Dylan Griffiths
Nottingham,Nottinghamshire
Summary
Aspiring cybersecurity professional with hands-on training through TryHackMe, including the SEC1 cyber security qualification and multiple structured learning paths. Developed foundational knowledge in networking, operating systems, and common attack techniques through the Pre Security and Cyber Security 101 paths, and currently progressing through the SOC Level 1 pathway to build practical blue-team skills in log analysis, threat detection, and SIEM alert triage. Gaining practical experience investigating simulated security alerts using TryHackMe’s SOC simulator to determine true and false positives.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work history
Software engineering intern
Compare The Market
Peterborough
2023.06 - 2023.08
- Worked within an agile development team completing front-end tickets and contributing to improvements on a high-traffic web platform
- Proposed and implemented a layout configuration improvement that was accepted by the team and deployed to production
- Participated in an internal capture-the-flag (CTF), solving security challenges and gaining exposure to common vulnerabilities
- Collaborated with colleagues during an innovation day to propose improvements to internal tools and user experience
Circled Phones Director
Circled Phones
Bingham, Nottinghamshire
2025.03 - 2026.02
- Built and operated an online phone resale business sourcing devices locally and selling through eBay
- Completed 215+ transactions with 175 positive reviews while maintaining strong customer satisfaction and obtaining top rated seller status
- Generated approximately £80k within 6 months
- Managed sourcing, pricing, listings, customer service and order fulfilment
Education
TryHackMe
A-Levels - Business, Sociology, Economics
Toot Hill College
Skills
- Windows Security Fundamentals
- Linux Command Line & System Navigation
- TCP/IP Fundamentals
- DNS, HTTP/HTTPS Protocol Analysis
- Basic Network Traffic Analysis
- SIEM Monitoring (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel – foundational exposure)
- Microsoft Defender (basic security monitoring)
- Log Analysis
- Alert Triage & Investigation
- Threat Detection
- Incident Investigation Fundamentals
- Wireshark
- MITRE ATT&CK Framework
- Threat Intelligence Basics
Timeline
Circled Phones Director
Circled Phones
2025.03 - 2026.02
Software engineering intern
Compare The Market
2023.06 - 2023.08
TryHackMe
A-Levels - Business, Sociology, Economics
Toot Hill College