MATTHEW OSUGO

Work History

Security Analyst

Quidax Technologies

Estonia

04.2022 - Current

Identified and mitigated security threats and vulnerabilities using security tools such as CloudFlare, Paloalto Firewall, Endpoint security tools, SIEM and others.
Utilized GitLab SAST reports to triage and recommend remediation for identified security vulnerabilities, in close collaboration with development teams to enhance codebase security.
Orchestrated policy configuration on production Palo Alto firewall to effectively implement and enforce zero-trust security model across company's applications and services.
Developed and maintained policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the security team.
Facilitated information security risk management and conducted comprehensive information security design assessments and meticulous gap analysis for the organization.
Managed the Information Security Incident tracker to ensure risk treatment plans were up to date.
Developed application security training documentation and carried out training exercise for employees.
Managed access and asset inventory and conducted quarterly audit of employee access to ensure it is up to date.
Implemented Cloudflare Access, a feature in the Cloudflare platform, to enforce strict identity-based access controls for internal but publicly accessible web applications, ensuring that only authorized staff can access these resources.
Configured Sumo Logic's SIEM tool to seamlessly ingest intelligence from the company's AWS cloud and security infrastructure. Implemented automated alert mechanisms via Slack notifications, significantly enhancing incident response time and team coordination.
Administered and configured various tasks within Cloudflare to proactively mitigate a wide range of security threats and attacks.
Crafted comprehensive threat model documentation utilizing the STRIDE model to assess potential risks and vulnerabilities in planned features and applications. Enforced rigorous compliance with these models during the design phase, enhancing security measures.
Created a comprehensive cyber incident response playbook, focusing on the most probable security incidents. This documentation streamlines and simplifies the response process for efficient handling during security breaches.
Successfully managed, implemented, and audited IAM access and roles within the company, ensuring security policies are enforced and followed.
Conducted monthly audits and proactive remediation of the company's AWS infrastructure, leveraging AWS Access Analyzer, Security Hub services, and Tenable, to guarantee continuous regulatory compliance and optimal security posture.
Implemented Palo Alto Prisma Cloud to enhance and fortify the security of the company's cloud workloads.

Security Analysts

Union Bank Of Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria

09.2018 - 04.2022

Carried out security reviews of new services to ensure that end products meet operational security requirements.
Successfully implemented 10 IPSEC site-to-site VPN connections with third parties to ensure secure and seamless data transfer.
Maintained and enforced firewall rules to achieve compliance and protect against potential cyber threats.
Applied rigorous policies and configurations to Palo-Alto and Check Point firewalls to enhance network security.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement Cisco ACI, improving network traffic efficiency and data center security.
Designed and implemented a comprehensive defense-in-depth information security framework.
Onboarded multiple applications onto F5 load balancer to efficiently utilize server resources.
Integrated Palo Alto firewall within the Microsoft Azure environment to facilitate traffic segmentation.
Led the project for integrating extranet services at Union Bank DR, improving connectivity and security.
Ensured strict adherence to regulatory requirements such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Managed the company's Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program, overseeing device onboarding and conducting security checks using Cisco ISE.
Successfully executed a network optimization project for 305 branches, cash points, and offsite ATMs, enabling active-active connections over two WAN links, implementing IPsec, QoS, and IP segmentation.
Coordinated the establishment of local and wide area networks, providing robust infrastructure and data capacity for new applications and seamless communication among over 300 branches.

Network Engineering

SwiftTalk Limited

Lagos, Nigeria

01.2015 - 10.2018

Technically managed and supported 300 internet, LAN and WAN customers including financial institutions and government parastatals.
Provided complete end-to-end engineering and installation of route-based IP network solutions.
Integrated fixed wireless connectivity into facilities requiring high-speed networks.
Designed, implemented and supported MPLS networks.
Monitored network capacity and performance to diagnose and resolve complex network problems.
Receive complains from customers and log tickets to resolve their issues.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Security Analyst

Security Analysts

Network Engineering

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical/Electronics And Computer Engineering

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