Associate Security Analyst at NTT Data (2024-01 – Present)
Cybersecurity and security operations role focusing on risk management, threat hunting, and incident response.
- Risk Management & Threat Hunting: Identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks through vulnerability management and proactive threat hunting.
- Security Operations & Incident Response: Implement and maintain controls aligned with ISO 27001, NIST CSF, PCI-DSS, and POPIA. Use Microsoft Sentinel, Entra ID, and XDR to investigate, contain, and eradicate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and tune alerts to reduce false positives.
- Monitoring & Collaboration: Oversee network security, liaise with service providers to meet SLAs, and develop SOC/SIEM detection rules and dashboards.
- Client Engagement & Documentation: Deliver security recommendations, conduct training, and maintain comprehensive security documentation, including incident reports and risk registers.
Jnr Cyber security Engineer at Phakamo Tech (2022-01 – 2024-12)
Junior cybersecurity engineering role with focus on risk management, security solutions, and client engagement.
- Risk Management and Threat Hunting: Identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks, perform vulnerability management, and author Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) in MDE.
- Security Solutions and Incident Response: Configure and deploy security solutions, monitor incidents with Microsoft Sentinel, Entra ID and MDE, handle incident response, and oversee client onboarding and MDE deployment.
- Client Engagement and Training: Provide security recommendations, conduct workshops, and ensure comprehensive log transmission to SIEM for robust threat monitoring.
Frontend Developer Intern at ICEP - Informatics Community Engagement Project (2021-01 – 2022-12)
Frontend development internship focusing on cross-platform applications and UI design.
- Implemented cross-platform applications and perfected UI designs.
- Ensured code readability, extendability, and scalability.
- Facilitated smooth handovers with minimal documentation.
- Tested and adjusted front-end behaviors for optimal user experience.
- Developed system solutions in line with quality and delivery requirements.
- Executed steps in the Development Cycle: requirements, documentation, training, implementation, testing and deployment.
