Sameer's CV
Sameer Mohammed Ali
Cloud Engineer | SOC Analyst | Network Security
Profile summary
Information Security and Cybersecurity Analyst Intern with experience across 3 organizations, specializing in network security, threat detection, and vulnerability assessments. Managed security monitoring operations, executed alert triage workflows, and integrated endpoint protection and identity management controls across cloud environments. Conducted security audits and vulnerability testing using industry tools while building custom Python scripts for file integrity and API data retrieval. Committed to applying technical competencies in cloud security and incident monitoring to secure infrastructure.
Career highlights
Security Operations and Threat Detection: Managed network security monitoring operations, overseeing threat detection workflows across cloud environments and directing alert triage processes.
Vulnerability Assessment and Auditing: Discovered vulnerabilities in web applications through vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, and conducted security audits using Nikto and Nmap.
Cloud and Endpoint Security Integration: Integrated Azure Intune configurations for endpoint security, managed identity controls through Azure Entra tools, and applied Azure Purview compliance setups.
Microsoft AZ 900 Certification: Maintained professional qualification through Microsoft AZ 900 certification, supporting foundational cloud knowledge within cybersecurity operations.
Key skills
Professional experience
Managed network security monitoring operations, overseeing threat detection workflows across cloud environments. Directed alert triage processes and coordinated cross-functional execution for endpoint protection and identity management.
- Executed network traffic monitoring routines using Vectra for Network Detection and Response to identify threats.
- Categorized security alerts and classified incidents inside a Security Operations workflow.
- Integrated Azure Intune configurations for endpoint security and protection across company assets.
- Managed identity management controls through Azure Entra tools.
- Applied Azure Purview compliance setups for data protection.
Operated within the security team to support internal audit procedures and vulnerability assessments. Prepared technical documentation and collaborated with colleagues to execute security testing.
- Discovered vulnerabilities in web applications through VAPT and documented security countermeasures.
- Conducted security audits alongside team members using Nikto, Nmap, and BEEF-xxs.
- Built a Python-based File Integrity tool to protect computer files against modification or destruction, and developed a Python-based web application integrating multiple REST APIs for automated data retrieval.
Completed coursework within the cybersecurity domain, engaging with core concepts and academic assignments at the University of West London.
- Analyzed foundational security protocols and threat models as part of coursework.
- Researched vulnerability mitigation strategies and security frameworks.
Projects
Integrate anomaly detection in a SIEM environment. The goal - A system capable of identifying anomalous user behavior in endpoint systems using ML. Integrated with pre-existing SIEM tools such as Wazuh and the anomaly detection model was tested with a simulated threat scenario.
Education
- Second Class Honours (First Division)