👉 💥 | Cloud and Information Systems Security Professional ⚡ Information Security Ph.D. Researcher | …✍️
As an ardent, proactive, and results-driven Cloud and Information Systems Security Professional with over 5 years of experience, my expertise lies in implementing and managing security measures in cloud environments to ensure effective scalability. I have a proven track record in cloud security architecture, automation, and compliance adherence, successfully establishing secure infrastructures while optimizing performance. Working collaboratively, I ensure applications maintain high availability, scalability, and security. I identify and resolve performance issues and am proficient in AWS resource setup, containerized application orchestration, and implementing monitoring solutions. I am seeking to leverage my development, security, and operations skills and expertise to safeguard your digital assets.
AWS Resources: | EC2 / ELB / IAM / RDS / S3 Bucket / EBS / SNS / VPC / EKS / ECR / CloudWatch / Route53 |
Network Protocols: | DNS / DHCP / FTP / VPN / TCP/IP / UDP / NTP / NFS / HTTP/S / IPSEC / BGP / SSL/TLS / SSH |
Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)/Network Analytics: | Wireshark / NetWitness Investigator / SonarQube / Splunk / CloudHealth |
- Performed security risk assessments, identifying vulnerabilities and devising mitigation strategies. Developed and enforced security policies, standards, and guidelines to fortify data protection.
- Monitored security systems for anomalous behavior, swiftly responding to incidents and conducting comprehensive security audits. Provided direct IT security support, oversaw information security testing, and recommended measures to mitigate identified risks.
- Implemented robust monitoring and alerting systems using tools like; Prometheus with Grafana, and Splunk that increased incident response efficiency by identifying issues proactively.
- Conducted monthly security scans using Nessus to assess system configuration, patches, and vulnerabilities; and followed-up with internal and external stakeholders, tracking vulnerabilities and their remediation progress.
- Reviewed current security system configurations, monitored, and investigated access to detect unauthorized attempts, and managed user provisioning across diverse accounts and applications.
- Assisted in conducting security assessments of cloud-based infrastructure, platforms, and applications to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and compliance issues.
- Developed and implemented security measures, policies, and procedures to protect cloud-based assets and data from unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security threats.
- Monitored and analyzed security events and incidents in cloud environments and responded promptly to mitigate risks and minimize potential damages.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including system administrators, network engineers, and software developers, to ensure cloud security best practices are followed throughout the organization.
- Stayed current with the latest industry trends, emerging threats, and best practices in cloud security, and provided recommendations for enhancing the organization's cloud security posture.
- Assisted in implementing cloud infrastructure projects by designing, deploying, and optimizing cloud environments for scalability and performance, while also developing and implementing automation scripts and tools to streamline provisioning, deployment, and management processes.
- Managed cloud infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and maintenance activities, ensuring high availability, reliability, and cost optimization of cloud services.
- Conducted regular assessments and audits of cloud infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and compliance gaps, recommending and implementing mitigation strategies.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate security controls, networking configurations, and automation tools into cloud environments to enhance operational efficiency and data protection.
- Participated in incident response activities, troubleshooting cloud-related issues, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing preventive measures to enhance the resilience of cloud infrastructure.
- Managed high-availability CentOS and Ubuntu server infrastructure, and provided tier 2 support for Linux systems issues, ensuring rapid problem resolution, achieving 99.9% uptime.
- Created Bash and Python scripts for automation; deployed and managed LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) Stacks through Ansible playbook, slashing manual workload by 60%.
- Implemented encryption mechanisms and data protection controls for sensitive information stored in the cloud, collaborating with DevOps teams to integrate security controls into the CI/CD pipeline.
- Developed and maintained cloud security architecture frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and implemented log management monitoring solutions (Nagios and Prometheus/Grafana) for real-time detection of security incidents in the cloud environment.
- Implemented secure configurations and access controls for cloud infrastructure components and collaborated with incident response teams to investigate and resolve security breaches in cloud environments.
- Identified, documented, and reported bugs, errors, interoperability flaws, security vulnerabilities assessment lifecycle, and other security risks.
- Tested product’s functionality, performance, reliability, and stability, resulting in a 90% success rate.
- Conducted security assessments and risk analyses to identify vulnerabilities and potential threats.
- Developed and enforced privacy policies and training programs to comply with data protection regulations.
- Managed operational risks for sensitive information assets, and oversaw data agreements/privacy impact assessments.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to assess business operations, and developed privacy/security measures.
2020-2026 (Expected) : Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree, Major: Information Technology; Information Security Emphasis; University of the Cumberlands - Williamsburg, KY
2019-2020 : Master of Science (M.S.) Degree, Major: Information Systems Security; University of the Cumberlands - Williamsburg, KY
2014-2016 : Master of Science (M.S.) Degree, Major: Health and Medical Informatics; Brandeis University - Waltham, MA
2012-2014 : Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree, Major: Information Technology; University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, MA
1998-2001 : Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree, Major: Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Electronics/Telecommunications and Computer Engineering Option; National Polytechnic University Institute - Bamenda, CM / Our Saviour Institute of Science, Agriculture & Technology – Enugu, NG
2024-12 (Work-in-Progress) : (ISC)2 (CISSP) – Certified Information Systems Security Professional.
2021-03 (Certified) : ISACA®’s (CDPSE) – Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer.
- English (native speaker)
- French (full professional proficiency)