Anda Ben
@andaben
Cybersecurity professional with expertise in penetration testing, EduTech and DevOps.
What I'm looking for
Expert Cybersecurity Engineer and SRE with over 5 years of experience specializing in penetration testing, cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure), and DevOps. Proven value proposition in identifying critical IOT/API vulnerabilities and automating high-availability systems, resulting in significant technical debt reduction and operational cost savings. Proficient at bridging the gap between deep technical security assessments and scalable, resilient engineering.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
penetration tested IoT and CPE devices, identifying 20+ critical vulnerabilities.
Mitigated hardware procurement in rigorous security onboarding.
Executed advanced Web and API security assessments, improving overall security posture by 40%.
Engineered automated attack simulation scripts in Python and disassembled devices to demonstrate tangible security risks.
Delivered a specialized 6-month cybersecurity course to diverse global cohorts, focusing on cybersecurity, networking, and Linux system administration.
Prepared 200+ students for the Security+ certification, with a core focus on red team tactics, blue team defense, and digital forensics.
Facilitated hands-on labs and provided expert technical guidance.
Tutoring students remotely on various cybersecurity topics, providing feedback on assignments, and collaborating with instructors to enhance learning experiences. Promotes cybersecurity awareness and maintains up-to-date knowledge of trends.
Site Reliability Engineer
aYo Holdings
Jul 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 2 months)
Deployed monitoring solutions, managed server overloads, and worked on cloud migration projects. Provided architectural guidance to improve system performance and reliability.
DevOps Engineer Intern
Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited
Mar 2021 - Jul 2021 (4 months)
Monitored automated build processes, researched new technologies, and automated backup procedures. Collaborated with developers to enhance application performance.
Software Developer
Freelancer
Apr 2020 - Mar 2021 (11 months)
Managed the full software development lifecycle, conducted quality assurance testing, and provided maintenance and support for existing systems.
Information Security Consultant
F-Secure
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020 (4 months)
Conducted security audits, recommended improvements, and performed risk analyses to enhance security measures.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
WeThinkCode_
Certification, Software Engineering
Major in software engineering, covering key areas such as algorithms, agile methodologies, data structures, application development, and system administration.
WeThinkCode_
NQF Level 5, Information Technology
2019 - 2021
Completed NQF Level 5 in Information Technology , focusing on software engineering, algorithms, agile methodologies, data structures, application development, application design, system and network administration, and DevOps.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Postman
Splunk
Blockchain
HackerOne
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
DigitalOcean
Amazon S3
GitHub
Bitbucket
SonarQube
Kubernetes
Docker Compose
Cloudflare
Akamai
Jenkins
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Oracle
Google Docs
Microsoft SharePoint
DocuSign
Gmail
Google Drive
Slack
Microsoft Teams
Telegram
Zendesk
Medium
Jira
JavaScript
Python
HTML5
PowerShell
F#
Zsh (Z shell)
Apache JMeter
ELK
Microsoft PowerApps
Google Maps
Grafana
Kibana
Wireshark
Debian
iOS
macOS
Windows
Kali Linux
Windows 10
LastPass
Azure Active Directory
PayPal
Splunk Cloud
Google Workspace
Microsoft Office 365
Confluence
Elasticsearch
OpenSSL
OpenSSH
Twingate
WordPress
Ansible
Google Sheets
Microsoft Excel
GitHub Pages
Visual Studio Code
Vim
OBS Studio
Vagrant
Docker
OpenVPN
Tailscale
VirtualBox
Discord
Apache Tomcat
Apache HTTP Server
Microsoft Power Automate
Citrix XenMobile
TailsOS
Root Cause
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
1Password
Canva
SQL
Solidity
Azure Blob Storage
SoapUI
ADP
Snyk
Burp Suite
Nmap
Metasploit
Ollama
Google Gemini API
Semgrep
Dynatrace
OWASP ZAP
Bash
N8N
Proton (Privacy Suite)
DeepSeek
Arduino
Claude Code
Google Antigravity
SnapLogic
ChatGPT
Passbolt
OpenClaw
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
portfolio.i0nai.co.zaSocial media
Job categories
Skills
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