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Diana Musatova

@dianamusatova

Cybersecurity professional with 4+ years in incident response, network defence, and cloud security.

New Zealand
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What I'm looking for

I seek a hands-on security role where I can lead incident response, improve detection and automation, collaborate with SOC and infrastructure teams, and grow technical leadership in cloud and network defence.

I am a cybersecurity professional with over four years' hands-on experience in incident response, network defence, and cloud security across enterprise environments in New Zealand.

I have implemented and maintained perimeter and network security using FortiGate, Juniper, F5 LTM and related tooling, and supported SIEM operations with Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk and IBM QRadar to improve threat visibility.

My work includes advanced threat investigations, threat hunting, phishing and malware response, and coordinated escalation of complex incidents, supported by XDR tools such as Trend Micro and Microsoft Defender XDR.

I hold a Master of Professional Studies in Digital Security and multiple industry certifications, and I bring a methodical, collaborative approach focused on strengthening defensive controls and streamlining incident response.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

OZ

Security DevOps Analyst

One New Zealand

Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 (11 months)

Hardened firewall and network configurations and enhanced SIEM monitoring, improving threat visibility and coordinated incident response across infrastructure and SOC teams.

HE

Security Engineer

HealthAlliance

Oct 2022 - Jun 2023 (8 months)

Leveraged XDR and SIEM platforms to detect and respond to multi-vector threats, performed advanced threat hunting and escalated high-severity incidents with clear containment recommendations.

SN

Cyber Security Analyst

Spark NZ

Oct 2021 - Oct 2022 (1 year)

Investigated and triaged security alerts across cloud, network, and endpoints using SIEM and cloud-native tools, improving detection accuracy and accelerating incident containment.

VL

Technical Support Analyst

Voyager Internet Ltd.

Jul 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 3 months)

Delivered technical support for network services, handled customer escalations, and performed troubleshooting to maintain service levels.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

The University of Auckland logoTA

The University of Auckland

Master of Professional Studies, Digital Security

2024 - 2025

Completed a Master of Professional Studies in Digital Security with a thesis on AI vs traditional systems in DDoS defence, developing and evaluating AI-based mitigation models.

PR

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Bachelor of Technology, Technology

2012 - 2016

Completed a Bachelor of Technology program focused on technical foundations and applied engineering concepts.

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