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Ayowale Ogunnola

@ayowaleogunnola

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I build SOC lab environments for threat detection, alert triage, incident response, and cloud security analysis.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking SOC Analyst and cybersecurity operations opportunities where I can contribute to security monitoring, alert triage, threat detection, incident response, and cloud security analysis.

I've built SOC-focused security labs using Wazuh, Splunk, Elastic Security, Active Directory, AWS CloudTrail, and Python automation to monitor alerts, investigate threats, and support incident response.

In my Wazuh and Splunk projects, I deployed SIEM monitoring, analyzed real alert data, created six detection queries, mapped 85 alerts across seven threat types to MITRE ATT&CK, and automated VirusTotal hash lookups. I also built Python tools for PCAP analysis and incident-response triage, including structured attack timelines and playbooks that reduced simulated MTTR by an estimated 35–60%.

I've also analyzed live AWS CloudTrail events for root-account MFA gaps and unauthorized API activity, and built an Active Directory lab supporting user management, Group Policy, and patch-management workflows.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Data Entry Specialist

Palfinance

Jan 2024 - Jan 2026 (2 years)

Monitored and validated structured database entries using SQL to identify data anomalies, inconsistencies, and potential security discrepancies. Upheld strict data confidentiality standards while leveraging Excel and SQL to extract and report critical data metrics to management.

SQL Excel Data Validation Confidentiality