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Elias Ngigi

@eliasngigi

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I am a Cyber Security Analyst specializing in SOC operations.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek hands-on SOC or threat-hunting roles where I can contribute to incident detection, response, and purple-team exercises in a collaborative, learning-focused environment with opportunities for growth.

I am a hands-on Cyber Security Analyst with practical experience in Security Operations Center (SOC) work and purple-team activities. At Serianu Limited I handled alerts and logs, led investigations, generated recurring incident reports, and briefed clients in bi-weekly meetings.

I develop threat intelligence advisories, support containment and remediation efforts, and perform security audits that document discovered vulnerabilities with recommended mitigations. My background includes formal training and certifications such as Cisco CyberOps Associate, Practical Network Penetration Testing, and Foundations of Purple Teaming.

I completed a Bsc. in Business Information Technology at Jomo Kenyatta University and have built projects like the 444M Port Scanner for educational port scanning and vulnerability assessment purposes. I am adaptive, eager to learn, and focused on continuous improvement in monitoring, threat hunting, and incident response.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Web Development Intern

Webcloud Kenya

Oct 2019 - Dec 2019 (2 months)

Designed and maintained client websites and updated site content. Responded to hardware and software IT issues and provided IT infrastructure support.

HTML CSS Content Management IT Support Troubleshooting Web Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Jomo Kenyatta University

Bachelor of Science, Business Information Technology

2020 - 2022

Activities and societies: Developed 444M Port Scanner prototype; conducted staff cyber awareness training; performed a security audit and compiled a vulnerability assessment report with recommended mitigations.

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology covering network design, computer security and cryptography, database systems, and AI; conducted a security audit and developed a prototype port scanner.

Jomo Kenyatta University

Diploma in Business Information Technology, Business Information Technology

2018 - 2019

Activities and societies: Practical Network Penetration Testing (PNPT), Object Oriented Programming (C++, Java, C#), SOCAnalyst Path, Practical Malware Analysis, web development basics.

Diploma in Business Information Technology with coursework in programming, data structures, networks, systems analysis and IT project management, including practical network penetration testing.