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Lead cybersecurity operations within a defence-sector environment, including security monitoring/reporting and vulnerability management. Integrate Palo Alto, Cortex XDR, Tenable, and SIEM platforms and produce executive-level cybersecurity reporting and insights.

Monitored SOC alerts using Splunk, QRadar, and Microsoft Sentinel and conducted threat investigations using EDR tools. Performed vulnerability scanning and remediation.

Managed incident response and escalation processes and conducted vulnerability assessments with remediation. Performed penetration testing and supported GDPR and POPIA compliance.

Led cybersecurity consulting engagements, delivering risk assessments, audits, and compliance advisory services. Advised against NIST and ISO 27001 requirements and mentored junior cybersecurity professionals.

Led incident response and collaborated on DFIR activities. Developed security policies and frameworks and automated security controls and reporting.

Conducted disaster recovery (DR) and cloud readiness assessments and delivered security awareness training.

Implemented enterprise cybersecurity strategies, deploying firewalls, IDS/IPS, and WAF solutions. Conducted threat hunting and supported incident response activities.

Managed SIEM monitoring and threat detection and ensured VPN/IPSec and SSL compliance.

Automated infrastructure and supported Linux deployments as part of DevOps activities.

IT Operations Manager role at Alteram Solution.

Senior Systems Administrator role at Vunani Capital.

Contract cybersecurity engineering role at Dimension Data.

Senior Technical Analyst role at Dell.

Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity.

Completed an Honours degree in Cybersecurity at the University of Cape Town in 2023.

Completed a Diploma in Information Technology at Jeppe College in 2008.