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Proactive Cybersecurity Engineer skilled in ISMS implementation, security monitoring, incident response, and with strong experience deploying SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, and DLP solutions to ensure audit-ready & secure scalable systems. Experience in Telecom industry

Co-Founder & Cybersecurity Solutions Lead at Tellerway Technology Solutions (2023-01 – Present)

Co-founded and lead a cybersecurity practice providing managed security services and hands-on support on behalf of the OEM to organizations.

• Co-founded and lead a cybersecurity practice providing managed security services and hands-on support on behalf of the OEM to organizations
• Identity & Access Management Platforms
• SIEM & Security Analytics Solutions
• Endpoint Management & Mobile Device Management, Data Loss Prevention
• Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Vulnerability & Patch Management Platforms
• IT Service Management (ITSM) Systems
• Network Monitoring & Infrastructure Management

IT Security, Governance Consultant at DFCU Bank Group (2022-11 – 2023-06)

Designed security architectures for on-prem systems, ensured compliance on standards like ISO 27001, NIST, CSI benchmarks and performed risk assessments.

• Designed security architectures for on-prem systems, ensured compliance on standards like ISO 27001, NIST, CSI benchmarks
• Performed risk assessments, threat intelligence monitoring, deployed SOC with Elastic (ELK)

Information Security and BCM Manager at FINCA International (2018-03 – 2022-11)

Led cybersecurity operations and business continuity initiatives across multiple countries, enforced ISO 27001/NIST/SOC2 security compliance.

• Led cybersecurity operations and business continuity initiatives across multiple countries
• Enforced ISO 27001/NIST/SOC2 security compliance
• Deployed and configured, and maintain SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, DLP and vulnerability management systems
• Managed IAM and MFA controls, performed risk assessments and threat intelligence monitoring, developed incident response and disaster recovery plans
• Ensured business continuity, crisis management readiness, and led cybersecurity teams while collaborating with engineering and cross-functional stakeholders

Regional IT Security Analyst at Huawei, MTN IT HUB Managed Services (2014-12 – 2018-03)

Oversaw and coordinated cybersecurity operations across multiple countries supporting telecom infrastructure security.

• Oversaw and coordinated cybersecurity operations across multiple countries (South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Rwanda, Swaziland, South Sudan) under the MTN Managed Services IT Hub, supporting telecom infrastructure security
• Designed and introduced a SOC infrastructure by integrating ArcSight, hiring and training
• Conducted vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, implemented secure architectures and endpoint protection, led incident response, enforced ISO 27001/NIST security policies, and delivered cybersecurity awareness training

OCS Back-Office Administrator at Huawei, Airtel IN Managed Services (2014-04 – 2014-12)

Provided system administration support for telecom billing infrastructure under Airtel Managed Services.

• Provided system administration support for telecom billing infrastructure under Airtel Managed Services

Masters in Business Administration in Business Administration – University of the People (2018-06 – 2020-06)

MicroMasters® Program in Cybersecurity in Cybersecurity – Rochester Institute of Technology (2018-03 – 2019-03)

Bachelors of Science in Software Engineering – Makerere University (2011-08 – 2015-06)