ALEX OJO

AO

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ALEX OJO

@alexojo

Entry-level SOC Analyst building hands-on threat detection and SIEM monitoring skills to strengthen real-world security operations.

What I'm looking for

I’m looking for an entry-level SOC or GRC Analyst role where I can strengthen log analysis, threat detection, alert triage, and incident investigation. I want a team that values hands-on learning, measurable detections, and real SOC impact.

I’m an entry-level Cybersecurity Analyst focused on SOC work—log analysis, threat detection, SIEM monitoring, and incident response. Through real-world home lab projects, I’ve built practical detection and investigation habits that translate directly to daily SOC workflows.

I’m proficient in Splunk and Linux-based security work, including writing SPL detection queries, triaging alerts, investigating brute-force patterns, and producing clear incident reports. I map findings to MITRE ATT&CK and NIST controls (like AC-7, AU-2, and SI-4) to ensure investigations are structured and auditable.

My projects strengthened my detection engineering and response automation skills. I built a Python automation script to parse Linux authentication logs, flag suspicious IPs, and generate structured incident reporting with MITRE ATT&CK T1110 and NIST AC-7 mapping—removing manual grep-style workflows.

Beyond detection, I focus on response outcomes. In an SSH brute-force defense lab, I investigated authentication logs to extract attacker timelines and implement automated IP blocking with Fail2Ban after repeated failed attempts.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

ZT

Digital Intern

Zoro Tech

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Created cybersecurity awareness content, simplifying technical information to support staff learning, and assisted with documentation and team research tasks.

Technical Writing Documentation Research Team Collaboration

HL

SOC Analyst (Junior)

Home Lab

Built a real-time Splunk Cloud SOC detection dashboard by ingesting Linux authentication logs, writing 4 SPL detection queries, and visualizing attack patterns. Developed a Python log parser for SSH brute-force detection and automated incident reporting mapped to MITRE ATT&CK T1110 and NIST controls, and implemented Fail2Ban IP blocking that stopped attackers after 3 failed attempts within 5 minut

Splunk Cloud SPL Python Log Parsing Threat Detection Incident Response ATT&CK Mapping NIST Controls Mapping Fail2Ban

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

LU

Lead City University

Bachelor of Science, Cybersecurity

2024 - 2027

Activities and societies: Work included MITRE ATT&CK mapping, NIST controls (AC-7, AU-2, SI-4), IOC documentation, and SOC-focused security coursework.

Pursuing a B.Sc. in Cybersecurity with coursework covering account lockout implementation, log analysis/SOC concepts, and mapping work to MITRE ATT&CK and NIST controls.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

Splunk

GitHub

Gmail

Wireshark

Ubuntu

Linux

Windows

Splunk Cloud

Mapped

Nmap

Bash

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