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James Okon

@jamesokon

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SOC Analyst focused on real-time monitoring, incident response, and threat hunting to protect critical systems.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a SOC role where I can own real-time monitoring, incident investigation, and threat hunting. I want an environment that values compliance, continuous improvement, and clear escalation processes for protecting high-impact systems.

I am a detail-oriented Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst with over 2 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity operations, network security monitoring, and incident response. I focus on real-time security monitoring, incident investigation, and proactive threat hunting, with a strong commitment to protecting critical financial systems while upholding industry best practices.

In my current role, I monitor and analyze security alerts and logs from SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, servers, and endpoints in a 24/7 SOC environment. I investigate and respond to phishing attacks, malware infections, intrusion attempts, and unauthorized access incidents, performing first-level containment, mitigation, and escalation aligned with established incident response procedures. I also conduct network traffic analysis and packet inspection to identify anomalies and malicious behavior.

I support vulnerability assessments and proactive threat hunting to reduce organizational risk, and I help maintain secure configurations for routers, switches, firewalls, and access points. I research emerging threats and contribute to threat intelligence reports, while ensuring compliance with PCI-DSS, ISO/IEC 27001, and GDPR. I maintain accurate incident documentation, reports, and post-incident reviews, recommending process and control improvements to continuously strengthen security operations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Security Operations Center Analyst

Current

My Teacher Institute

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 4 months)

Monitored and analyzed SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewall, server, and endpoint alerts in a 24/7 SOC environment, investigating phishing, malware, intrusion attempts, and unauthorized access. Performed first-level incident containment and escalation, conducted packet inspection for anomalies, maintained PCI-DSS/ISO 27001/GDPR-aligned incident documentation, and supported threat intelligence and vulnerability

SIEM Incident Response Threat Hunting PCI DSS ISO 27001 GDPR Compliance

Current

Security Operations Analyst

Current

My Teacher Institute

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 4 months)

Monitored and analyzed SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewall, server, and endpoint alerts in a 24/7 SOC, investigating phishing, malware, intrusion attempts, and unauthorized access. Performed first-level incident containment and escalation, supported threat hunting and vulnerability assessments, and ensured PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and GDPR-aligned incident documentation.

SIEM Incident Response Threat Hunting Threat Intelligence Splunk PCI DSS ISO 27001 GDPR

Current

SOC Analyst

Current

My Teacher Institute

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 4 months)

Monitored and analyzed SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewall, server, and endpoint alerts in a 24/7 SOC, investigating phishing, malware, intrusion attempts, and unauthorized access. Performed first-level incident containment and escalation, conducted network traffic analysis, and ensured operations aligned with PCI-DSS, ISO/IEC 27001, and GDPR.

SIEM Incident Response Network Analysis Threat Hunting Vulnerability Assessment Malware Analysis Splunk Sentinel QRadar

IT Network Support Officer

De Cafe

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020 (3 years)

Supported daily operations of network and security infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, and endpoint protection systems, while assisting with SIEM deployment, log ingestion, and alert tuning. Performed basic system hardening and access control reviews and supported information security audits and compliance checks.

Network Security Endpoint Security SIEM Alert Tuning System Hardening Access Control

IT and Network Support Officer

De Cafe

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020 (3 years)

Supported daily operations of network and security infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, and endpoint protection systems. Assisted with SIEM deployment, log ingestion and alert tuning, performed system hardening and access control reviews, and supported security audits and compliance checks.

Network Security Firewalls Switch Endpoint Protection Alert Tuning System Hardening Access Control Audit Support Security Compliance

IT & Network Support

De Cafe

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020 (3 years)

Supported daily operations of network and security infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, and endpoint protection systems. Assisted with SIEM deployment (log ingestion and alert tuning), performed system hardening and access control reviews, supported security audits/compliance checks, and provided secure technical support to internal users.

Network Support Firewall And Switch Support Endpoint Protection SIEM Alert Tuning System Hardening Access Control Security Auditing