Jose Álvarez

Designed and maintained advanced penetration testing labs and validated security tools and scripts. Built SIEM dashboards in Splunk/AlienVault, performed Wireshark/Nmap-based vulnerability mapping, and applied Linux/Windows hardening and AWS/Azure IAM/firewall controls.

Developed secure, scalable Java 16+ and Spring Boot web application components and supported real-time data processing using event-driven messaging. Automated cloud provisioning and batch workflows with Terraform, AWS Lambda/Step Functions, Spring Batch, SQL/ORM, and supported deployments to AWS and OpenShift.

Activities and societies: Threat detection, defense strategies, incident response, SOC operations.

Studies threat detection and defense strategies with coverage of incident response and SOC operations.

Activities and societies: System administration; penetration testing; WPA handshake capture; deauthentication; password auditing.

Performs self-directed study on system administration and penetration testing across Kali Linux, Ubuntu, and Windows.

Activities and societies: SQL queries; Pandas/NumPy; ETL pipelines; BI dashboards; anomaly detection; predictive modeling; AI copilots.

Applies data analysis and AI techniques to build ETL pipelines, BI dashboards, and predictive/anomaly detection workflows.

Activities and societies: Azure/AWS fundamentals; IAM policies; firewall rules; secure deployment; cloud migration.

Studies cloud fundamentals with an emphasis on IAM, firewall rules, secure deployment, and cloud migration practices across AWS and Azure.

Activities and societies: Vulnerability testing; defense mechanisms; secure workflows.

Covers vulnerability testing and defense mechanisms through secure workflows.

Activities and societies: Python automation scripts; Wireshark/Nmap labs; SIEM dashboards; cloud security configurations; incident response simulations; threat hunting; forensic analysis.

Builds portfolio lab projects demonstrating Python automation, Wireshark/Nmap testing, SIEM dashboards, and cloud security configurations with incident response simulations.

Activities and societies: Log analysis, SIEM tools, incident response workflows.

Trains log analysis, SIEM tooling, and incident response workflows for SOC operations.

Activities and societies: Cloud/network security, risk management, SOC monitoring; digital badges via Credly.

Focuses on cloud/network security and risk management with SOC monitoring and related coursework, earning Credly digital badges.

Activities and societies: Packet capture; protocol troubleshooting; vulnerability scanning.

Practices packet capture and protocol troubleshooting while performing vulnerability scanning using lab exercises.

Activities and societies: Automated network scans; log parsing; ETL workflows; alert integration.

Builds security automation skills including automated network scans, log parsing, ETL workflows, and alert integration.

Activities and societies: Relational database administration; OS logic; network security; global cybersecurity frameworks.

Includes relational database administration and deep dives into OS logic, network security, and global cybersecurity frameworks.