Precious Igboma
Chatham,United Kingdom
Summary
Cybersecurity Analyst with extensive experience in security operations, threat intelligence, incident response, and cloud security. Demonstrated success in implementing enterprise-level security initiatives and automated detection systems, enhancing regulatory compliance. Committed to delivering measurable business value through effective security strategies.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work history
Security Analyst
Spark Oil Energy Services Limited
Port Harcourt, Rivers State
09.2022 - 12.2023
- Assisted in deploying HIDS and NIDS to boost endpoint security monitoring by 35% in compliance with ISO 27001 standards.
- Supported review of IAM roles in AWS, leading to removal of 12 excessive permissions to align access policies with least privilege principles.
- Conducted vulnerability scans on internal assets using Nessus, contributing to 45% reduction in critical vulnerabilities within 4 weeks.
- Assisted in analysing over 10,000 log entries weekly using ELK stack, identifying 15+ high-severity anomalies for remediation.
- Helped develop automation scripts to streamline user account auditing, resulting in reduction of manual effort by 30 hours per month.
- Minimised safety risks with thorough inspections and maintenance schedules.
- Cooperated with cross-functional teams during project development stages.
- Documented system-level cybersecurity requirements, threat models, and validation records using Confluence and Jira to support agile security workflows.
Support Engineer
Port-Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company
Port Harcourt, Rivers State
03.2021 - 08.2022
- Resolved complex hardware problems with detailed diagnostic techniques.
- Improved IT system security by conducting regular network audits.
- Conducted asset inventory audits and documented control gaps, supporting IT team in tracking over 200 devices.
- Ensured minimal downtime during system upgrades through careful planning and execution.
- Conducted regular IT audits to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and guidelines.
Education
Master of Science - Cyber Security and Human Factors
Bournemouth University
Bournemouth 01.2024 - 1 2025
Bachelor of Science - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Benson Idahosa University
Benin City 11/2017 - 09/2022
Skills
- Reporting and documentation
- Phishing awareness training
- Network protocols familiarity
- Security policies development
- SIEM (Splunk)
- Docker
- Strong analytical thinking and Attention to detail
- Good Communication and Stakeholder liaison
- Cybersecurity awareness
- Programming Languages (Python/SQL)
- Data encryption methods
Affiliations
- Self Development
- Reading books
Timeline
Master of Science - Cyber Security and Human Factors
Bournemouth University
01.2024 - 1 2025
Security Analyst
Spark Oil Energy Services Limited
09.2022 - 12.2023
Support Engineer
Port-Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company
03.2021 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Benson Idahosa University
11/2017 - 09/2022