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Ismail Olanrewaju  |  Cybersecurity Professional

SOC Analyst with hands-on experience monitoring customer and internal infrastructure, detecting security events, and investigating incidents using SIEM technologies (Splunk, Elastic). Skilled in vulnerability assessments, remediation actions, firewall and IDS/IPS monitoring, and security incident handling with escalation. Strong background in IT Support, networking principles, and operating systems. Passionate about cybersecurity, continuous learning, and improving SOC processes and workflows.

CompTIA Security+ ISC2 CC MSc Cyber Security ITIL V3 Foundation
Open to Security Operations / analyst roles — UK
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Projects

Security Tools & Technologies

Hands-on experience with industry-standard security tools and platforms

Experience

SOC Analyst SEP 2025 — PRESENT
Amdari — London, UK
  • Monitor customer and internal infrastructure in a live SOC, triaging and investigating security events with Splunk to SLA.
  • Author incident response playbooks and standard operating procedures adopted as team standard; incident documentation audit-ready by default.
  • Identified an emerging brute-force campaign through log trend analysis before any automated alert fired; briefed senior management in plain terms.
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments with risk-rated findings and prioritised, tracked remediation.
IT Systems & Security Analyst APR 2022 — DEC 2022
United Bank for Africa (UBA)
  • Administered Windows, macOS and Linux estates across a live multi-branch banking environment, working to ITIL procedures and SLAs.
  • Led an organisation-wide OS upgrade and hardening programme across 200+ endpoints, cutting downtime by ~20%.
  • Built the bank's first incident and asset reporting framework; carried out risk assessments on unauthorised-access incidents.
  • Physically maintained switches, routers, access points and cabling; daily work with TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs and firewalls.
Technical IT Support Analyst OCT 2020 — MAR 2022
Essence of Greenfield — UK
  • Delivered first-line support across hardware, software and network issues with ~70% first-contact resolution.
  • Built a knowledge base enabling non-technical colleagues to self-serve routine fixes.
  • Built and maintained a WordPress/WooCommerce platform end to end, including hosting, DNS, SSL and payment integration.

Certifications & Education

CompTIA Security+
CERTIFIED · 2025
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ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
CERTIFIED · 2025
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ITIL V3 Foundation
CERTIFIED · 2020
MSc Cyber Security
MERIT · UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER · 2024
BSc Information Technology
FIRST CLASS · 2020

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Open to Security Operations Analyst and security analyst roles across the UK. Send a message below, or reach me directly.

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