Michael Rada
Vancouver,BC
Summary
Experienced Cybersecurity Professional with over 3 years of expertise in SIEM architecture and SOC operations. Proficient in designing and optimizing FortiSIEM infrastructures, streamlining alerting rules, and conducting incident investigations aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Skilled in automation, backend troubleshooting, and delivering tailored security solutions to protect organizations from evolving threats.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SIEM Architect
GoSecure
09.2024 - Current
- Designed and optimized FortiSIEM infrastructure, researched disaster recovery strategies, enhancing redundancy and fault tolerance, and redesigning shard architecture to support additional workers and improve data distribution.
- Reverse-engineered and documented the data archiving and backup processes, ensuring compatibility with the new shard architecture and additional workers while preparing for a transition to direct S3 bucket integration for cold storage.
- Provided senior-level SIEM expertise, consulting on integrations, device compatibility, and backend processes while collaborating with Fortinet's senior resources to resolve complex challenges.
- Diagnosed and resolved backend performance bottlenecks, using tools like gdb and pstack to analyze stack traces and optimize alerting processes.
- Developed and refined SIEM alerting rules and reports, improving device management and ensuring compliance with licensing requirements across multiple organizations.
- Integrated and onboarded devices into the SIEM, creating custom parsers and reports to enable real-time alerting and enhanced visibility for proprietary systems.
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
BCNET
11.2023 - 09.2024
- Managed FortiSIEM clusters, including backend upgrades and infrastructure for production and test environments.
- Optimized Nessus scanning processes and handled server operations, including storage and firewall configurations.
- Conducted purple team tests with Atomic Red Team, achieving 60% MITRE ATT&CK Framework coverage.
- Reduced false positives by 75% through streamlined SIEM alerting rules.
- Supported tier 1 analysts and ensured efficient incident response.
Cybersecurity Analyst I
BCNET
09.2021 - 11.2023
- Investigated and resolved incidents using FortiSIEM, Azure Sentinel, MS Defender, and CrowdStrike.
- Configured and customized SIEM front-end during onboarding of 20 organizations.
- Automated tasks with Ansible, Bash, and PowerShell, improving efficiency and reducing manual workload.
- Delivered security training and phishing campaigns to educate staff.
- Maintained asset inventories, securing hardware and software tracking.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Vancouver01-2026
SEC504 - Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling in Cybersecurity
SANS
12.2023
SEC450 - Blue Team Fundamentals: Security Operations and Analysis in Cybersecurity
SANS
07.2022
Diploma - Industrial Network Cybersecurity
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Burnaby05.2021
Skills
Security Platforms: FortiSIEM, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Nessus, MISP, XSOAR, VECTR
Security Tools: Nmap, Wireshark, Netcat, Shodan, Hping3, Hashcat, Snort
Cloud & Virtualization: VMware Cloud Director, VMware vSphere, AWS, Azure
Scripting & Query Languages: Bash, Python, KQL, SQL, Ansible, PowerShell
IT Tools & Platforms: CheckMK, runZero, Docker
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
Certification
- GIAC | Security Operations Certified, 11/2022
- Infoblox, Inc. | DSP: DNS for Security Practitioner, 09/2022
- Fortinet | NSE 7 Network Security Architect, 10/2021
- BlackRock3 Partners, Inc. | Incident Command / Incident Management System, 02/2022
- LPI | LPIC 1, 09/2023
- Cisco | NDG Linux Essentials, 04/2020
- Cisco | CyberOps Associate, 06/2021
- Cisco | CCNAv7: Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation, 10/2020
- Cisco | CCNA R&S: Routing and Switching Essentials, 10/2020
- Cisco | CCNA R&S: Introduction to Networks, 09/2020
- ITIL | ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management, 05/2022
Accomplishments
- Placed 6th at Raymond James CTF (Oct. 2024)
- Placed 1st at SANS GCIH CTF, and received the GCIH Challenge Coin (Dec. 2023)
- Placed 1st at SANS GSOC CTF, and received the GSOC Challenge Coin (Jul. 2022)
Languages
English
Timeline
SIEM Architect
GoSecure
09.2024 - Current
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
BCNET
11.2023 - 09.2024
Cybersecurity Analyst I
BCNET
09.2021 - 11.2023
- GIAC | Security Operations Certified, 11/2022
- Infoblox, Inc. | DSP: DNS for Security Practitioner, 09/2022
- Fortinet | NSE 7 Network Security Architect, 10/2021
- BlackRock3 Partners, Inc. | Incident Command / Incident Management System, 02/2022
- LPI | LPIC 1, 09/2023
- Cisco | NDG Linux Essentials, 04/2020
- Cisco | CyberOps Associate, 06/2021
- Cisco | CCNAv7: Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation, 10/2020
- Cisco | CCNA R&S: Routing and Switching Essentials, 10/2020
- Cisco | CCNA R&S: Introduction to Networks, 09/2020
- ITIL | ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management, 05/2022
Bachelor of Technology - Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
British Columbia Institute of Technology
SEC504 - Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling in Cybersecurity
SANS
SEC450 - Blue Team Fundamentals: Security Operations and Analysis in Cybersecurity
SANS
Diploma - Industrial Network Cybersecurity
British Columbia Institute of Technology
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