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SOC Analyst | FintechOS• Monitored and closed Azure Sentinel alerts.• Ensured image patches were updated and raised tickets to cloud ops for action.• Conducted security monitoring and incident response.Information Security Officer | The Willow Learning Trust• Created and presented security presentations for new employees on security policies and procedures.• Developed hardening guidelines for macOS, Windows 10, and 11, collaborating with IT staff to ensure policy alignment.• Produced monthly security newsletters.• Managed Zendesk and Jira for access requests, application installations, and security queries.• Maintained the FintechOS security handbook.• Created GitHub access procedures.• Monitored and conducted phishing simulations using Microsoft Defender.IT Apprentice/IT Support Technician | The Willow Learning Trust• Provided IT support to over 500 staff and users across three sites.• Managed first-line IT support for devices, workstations, servers, printers, software, and networking.• Audited and updated IT infrastructure.• Liaising with external suppliers and support providers.• Utilized SCCM, Group Policy, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, VMWare, Spiceworks, Meraki, Windows 10, and Smoothwall.EducationAston UniversityBSc Cyber Security • Security Governance: Created a Risk Assessment using NIST and NCSC CAF approaches, including threat modelling and STRIDE.• DevSecOps: Developed a local GitLab environment and implemented DAST, SAST, and SCA tools in a pipeline for a web application.• Dissertation: Designed and tested a doorbell camera and mobile app to recommend security mitigations for IoT devices.• Programming: Developed projects using Java, Python, Kotlin, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP. Conducted minor programming in C++ and worked with MySQL databases for several projects.• Scripting and Automation: Created scripts for automation tasks.• Virtual Machines: Utilized Linux and Windows Server virtual machines for various projects.Technical Skills• Programming Languages: Java, Python, Kotlin, C++, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript • Databases: MySQL/MariaDB, SQL Server• Automation: Scripting for automation tasks• Operating Systems: Linux, Windows Server• Tools & Technologies: SCCM, Group Policy, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, VMWare, Spiceworks, Meraki, Windows 10, Windows 11, Smoothwall, Azure Sentinel, GitLab, DAST, SAST, SCA tools, Zendesk, Jira, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, VMWare, Docker.

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  Aston University

  First Class Honours