OLAWALE ABIOLA
Cyber Security Operations Professional
London Area
Summary
Cyber Security Operations Professional with over 6 years of experience in incident response, threat detection, and SIEM engineering across cloud-native and hybrid infrastructures. Proven ability to design and optimise detection pipelines, lead security investigations, and align controls with ISO 27001 and GDPR frameworks. Holds a Master's degree in Cyber Security with academic research focused on applying machine learning and AI to phishing threat detection, conducted within a university SOC simulation environment. Skilled in configuring cross-platform security logging, executing red team simulations, managing access controls, and supporting audit readiness for standards such as Cyber Essentials Plus. Adept at cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring junior analysts to build resilient and intelligent cyber defences.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Security Operations Specialist (Threat Detection & Response)
FortifyIT
Liverpool
12.2024 - Current
- Implement cross-platform security logging and monitoring aligned with university-grade compliance standards.
- Lead security incident response process including alert triage, root cause analysis, and resolution tracking across critical systems.
- Collaborate with cross-department stakeholders and GRC teams to support ISO 27001 audits and risk assessments.
- Contribute to simulated red team campaigns and supported development of internal penetration testing frameworks.
- Conduct periodic access reviews of critical systems, escalated control exceptions and policy violations.
SOC Analyst (L2) | Threat Detection & Response
Ptas Solutions
Remote
02.2021 - 12.2024
- Conducted full-spectrum incident investigations including malware analysis, packet-level analysis, and system-level forensic analysis to determine root cause, impact, and attacker TTPs.
- Ran monthly Nessus scans and coordinated patching cycles, achieving 100% remediation of critical vulnerabilities within 10 working days.
- Performed CSPM reviews as part of security compliance programs, supporting ISO and NIST aligned processes.
- Documented procedures and contributed to internal knowledge base for audit and training purposes.
SOC Analyst (L1) | Monitoring & Triage
Capriquota Ltd.
Nigeria
01.2019 - 12.2020
- Conducted real-time monitoring, triage, and analysis of security events using Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel within a supervised SOC environment.
- Escalated validated security incidents to Tier 2 analysts, contributing to improved detection and reduced response latency.
- Supported the incident response including basic log analysis, IOC enrichment, and alert documentation.
- Participated in phishing incident investigations, user-reported threat triage, and alert correlation with known threat intelligence sources.
- Maintained detailed records in ticketing systems and adhered to SLAs in line with SOC workflows and escalation protocols.
IT Support Technician
Blossom Oaks Properties & Investment Ltd.
Nigeria
02.2015 - 11.2018
- Provided Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical support for users in Windows 10/11 environments, diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, and network issues.
- Managed and maintained Active Directory, including user provisioning, access control, and group policy administration.
- Secured business-critical systems by implementing endpoint protection, patching procedures, and system hardening practices.
- Supported basic network configurations and escalated unresolved security issues to senior IT staff or security personnel.
Education
MSc. - Cyber Security
Edge Hill University
09.2024
BSc (Hons) - Information Technology
National Open University of Nigeria
02.2022
Skills
- Incident Response
- Threat Management
- Security Monitoring
- Automation
- SIEM
- SOAR
- Elastic Stack
- Azure Sentinel
- Splunk
- Cortex XSOAR
- Shuffle SOAR
- Endpoint Security
- Network Security
- CrowdStrike
- Check Point
- Zscaler
- Wireshark
- VPNs
- Digital Forensics
- Malware Analysis
- Memory Analysis
- Disk Analysis
- Velociraptor
- PEStudio
- Cuckoo Sandbox
- Governance
- Risk Management
- Compliance
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
- Cyber Essentials Plus
- NIST CSF
- Threat Intelligence
- Enrichment
- MISP
- Anomali
- VirusTotal
- ThreatConnect
- ATT&CK Navigator
- Systems Management
- Identity Management
- Active Directory
- SCCM
- Endpoint Telemetry
- Detection Engineering
- Threat Modelling
- SPL
- KQL
- Behavioural Analytics
- Cloud Security
- Infrastructure Security
- Azure
- AWS
- GCP
- GuardDuty
- Defender for Cloud
- Zero Trust
- AI
- ML
- Phishing Detection
- Anomaly Scoring
- Model Training
- Feature Engineering
Technical Certifications
- ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
- CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CYSA+)
- Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)
Timeline
Security Operations Specialist (Threat Detection & Response)
FortifyIT
12.2024 - Current
SOC Analyst (L2) | Threat Detection & Response
Ptas Solutions
02.2021 - 12.2024
SOC Analyst (L1) | Monitoring & Triage
Capriquota Ltd.
01.2019 - 12.2020
IT Support Technician
Blossom Oaks Properties & Investment Ltd.
02.2015 - 11.2018
MSc. - Cyber Security
Edge Hill University
BSc (Hons) - Information Technology
National Open University of Nigeria
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