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Opeyemi Idaewor

@opeyemiidaewor

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Cybersecurity specialist focused on SOC analytics, incident response, and cyber resilience engineering.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a security-focused role in a collaborative team where I can strengthen detection, lead incident response, and advance SOC analytics and forensics.

I am a cybersecurity specialist with hands-on experience in SOC analytics, incident response, threat intelligence, and cyber resilience engineering. My background combines practical SOC work, forensic investigation, and research into detection tools and methods across identity, privileges, and assets.

I have performed continuous monitoring, incident investigation, SIEM searches, and corrective remediation using tools such as Splunk, QRadar, CrowdStrike Falcon, AlienVault, and Suricata. I also bring data-analysis skills from SQL, Python and R to derive actionable insights from security telemetry and community threat intelligence.

I hold an MS in Cyber Operations & Resilience (Boise State University) and have completed multiple SOC and cybersecurity bootcamps and certifications, including CompTIA Security+ (badge). I seek to contribute to a security-focused team to improve defenses, reduce risk, and advance detection and forensics capabilities.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Security Operations Officer

Unified Payment Services Limited

Jan 2018 - Dec 2022 (4 years 11 months)

Continuously monitored SIEM alerts and security events to detect threats, investigated and responded to incidents, and implemented corrective actions and disaster recovery plans to reduce risk.

SIEM QRadar Incident Response Threat Intelligence Crowdstrike AlienVault Suricata

Data Analyst

Hacey Health Initiative

Jan 2015 - Dec 2018 (3 years 11 months)

Managed and wrangled community health datasets, maintained SQL databases, and produced visualizations and analyses to inform public health decisions.

SQL Python Data Wrangling Data Visualization R Database Management

Dentist / Clinic Administrator

Federal Medical Center Dental Clinic

Jan 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year 11 months)

Documented and managed compliance requirements, assessed patient risk to create treatment plans, and managed patient data protection and scheduling.

Patient Management Compliance Risk Assessment Data Protection Clinical Documentation Scheduling

Oral & Maxillofacial Intern

Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital

Jan 2011 - Dec 2014 (3 years 11 months)

Managed oral surgery patients, analyzed clinical indicators to assess surgical needs, and documented recommendations while maintaining data privacy.

Patient Management Clinical Assessment Documentation Data Privacy

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Boise State University

Master of Science, Cyber Operations & Resilience

2023 -

Activities and societies: Security operations, resilience engineering, threat intelligence coursework; participated in SOC-focused bootcamps and labs.

Master of Science in Cyber Operations & Resilience program focusing on cyber resilience, operations, and defensive security practices.