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

•Coordinated with vendors, partners on patch management processes and implementation of softwareupdates and upgrades.•Developed and maintained incident response plans for various types of cyber-attacks or securityincidents.•Managed daily operations of the IT security team including assigning tasks, providing guidance, andreviewing results.•Investigated information security breaches to identify vulnerabilities and evaluate damage.•Directed vulnerability assessments or analysis of information security systems.•Researched emerging trends in cybersecurity technologies and techniques as well as industryregulations and standards.•Provided technical expertise in designing secure solutions for new projects and initiatives.•Conducted risk assessments on existing systems, platforms, and applications to identify vulnerabilities.•Implemented advanced threat detection tools to detect malicious activities on the network.•Mentored junior employees in departmental activities and procedures.

Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

•Created detailed reports outlining the findings of investigations into security events or incidents.•Monitored network traffic for suspicious activity using SIEM tools such as QRadar and GrayLog.•Performed incident response and root cause analysis on security incidents.•Collaborated with internal teams to improve system performance and enhance overall security postureof the organization's infrastructure.•Identified security threats, vulnerabilities and potential malicious activities through log analysis.•Conducted vulnerability assessments of IT systems and applications.•Maintained up-to-date knowledge of cyber threat landscape by researching latest attack trends andtechniques used by attackers.•Installed Endpoint Detection and Response tools, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software andother security measures to protect networks from outside attacks.•Analyzed logs from various sources including web servers, application servers, databases, IDS and IPSsystems. for possible security breaches.•Promoted security awareness among employees and clients to mitigate risks and breaches.

Airport City, Ghana

•Improve staff awareness through training and education on cybersecurity best practices against threats and vulnerabilities.•Analyze the usage of clients’ personal data by carrying out data protection impact assessment (DPIA) sessions on specific systems and applications.•Provide solutions and remediation against data protection vulnerabilities by generating security reports on data impact assessment findings (DPIA).•Carry out IP analysis from various threat incidents to remediate and reduce the likelihood of threat attacks.•Provide a safeguard against data evidence leakage in any foreseen incidents by developing a forensic readiness plan for any threat incident that may occur.•Provide an up-to-date medium for accessing latest news by creating a news report for data protection and cyber threats daily.•Work with other units to ensure they are up to date on the current data breaches and threats through interviews and trainings.•Assisted in preparation of weekly security incident reports, highlighting breaches, vulnerabilities and remedial measures.

Spintex, Greater Accra, Ghana

•Provided a quality assurance report by analyzing and testing on the weaknesses and strengths of the company's website to help improve it for client usage experience.•Prepared the company’s website launch by processing and converting word files into suitable excel formats to be uploaded and integrated for client usage

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

•Provided support assistance by organizing customer files to allow easy access and record management •Increased a market reach and target group by leading a team involved in analyzing and supporting clients for a new product during a launch.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Information Technology, Second Class Upper Honors

Cloud Computing

Amazon Web Services, Linux, Network Security.