OLAKUNLE AJIBOLA
London,United Kingdom
Summary
A dedicated Security Analyst with substantial expertise in operating within a Security Operations Center (SOC). Demonstrated success in effectively prioritizing and responding to diverse security alerts, implementing robust security strategies, and safeguarding data integrity. Proficient in identifying and analyzing suspicious activities through the utilization of SIEM Tools, including Splunk and Sentinel. A collaborative team member who is equally adept at working autonomously with minimal supervision.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
SOC Analyst
SprintCue Limited
11.2019 - Current
- Engage in Proof-of-Concept testing to assess various toolsets, aligning with the objectives of Security Architecture.
- Oversee Office 365 Cyber Threat and Management capabilities, encompassing the configuration of digital policies, DLP, Intune, Defender, and other Microsoft security event mechanisms.
- Assume responsibility for proposing enhancements to the SIEM system and develop a dashboard to streamline the analysis process.
- Examine and address security alerts, incidents, and vulnerabilities promptly using SIEM, IDS/IPS, and other security technologies, adhering to established incident response procedures.
- Oversee cloud security initiatives to uphold the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of vital systems and data.
- Monitored network traffic for suspicious activity using SIEM tools such as Splunk and LogRhythm.
- Created detailed reports outlining the findings of investigations into security events or incidents.
SOC Analyst
Finl Oil & Gas Limited
02.2017 - 08.2019
- Analyzed logs and security event data to investigate incidents determine the root cause, and develop appropriate remediation strategies.
- Proactively conducted threat hunting exercise to identify and mitigate potential security threats before they could cause significant harm.
- Assisted in the development and maintenance of security policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure compliance with industry regulations.
- Managed and maintained enterprise logging and SIEM solutions for automated threat detection and behavioural analysis.
- Collaborated with the security team to promptly respond to client requests for security briefings and provided necessary advice to the firm as required.
- Managed user authentication and authorization of data access.
Project Support Officer, Vendor Contracting
Finl Oil & Gas Limited
08.2015 - 02.2017
- Assisted in preparing project schedules and distributing those schedules to project managers
- Responsible for maintaining all meeting minutes in digital and hard copy form
- Assisted in getting project owners' signatures on change orders and then submitting completed change orders to management
- Monitored daily activities across different project portfolio, tracked issues, prepared cyber risk reports, and give feedback on overall program
- Monitored vendor compliance with legal contract terms and conditions
- Designed comprehensive risk mitigation processes for high-risk vendors by leveraging a risk-based approach
- Coordinated and extensively supported vendor audits and assessments with internal audits and external vendors
- Evaluated service organization control (SOC) reports from vendors based on their engagements with the business
- Identified, engaged, and cultivated business relationships with new and existing vendors
- Created SLAs and defined key performance and risk indicators to measure performance and address risks with service organizations
- Conducted regular business reviews with the business partners, including sharing detailed reporting (demand management, vendor profiles, and performance dashboards, benchmarking, and review of strategic plans).
Education
Associate of Science - Mobile and Web Application Development
Ledra College
01.2021
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
01.2020
Crop Production and Soil Science -
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
01.2015
Skills
- CompTIA Security
- SIEM (IBM QRadar, Splunk, Darktrace, Azure Sentinel, Rapid7)
- EDR (Carbon Black, CrowdStrike Falcon, Trend Micro Apex One, Microsoft Defender)
- Vulnerability Management (Qualys, Rapid7, Nessus)
- SANDBOXING (Jose Sandbox, Threat GRID, Crowdstrike, Fortinet)
- DLP (Symantec DLP, McAfee DLP, Exabeam, Forcepoint, Trend Micro, CrowdStrike Falcon DC)
- ITSM (ServiceNow, Remedy, Jira, Autotask)
- Linux System Server, macOS & Windows Server
- FRAMEWORK (GDPR, NIST, COBIT, PCI-DSS, SANS, ISO27001)
Areas of Interest
- Technical Support
- Network Management & Support
- IT Systems Administration
- Information Security
- Incident Response
- Database Management
- Risk Analysis & Mitigation
- Reporting & Documentation
- Vulnerability Management
Reference
Available on Request
Timeline
SOC Analyst
SprintCue Limited
11.2019 - Current
SOC Analyst
Finl Oil & Gas Limited
02.2017 - 08.2019
Project Support Officer, Vendor Contracting
Finl Oil & Gas Limited
08.2015 - 02.2017
Associate of Science - Mobile and Web Application Development
Ledra College
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Crop Production and Soil Science -
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
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