Ahmad Akil

CyberSecurity / Detection Engineer (7 yrs) | SIEM: Sentinel, Splunk, Chronicle | Cloud Security: Azure & GCP | IR + Threat Hunting | SOAR/Automation | Google Cloud Certified (PCSE, PSOE) 

7 years of experience defending hybrid environments in Azure and GCP. Specializing in SIEM engineering, threat detection, and automating response to reduce dwell time and improve security operations.

Proven ability to build practical controls that scale, with strong alignment to MITRE ATT&CK and compliance frameworks.

Experienced detection engineer specializing in defending hybrid cloud environments across Azure and GCP. Proven track record of building high-fidelity detections, engineering SIEM pipelines, and automating incident response to accelerate containment and reduce attacker dwell time. Adept at developing scalable security controls aligned with MITRE ATT&CK and enterprise compliance standards.

I earned a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from Beirut Arab University (BAU), Lebanon, completing the program from September 2016 to December 2021. The program provided a strong foundation in computer systems, software engineering, networking, and cybersecurity principles.