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Sad Rafik

@sadrafik

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Cybersecurity specialist focused on IAM, SIEM monitoring, and PAM for privileged access.

Italy

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What I'm looking for

I want to grow in cybersecurity roles where I can lead IAM, SIEM monitoring, and PAM deployments—handling incident investigation, log analysis, and privileged access lifecycle management with clear standards and strong results orientation.

I’m a cybersecurity specialist grounded in computer science and informatics security, with experience coordinating and delivering projects with a strong focus on cybersecurity in international environments. During my studies at Università degli Studi di Milano and Milano-Bicocca, I developed hands-on expertise across networks, programming, and security concepts, and I even contributed to published research (“Towards a Distributed Inference Detection System in a Multi-Database Context”). I bring problem solving, attention to detail, and an empathic, analytical approach to security work.

In my current role as a Security Advisor, I manage identity and access management using Transmit Security, including identity infrastructure orchestration and adaptive authentication flows. I also administer Microsoft Sentinel for security monitoring, incident investigation, and integration of threat detection rules, and I’ve deployed and configured CyberArk Privilege Cloud and PAM solutions for healthcare institutions and Telecom Italia—covering policy setup, user onboarding, profiling, and privileged access lifecycle management. I’m motivated by protecting high-risk credentials with practical, standards-aware controls (ISO/IEC 27000, ISO 31000) and continuous improvement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Cybersecurity Advisor (IAM/PAM)

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Engineering Ingegneria Informatica Group

May 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Supported Identity and Access Management (IAM) work using Transmit Security, including identity infrastructure orchestration and adaptive authentication flows. Performed security monitoring with Microsoft Sentinel and contributed to CyberArk Privilege Cloud deployments for healthcare and telecom environments, including PAM onboarding, policy setup, and access lifecycle management.

Identity and Access Management (IAM)Transmit Security Threat Detection Rule Integration CyberArk Privileged Cloud Privileged Access Management (PAM)Adaptive Authentication

Research Assistant

INSA Lyon

Apr 2022 - Present (4 years 1 month)

Assisted with a supervised master’s research thesis on a distributed inference detection system in a multi-database context, published as an IEEE paper.

Distributed Inference Detection Research Collaboration Academic Thesis Support

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Microsoft

Course, Cloud Security (Defender for Cloud Apps)

2023 -

Course on Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps fundamentals, focused on protecting cloud applications from threats.

Engineering Training School

Academy Program, Cybersecurity Architecture Implementation

2023 -

Activities and societies: Covers information security management and IT risk management, including incident identification and resolution.

Academy focused on Linux system installation, configuration, and administration, and on designing secure, scalable network infrastructures.

Amazon Web Services

Course, Cloud Computing (AWS)

2023 -

AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials covering core AWS concepts such as security, architecture, and support services.

INSA Lyon

Research Assistantship, Information Security Research

2022 -

Activities and societies: Thesis: “Towards a Distributed Inference Detection System in a Multi-Database Context” (IEEE publication: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9842703).

Research assistant work supporting the master’s thesis on a distributed inference detection system in a multi-database context, published via IEEE.